Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,487, settled in 1816.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mount Hope grades B+ overall, 242nd among New York's 745 graded towns. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 97% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $91K. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $369K for a typical one and 3.8 times the Kiryas Joel metro’s $98K median household income. Mount Hope’s average trip to work is 40 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Dodge-Greenleaf House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
Where Mount Hope beats most towns.
Where Mount Hope’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 Mount Hope is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,535 in 1830, a low of 1,236 in 1900, 6,537 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2022 and 3 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Hope. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
37 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
12 mi MountainHigh Point
12 mi Theme parkLegoland New York
30 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium
38 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a yearUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Legoland New York: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Hope, 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 Mount Hope.
Mount Hope sees little violent crime and has fewer 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of New York; it also has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
Mount Hope’s property crime rate is 2 per 1,000 residents.
| Mount Hope | 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 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Minisink Valley Central School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otisville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 559 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
11 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Middletown Reservoir Trails, at 196 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Graham Mountain State Forest | 2.2 mi | 160 |
| 2. Middletown Reservoir Trails | 0.8 mi | 196 |
| 3. Mount Hope Town Park | 0.8 mi | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 2007, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mount Hope.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here fell from 1,065 in 2013 to 826. The average commute for its 2,723 working residents takes 40.1 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Mount Hope for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Mount Hope fell to 826 in 2023, 239 fewer than in 2013. 5.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Mount Hope.
| Mount Hope | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.5% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Port Jervis weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 14 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 76% of New York places with climate records.
Mount Hope has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 17° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mount Hope beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 17% of Mount Hope adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Mount Hope | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Mount Hope | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.8% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 10.4% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median rent in Mount Hope is $1,294 a month.
| Mount Hope | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,294 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Hope
About 4 of every 100 Mount Hope residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
4 notable people were born in Mount Hope.
Town in New York, United States
Mount Hope is a town in the northwestern part of Orange County, New York, United States, west of Middletown. The northern town line is the border of Sullivan County. The population was 6,537 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Mount Hope.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Wallkill (B−) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hope | #242 | B+ | C− | A+ | B | B |
| Mamakating | #683 | D | D | — | C− | B+ |
| Deerpark | #560 | C | C− | A | C | B |
| Wallkill | #412 | B− | D | B+ | C+ | B |
| Wawayanda | #432 | B− | D | — | B | A− |
| Greenville | #548 | C | C− | — | B | B− |
Mamakating, Wawayanda and Greenville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mount Hope with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mount Hope grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #242 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health, A+ for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $369,000, 30% 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−.
4 notable people were born here, including Charles St. John and George Woodward Greene.
