Mountain DaleNY
A town of 499, settled in 1880.
Is Mountain Dale a good place to live?
Mountain Dale’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 6 of the 758 New York towns we compare have a lower median household income than Mountain Dale. Mountain Dale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
499 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mountain Dale: who provides what
Mountain Dale is unincorporated, so Sullivan County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mountain Dale.
Low risk in Mountain Dale, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mountain Dale stands out in New York and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
1.6% of Mountain Dale working residents work locally, below both the New York town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Mountain Dale grew to 97 in 2023, 75 more than in 2013. The top destinations are New York (27%), Fallsburg (17%) and Thompson (9%).
| Mountain Dale | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median age in Mountain Dale is higher than in the typical New York or U.S. town
The median age in Mountain Dale is 54.2 years. People 65 and older are 29% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (23% statewide). 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mountain Dale.
| Mountain Dale | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.2 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 30% and 80% women
The Census survey reached too few of Mountain Dale’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±25 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Mountain Dale | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 2.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 19.6% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 2.4% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.6% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 18.2% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.8% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.9% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.9% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Mountain Dale
Mountain Dale has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Mountain Dale’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mountain Dale is
Mountain Dale beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 42% of Mountain Dale adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Mountain Dale | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Mountain Dale | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.2% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6% |
| More smokers | 16% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Mountain Dale | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mountain Dale
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Mountain Dale
About 5 of every 100 Mountain Dale residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
98% of working residents leave Mountain Dale for work
Where Mountain Dale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mountain Dale
Hamlet and CDP in New York, United States
Mountaindale is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Fallsburg in Sullivan County, New York, United States, situated at an altitude of 1,010 feet (310 m). As of the 2020 census, Mountaindale had a population of 633.
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- Elevation
- 1,010 ft
- ZIP code
- 12763
Questions about Mountain Dale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mountain Dale, NY a good place to live?
Mountain Dale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.