Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Minisink grades C+ overall, 444th of 745 graded towns in New York, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $452K for a typical one and 4.6 times the Kiryas Joel metro’s $98K median household income. Minisink’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Hulet Clark Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Minisink beats most towns.
Where Minisink’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 Minisink is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 5,053 in 1820, a low of 1,252 in 1920, 4,621 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Minisink. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
6 mi MountainHigh Point
39 mi GardenDrew University
12 mi Theme parkLegoland New York
10 mi Ski areaMountain Creek44 runs · 1,001 ft vertical
30 mi Stadium & arenaMichie StadiumUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Legoland New York: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mountain Creek: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Minisink, 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 Minisink.
Minisink sends most of its workers to New York City and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has property taxes 1.5 times the New York norm.
Against the 4,781 U.S. towns with household incomes like Minisink’s, it is healthier than 51%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Minisink. Minisink beats the New York average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of adults have high blood pressure in Minisink.
| Minisink | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Minisink | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Minisink has 220 jobs for its 1,911 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Minisink for work: only 3% work in town. The median household income in Minisink is $128,000. Jobs based in Minisink grew to 220 in 2023, 38 more than in 2013.
| Minisink | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $128,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Minisink.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Minisink has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 13% of residents (18% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (39% statewide). 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York. 23% of Minisink residents are under 18.
| Minisink | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.8 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Minisink | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.2% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.1% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.2% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,700, single groups can be off by several points
2.5 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Hansen Memorial Park, at 93 acres. Minisink’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Minisink | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hansen Memorial Park | — | 93 |
| 2. Laurel Hill Preserve | — | 92 |
| 3. Minisink Memorial Park | — | 52 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median property tax bill is $9,953, against $6,582 across New York, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Minisink
About 3 of every 100 Minisink residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
5 notable people were born in Minisink.
Town in New York, United States
Minisink is a town located in southwestern Orange County, New York, United States, northeast of the New Jersey border between the Town of Greenville and the Town of Warwick. The population was 4,621 at the 2020 census. The town is located near Interstate 84 and New York State Route 17 and lies approximately halfway between New York City and Scranton, Pennsylvania. Minisink is one of the oldest settlements in the region, with its origins tracing back to the early eighteenth century and the Minisink Patent, a significant colonial land grant.
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3 towns share a border with Minisink.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minisink | #444 | C+ | D | — | B | A− |
| Wawayanda | #432 | B− | D | — | B | A− |
| Warwick | #198 | A− | D | — | A− | A |
| Greenville | #548 | C | C− | — | B | B− |
Minisink, Wawayanda, Warwick and Greenville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Minisink with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Minisink grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #444 of 745 in New York. It grades A− for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $452,000, 14% 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.
5 notable people were born here, including Alexander H. Bailey and John M. Wood.
