Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Neversink is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 516th of 745 in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: it is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 63% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $304K, 4.2 years of the Monticello area’s $72K median household income. 29% of the land in Neversink is conserved, against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Willowemoc Wild Forest, 3,827 acres with 7 miles of trail.
Where Neversink beats most towns.
Where Neversink’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 Neversink is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,380 in 1820, a low of 1,256 in 1930, 3,336 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 4 maps from 1910 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Neversink, 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 Neversink.
Neversink is a second-home town and is healthier than Rockland and its other neighbors, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
29 miles of trail in 26 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sundown Wild Forest | 7.5 mi | 3,383 |
| 2. Willowemoc Wild Forest | 7 mi | 3,827 |
| 3. East Neversink Unit | 1.4 mi | 1,913 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its C+ is the best School Grade on its borders; Rockland (C) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Tri-Valley Central School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Tri-Valley Secondary School, with 408 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Valley Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 471 | C− |
| Tri-Valley Secondary SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 408 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Neversink for work: only 14% work in town. Neversink’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Neversink has added 31 jobs, to 523 in 2023.
| Neversink | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its B+ for health tops all 4 graded neighbors; Rockland (B−) comes closest.
30% of adults feel lonely in Neversink. Neversink beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Neversink.
| Neversink | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Neversink | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Neversink has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Neversink is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
17.3% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 3.5% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). Neversink’s median age is 46.8 years. 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Neversink | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.8 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 32% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.2 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 67% are men (NY 49%).
| Neversink | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.5% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.5% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.8% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.3% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.7% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.8% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 82% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $536 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1980, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Neversink.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Neversink. Close and well known come first.
34 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
34 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year19 mi Park & preserveMinnewaska State Park Preserve
16 mi Park & preserveCatskill Park
35 mi WaterfallKaaterskill Falls
37 mi Theme parkLegoland New YorkHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Catskill Park: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Legoland New York: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Neversink
About 5 of every 100 Neversink residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
3 places in Neversink on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Neversink is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 3,366 at the 2020 census. The Town of Neversink is in the northeastern corner of the county. The Neversink River that flows through the town is claimed to be the birthplace of American fly fishing.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with Neversink.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Rockland (D) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neversink | #516 | C | C+ | — | C+ | B+ |
| Fallsburg | #674 | D | C− | A− | D | C+ |
| Rockland | #660 | D | C+ | — | C | B− |
| Wawarsing | #711 | D | C | — | D | B− |
| Denning | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty | #704 | D | C | — | D− | B− |
Neversink, Rockland, Wawarsing and Liberty report no FBI crime data of their own. Denning isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Neversink with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Neversink grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #516 of 745 in New York. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
