Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 16,689, established in 1821.
For most people who can afford it, yes. LaGrange grades B overall, 338th of 745 graded towns in New York. It is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $409K for a typical one and 4.2 times the Kiryas Joel metro’s $98K median household income. LaGrange’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. LaGrange has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Beekman Meeting House and Friends' Cemetery and Elias Titus House.
Where LaGrange beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,044 in 1830, a low of 1,132 in 1920, 15,975 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1862 and 5 maps from 1893 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far LaGrange is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around LaGrange. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
7 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
10 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
22 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
22 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium9 mi MuseumFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and MuseumUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in LaGrange, 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 LaGrange.
36 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The trail density in LaGrange is 0.9 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is James Baird State Park, 646 acres with 8.4 miles of trail.
| LaGrange | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Red Wing Recreation Area | 17.2 mi | 497 |
| 2. James Baird State Park | 8.4 mi | 646 |
| 3. Taconic Hereford Multiple Use Area | 4.5 mi | 147 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Arlington Central School District. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Arlington High School, with 2,472 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagrange Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 817 | B− |
| Arlington High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,472 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 10.3% of its 16,715 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
27% of adults have obesity in LaGrange. LaGrange beats the New York average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of adults report frequent physical distress in LaGrange.
| LaGrange | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | LaGrange | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave LaGrange for work: only 9% work in town. LaGrange’s median household income is $122,000. Jobs based in LaGrange grew to 5,086 in 2023, 405 more than in 2013.
| LaGrange | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $122,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
LaGrange has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 58 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). 43% of LaGrange adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. LaGrange has grown 4.4% since 2020, to 16,689 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| LaGrange | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.3 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.3, men 42.4.
| LaGrange | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.3% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 44 flood insurance claims have been paid out in LaGrange.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of LaGrange
About 5 of every 100 LaGrange residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where LaGrange’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in LaGrange on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
LaGrange ( lə-GRAYNJ) is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 15,975 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the estate of the Marquis de Lafayette.
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8 towns share a border with LaGrange.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaGrange | #338 | B | C− | — | B− | A |
| Poughkeepsie | #406 | B− | D | C | B | A− |
| Red Oaks Mill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Valley | #449 | C+ | C− | — | C+ | A |
| Wappinger | #277 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A |
| Union Vale | #366 | B− | D | — | B− | A |
| Beekman | #373 | B− | D | — | B− | A |
| MacDonnell Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
LaGrange, Pleasant Valley, Wappinger, Union Vale and Beekman report no FBI crime data of their own. Red Oaks Mill and MacDonnell Heights aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare LaGrange with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. LaGrange grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #338 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $409,000, 22% 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 C−.
