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Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C, 584th of 745 graded towns in New York. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 67% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $297K, 3.8 years of the county’s $78K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 90% of U.S. towns, with 5 places on the National Register. New Baltimore’s median age is 50.8 years, above both the New York town median (42.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Its National Register listings include Peter Houghtaling Farm and Lime Kiln and Van Bergen House.
Where New Baltimore beats most towns.
Where New Baltimore’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 New Baltimore is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,036 in 1820, a low of 1,434 in 1930, 3,226 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1882 and 5 maps from 1893 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Baltimore. Close and well known come first.
14 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
39 mi MountainMount Greylock
19 mi WaterfallKaaterskill Falls
29 mi TheatreTanglewood
15 mi MuseumUSS Slater
17 mi Stadium & arenaMVP ArenaOlana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Slater: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · MVP Arena: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Baltimore, 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 New Baltimore.
New Baltimore sends most of its workers to Albany and beyond, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has fewer 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of New York.
New Baltimore has 312 jobs for its 1,302 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 593 in 2013 to 312.
Most working residents leave New Baltimore for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in New Baltimore is 29 minutes. Jobs based in New Baltimore fell to 312 in 2023, 281 fewer than in 2013.
| New Baltimore | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Alcove Dam weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 4 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 75% of New York places with climate records.
New Baltimore has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 46 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6.9 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Hannacroix Creek Preserve, at 161 acres with 2.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| New Baltimore | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hannacroix Creek Preserve | 2.1 mi | 161 |
| 2. Schodack Island State Park | 0.9 mi | 128 |
| 3. Hudson River New Baltimore Waterway Access | 0.4 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 8,573 U.S. towns with household incomes like New Baltimore’s, it is less healthy than 53%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
New Baltimore beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of New Baltimore adults binge drink.
| New Baltimore | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 81% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | New Baltimore | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Baltimore.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Baltimore
About 4 of every 100 New Baltimore residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
5 places in New Baltimore on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in New Baltimore.
Town in New York, United States
New Baltimore is a town in the northeastern part of Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 3,226 at the 2020 United States census, down from 3,370 in the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with New Baltimore.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Baltimore | #584 | C | C+ | — | C | B |
| Stuyvesant | — | — | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Coxsackie | #586 | C | C+ | — | C | B |
| Greenville | #361 | B− | C | — | C | A− |
| Coeymans | #256 | B+ | B | — | C | A− |
Stuyvesant has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. New Baltimore, Stuyvesant, Coxsackie, Greenville and Coeymans report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare New Baltimore with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
New Baltimore grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #584 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
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 Kelton B. Miller and Anthony T. Van Bergen.
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