GardnertownNY
A town of 4,760, settled in 1897.
Is Gardnertown a good place to live?
Gardnertown’s median rent is $2,488 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. 13% of the land in Gardnertown is conserved, above both New York’s towns (5.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Alogonquin Park, at 32 acres. We don’t grade Gardnertown yet; the figures below are still real.
United States Military Academy and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gardnertown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
16 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
37 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
12 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium
5 mi MuseumDia Beacon
18 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a yearPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Dia Beacon: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain
Moving to Gardnertown: who provides what
Gardnertown is unincorporated, so Orange County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Gardnertown.
Low risk in Gardnertown, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Gardnertown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Gardnertown has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Gardnertown has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Gardnertown has set aside 12.5% of its land for conservation
1.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alogonquin Park | 0.7 mi | 32 |
| 2. Cronomer Hill Park | 0.1 mi | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With 1.2 jobs for every working resident, Gardnertown draws in 2,495 commuters
Most working residents leave Gardnertown for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Gardnertown is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Gardnertown has lost 1,196 jobs, to 2,558 in 2023.
| Gardnertown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $113,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Gardnertown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Gardnertown | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.3% | 17.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Gardnertown
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Gardnertown
About 2 of every 100 Gardnertown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Gardnertown
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Gardnertown is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 4,542 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. Gardnertown is located within the town of Newburgh, and is approximately two miles northwest of the city of Newburgh, a completely separate municipality. It takes its name from Silas Gardner, an early settler whose stone house, a Registered Historic Place, remains in use as a private residence on Route 300 just north of Route 52. Gardnertown is the geographic center of the Town o…
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- Area
- 4.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 410 ft
Gardnertown’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Gardnertown.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardnertown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Balmville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newburgh · Newburgh | #742 | D− | C− | D | C− | C− |
| Orange Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gardnertown, Balmville and Orange Lake aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Newburgh and Newburgh are one community, graded once. Compare Gardnertown with a neighbor →
Questions about Gardnertown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gardnertown, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Gardnertown yet; the figures below are still real.