Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Haverstraw grades D overall, ranked 706th of 745 in New York. One bright spot: 10% of its land is conserved. Haverstraw’s median rent is $2,114 a month, against $1,098 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Haverstraw is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 14 of New York’s 1,187 towns do worse.
Where Haverstraw beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1616, is the earliest of any New York town we grade.
Census counts: 4,826 in 1790, a low of 2,306 in 1830, 39,087 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1818 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Haverstraw is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Haverstraw. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw27 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw29 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw28 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Haverstraw, 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 Haverstraw.
Haverstraw has hotter summers than almost anywhere else in New York and is one of New York’s best towns for the outdoors, but it scores below West Haverstraw and its other neighbors on health.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #23 of 758 in New York.
4.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Haverstraw’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile. High Tor State Park, at 261 acres with 2.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Haverstraw | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. High Tor State Park | 2.6 mi | 261 |
| 2. Haverstraw Beach State Park | 0.1 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Haverstraw has 1,143 jobs for its 4,862 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 1,485 in 2013 to 1,143.
Most working residents leave Haverstraw for work: only 5% work in town. 16% of Haverstraw residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Haverstraw has lost 342 jobs, to 1,143 in 2023.
| Haverstraw | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.3% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its C, from West Haverstraw (B) to Croton-on-Hudson (A+).
39% of adults get no exercise outside work in Haverstraw. Only 8 of the 755 New York towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Haverstraw. 14% of adults binge drink in Haverstraw.
| Haverstraw | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 25% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 13% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Haverstraw | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 19.9% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 86.2°, the #2 highest of 2,223 New York places with climate records; January nights average 21°.
Haverstraw has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. The July high in Haverstraw is 86°F. About 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Haverstraw | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 86°F | 81°F | 85°F |
| January low | 21°F | 16°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Haverstraw.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
69.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 52.1% across New York.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
26 within 15 miles of the center of Haverstraw
About 6 of every 100 Haverstraw residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Where Haverstraw’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in New York, United States
The Town of Haverstraw (English pronunciation: /ˈhæːvəɹstɹɔː/ ) is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of the Town of Clarkstown and the Town of Ramapo; east of Orange County; south of the Town of Stony Point; and west of the Hudson River. The town runs from the west to the east border of the county in its northern section. The population was 39,087 at the 2020 census. The name comes from the Dutch word Haverstroo meaning "oats straw", referring to the grasslands along the river. The town contains three villages, one of which is also known as Haverstraw. Haverstraw village is the original seat of government for the town, hosting the area's historic central down…
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6 towns share a border with Haverstraw.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; West Haverstraw (C−) is closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haverstraw | #706 | D | D− | — | C | C |
| West Haverstraw | #596 | C− | C− | — | C | B |
| Haverstraw | #470 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Clarkstown | #201 | A− | D− | B− | A− | A |
| New City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Croton-on-Hudson | #24 | A+ | D | A | A | A+ |
| Cortlandt | #155 | A− | D | — | A− | A |
Haverstraw, West Haverstraw, Haverstraw and Cortlandt report no FBI crime data of their own. New City isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Haverstraw with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Haverstraw grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #706 of 745 in New York. It grades C for health and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $361,000, 31% 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−.
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