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The best of Millbrook’s subject grades are an A for walkability and health and an A− for schools; the weakest is a C for cost of living. 7.2% of residents are under 18 in Millbrook, where New York’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 6 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a higher age of the median resident than Millbrook. Millbrook's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 89% of U.S. towns. Millbrook has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Millbrook beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Millbrook is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1920.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Millbrook. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
10 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
13 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
23 mi LakeCandlewood Lake13 mi MuseumFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
31 mi Stadium & arenaMichie StadiumUnited 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 Millbrook, 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 Millbrook.
Among adults in Millbrook, 13% report frequent physical distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Millbrook is ahead of New York on 12 and behind on 2. In Millbrook, 14% of adults binge drink, and 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Millbrook | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Millbrook | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
People 65 and older are 34% of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 7% of residents (21% statewide). Among adults 25 and older in Millbrook, 50% hold a bachelor’s degree or more, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns.
56% women, 44% men
About 77 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.9 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Millbrook | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.3% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.9% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.2% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.2% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 19.5% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.2% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 29.9% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 5.6% in value. 55% of Millbrook households are owner-occupiers. In Millbrook, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,093 a month.
| Millbrook | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,093 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Millbrook, the FEMA risk score is 23 of 100. Expected losses in Millbrook break down as 61% from inland flooding and 20% from hurricanes. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 16°, and about 58 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are New York (18%), Washington (15%) and Poughkeepsie (8%). Most people who work leave Millbrook to do it: just 12% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Millbrook dropped by 216, to 702. The share of residents in Millbrook who live below the poverty line: 13%.
| Millbrook | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.5 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Millbrook: 2, covering 9 acres. Its density of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Millbrook | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 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. Tribute Gardens | 0.5 mi | 7 |
| 2. Village Green | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Millbrook
About 8 of every 100 Millbrook residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
4 notable people were born in Millbrook.
Village in Dutchess County, New York, US
Millbrook is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. Millbrook is located in the Hudson Valley, on the east side of the Hudson River, 90 miles (140 km) north of New York City. Millbrook is near the center of the town of Washington, of which it is a part. In the 2020 census, Millbrook's population was 1,455. Millbrook is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport Combined Statistical Area.
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That is 7.2 years of the area's median household income ($98,233 across the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
4 notable people were born here, including Nick Fish and Obadiah Titus.
