Haines FallsNY
The town was settled in 1883 and has 513 residents today.
Is Haines Falls a good place to live?
Haines Falls’ midpoint age is 61.9 years, above both the New York town median (43 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Haines Falls has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
513 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Kaaterskill Falls and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Haines Falls. Close and well known come first.
2 mi WaterfallKaaterskill Falls
31 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
14 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
28 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
6 mi Ski areaHunter Mountain62 runs · 1,532 ft vertical6 mi Zoo & aquariumCatskill Game FarmPhoto credits
Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Olana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Hunter Mountain: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Haines Falls: who provides what
Haines Falls is unincorporated, so Greene 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 Haines Falls.
41% of residents are 65 or older
College graduates make up 32% of adults 25 and older, against 40% across New York.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.7 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Haines Falls | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 35.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 37.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.4% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Haines Falls’ workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Haines Falls’ typical household income is recorded as $118,000. The top destinations are Hunter (24%), New York (11%) and Albany (6%). For half of commuters, work is under 35 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Haines Falls is cooler than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Winters in Haines Falls are cold, snowy and summers pleasant, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to 13° and about 95 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Haines Falls is
The share of adults in Haines Falls who have obesity is 35%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Haines Falls is ahead of New York on 5 and behind on 3.
| Haines Falls | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.3% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Haines Falls | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.2% | 17.2% |
| More adults with depression | 21.7% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Haines Falls faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 51% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 79% of Haines Falls’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Haines Falls
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Haines Falls
About 0 of every 100 Haines Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
100% of working residents leave Haines Falls for work
Where Haines Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Questions about Haines Falls
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Haines Falls, NY a good place to live?
Haines Falls has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.