Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,306.
Lumberland’s best subject grades are a B+ for health and a B for civic life; its weakest is a C for walkability. Lumberland’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 7 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Lumberland. Homes are expensive, about $318K for a typical one and 4.4 times the Monticello area’s $72K median household income. 21% of the land in Lumberland is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Mongaup Valley Wildlife Management Area, at 3,163 acres. Only 74 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on history. Lumberland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lumberland’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 Lumberland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 569 in 1820, a low of 480 in 1920, 2,243 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 4 maps from 1944 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Lumberland, 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 Lumberland.
Most working residents leave Lumberland for work: only 7% work in town. The median household income in Lumberland is $103,000. The top destinations are New York (13%), Thompson (10%) and Wallkill (6%).
| Lumberland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $103,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.2% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Eldred Central School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Ross Mackenzie Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 240 | C− |
| The Homestead School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–11 | Grades PK–11 | 247 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Lumberland beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 30% of adults feel lonely in Lumberland.
| Lumberland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lumberland | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 35 to 64 are 51% of residents (39% statewide); children under 18 are 13% of residents (21% statewide). Lumberland’s median age is 52.3 years. Lumberland has grown 2.9% since 2020, to 2,306 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Lumberland | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.3 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 13% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
42% women, 58% men
About 139 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.9 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 67% are men (NY 47%).
| Lumberland | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.4% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.3% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.2% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.5% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.4% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mongaup Valley Wildlife Management Area | 0.1 mi | 3,163 |
| 2. Sullivan Forest Preserve Detached Parcel | — | 97 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lumberland has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 16° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lumberland.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lumberland. Close and well known come first.
14 mi MountainHigh Point
23 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
11 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
27 mi Theme parkLegoland New York32 mi Park & preserveMinnewaska State Park Preserve
26 mi Ski areaMountain Creek44 runs · 1,001 ft verticalHigh Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Legoland New York: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mountain Creek: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Lumberland; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Lumberland residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Lumberland is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 2,243 at the 2020 census. The town is a rural community in the southwestern part of the county.
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5 towns share a border with Lumberland.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberland | — | — | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Forestburgh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deerpark | #560 | C | C− | A | C | B |
| Highland | — | — | C− | — | B− | B+ |
Lumberland and Highland have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lumberland and Highland report no FBI crime data of their own. Forestburgh isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lumberland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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