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For most people who can afford it, yes. Hamptonburgh grades B overall, ranked 325th of 745 in New York. Residents are healthier than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $122K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $503K for a typical one and 5.1 times the Kiryas Joel metro’s $98K median household income. Hamptonburgh’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Hamptonburgh has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bull-Jackson House and Bull Stone House.
Where Hamptonburgh beats most towns.
Where Hamptonburgh’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Hamptonburgh is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,365 in 1830, 5,489 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1738 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hamptonburgh. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
36 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
27 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
6 mi Theme parkLegoland New York
15 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium
10 mi MuseumStorm King Art CenterUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legoland New York: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Storm King Art Center: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hamptonburgh, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Hamptonburgh.
Hamptonburgh has less food insecurity than most of New York and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 10.4% of its 4,750 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide. Against the 5,411 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hamptonburgh’s, it is healthier than 71%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
18% of Hamptonburgh adults have been diagnosed with depression. Hamptonburgh beats the New York average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of Hamptonburgh adults feel lonely.
| Hamptonburgh | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hamptonburgh | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 763 in 2013 to 1,268.
Most working residents leave Hamptonburgh for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Hamptonburgh grew to 1,268 in 2023, 505 more than in 2013. 16% of workers work from home in Hamptonburgh.
| Hamptonburgh | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $122,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.6% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
7.6 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Thomas Bull Memorial Park, at 470 acres with 4.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Hamptonburgh | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thomas Bull Memorial Park | 4.5 mi | 470 |
| 2. Stewart State Forest | 1 mi | 140 |
| 3. Hamptonburgh Town Park | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 40 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hamptonburgh.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hamptonburgh has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). 42% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York. Hamptonburgh’s median age is 44.1 years.
| Hamptonburgh | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 44.1 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Hamptonburgh | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.9% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.1% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.5% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25.3% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5 within 15 miles of the center of Hamptonburgh
About 6 of every 100 Hamptonburgh residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
3 places in Hamptonburgh on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Hamptonburgh is a town located in the north central part of Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 5,489 at the 2020 census. The municipal offices are at the hamlet of Campbell Hall.
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6 towns share a border with Hamptonburgh.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamptonburgh | #325 | B | D | — | B | A |
| Wallkill | #412 | B− | D | B+ | C+ | B |
| Montgomery | #236 | B+ | D | A | B | A− |
| New Windsor | #454 | C+ | D | B | C− | A− |
| Goshen | #133 | A | D | A | B | A |
| Maybrook | #98 | A | C− | A+ | B | A− |
| Blooming Grove | #319 | B | D | A− | B | B+ |
Hamptonburgh reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Hamptonburgh with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hamptonburgh grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #325 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $503,000, 4% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
