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For most people who can afford it, yes. Marlborough grades A− overall, 183rd among New York's 745 graded towns. It reports less crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns. It is healthier than 87% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $402K, 4.7 years of the Kingston metro’s $86K median household income. Marlborough’s median rent is $1,834 a month, above both New York’s towns ($1,098 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Its National Register listings include Dubois-Sarles Octagon and Chapel Hill Bible Church.
Where Marlborough beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,241 in 1790, 8,712 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1903 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Marlborough is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for safety (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 5%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marlborough. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
9 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
11 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
17 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium10 mi MuseumFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
9 mi MuseumDia BeaconUnited 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 · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Dia Beacon: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marlborough, 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 Marlborough.
Marlborough reports less crime than Plattekill or any other graded neighbor and has less food insecurity than most of New York, but it has property taxes 1.5 times the New York norm.
Its A+ tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Plattekill (A) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Marlborough is 2 per 1,000 residents.
| Marlborough | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Marlboro Central School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Marlboro Central High School, with 629 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 780 | C− |
| Marlboro Central High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 629 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 10.5% of its 4,395 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
29% of Marlborough adults feel lonely. Marlborough beats the New York average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Marlborough adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Marlborough | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Marlborough | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
11 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Cluett Schantz Memorial Park, at 61 acres.
| Marlborough | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cluett Schantz Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 61 |
| 2. Milton Landing Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 2005, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Marlborough.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Marlborough for work: only 17% work in town. Marlborough’s average trip to work is 32 minutes. Jobs based in Marlborough grew to 1,991 in 2023, 234 more than in 2013.
| Marlborough | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 25% of residents (21% statewide). 41% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Marlborough. Marlborough has grown 4% since 2020, to 9,070 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Marlborough | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 44 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Marlborough | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.9% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.7% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.1% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.6% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.8% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.5% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Marlborough has chilly, snowy winters and warm 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
The median property tax bill is $9,947, against $6,582 across New York, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Marlborough
About 4 of every 100 Marlborough residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Marlborough’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 places in Marlborough on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Marlborough is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States, in the southeastern corner of the county. The population was 8,712 at the 2020 census. U.S. Route 9W passes through the eastern part of the town. US Route 44 and NY 55 cross the northwestern corner of the town. The town was named after the Duke of Marlborough.
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7 towns share a border with Marlborough.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Plattekill (B+) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough | #183 | A− | D− | A+ | B | A |
| Lloyd | #294 | B | D | B+ | B | A |
| Poughkeepsie | #406 | B− | D | C | B | A− |
| Marlboro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newburgh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plattekill | #206 | B+ | C− | A | B+ | A− |
| Clintondale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Marlboro, Newburgh, Milton and Clintondale aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Marlborough with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Marlborough grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #183 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health, A+ for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $402,000, 23% 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−.
