New Paltz is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join New Paltz, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does New Paltz have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Kids under 18: 9 of every 100 people in New Paltz
People 65 and older make up 8 in 100 residents (NY: 18). A bachelor’s degree or more: 73 in every 100 adults 25 and older. The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at +7%. New Paltz has about 8,689 residents (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 21.5 (NY 39.8).
About 76 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5 points). Among residents 65 to 74, 61% are men (NY 47%). Median age: women 20.9, men 22.4.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 58.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how New Paltz says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in New Paltz
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What New Paltz’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is New Paltz or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in New Paltz in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.