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GardnertownNY

Settled in 1897, this town now has 4,760 residents.

Is Gardnertown a good place to live?

Gardnertown’s typical 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.

Nearby attractions

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.

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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

Getting set up

Moving to Gardnertown: who provides what

Gardnertown is unincorporated, so Orange County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerCentral Hudson Gas & Elec27.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNewburgh Consolidated WD water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesOrange CountyOrange County provides services here
SchoolsNewburgh City School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereOrange County Board of ElectionsOrange County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code1255012550 100%Census 2020

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.

Natural hazards

Gardnertown has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, Gardnertown has seen 10 flood insurance claims paid out. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 66% come from inland flooding and 10% from hurricanes.

30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
30Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesCold waves
10
paid flood claims since 1979

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Gardnertown: snowy winters and pleasant summers

The town’s peak summer temperature stands at 84°F.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–38°
Spring38–59°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–63°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

Gardnertown has set aside 12.5% of its land for conservation

There are 1.9 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Gardnertown: 2, covering 57 acres.

12.5%conserved
12.5%
conserved · 384 of 3,081 acres
1.9 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Alogonquin Park0.7 mi32
2. Cronomer Hill Park0.1 mi25

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Work & commute

With 1.2 jobs for every working resident, Gardnertown draws in 2,495 commuters

The typical household income in Gardnertown is $113,000. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Gardnertown dropped by 1,196, to 2,558. Gardnertown: 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

3%work in town
GardnertownNew York townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work34 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$113,000$82,000$80,000
Below the poverty line5.4%9.5%9.6%
Working residents who work in town2.9%10%8%

Where working residents work

In Gardnertown3%
New York15%
Newburgh12%
Newburgh9%
New Windsor6%
15 mi
median commute distance
2,558
jobs based in Gardnertown
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Gardnertown is

15% of adults binge drink in Gardnertown. In Gardnertown, 31% of adults have high blood pressure, and 11% smoke cigarettes.

GardnertownNew York townsU.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%
32 measures vs. New York
6 better26 too close to call0 worse
What stands outGardnertownNY
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7.9%12.8%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity13.3%17.2%
Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall
3.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

Homes in Gardnertown sell for about $441K

The share of households in Gardnertown who live in a home they own: 83%.

$441Kmedian sale price
4
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Gardnertown

16pages on Gardnertown
After high school

Colleges nearby

7 within 15 miles of the center of Gardnertown

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…

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
4.8 sq mi
Elevation
410 ft

Gardnertown’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Gardnertown.

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How the neighbors grade
TownNY rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Gardnertown——————
Balmville——————
Newburgh · Newburgh#742D−C−DC−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?

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