Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
New Windsor's standout: it has 41 miles of trail and 30% conserved land. Overall it grades C+, ranked 454th of 745 in New York. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country and natural-hazard risk is low. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $444K, 4.5 years of the Kiryas Joel metro’s $98K median household income. 30% of the land in New Windsor is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Stewart State Forest, at 5,325 acres with 29.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. New Windsor is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 77% of U.S. towns.
Where New Windsor beats most towns.
Knox Headquarters is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 1,819 in 1790, 27,805 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1789 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far New Windsor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Windsor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
21 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
34 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
10 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium
4 mi MuseumStorm King Art Center
9 mi LandmarkWest Point CemeteryUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Storm King Art Center: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · West Point Cemetery: Ahodges7, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Windsor, 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 Windsor.
New Windsor keeps more of its land conserved than most of New York and is safe by national standards but not by New York’s.
Its 7,103 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 96% of New York towns.
41 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. At 1.1 miles per square mile, New Windsor’s trail density is against 0.4 in New York’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stewart State Forest | 29.2 mi | 5,325 |
| 2. Kowawese Unique Area at Plum Point | 1.3 mi | 160 |
| 3. Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site | 0.4 mi | 45 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Newburgh City School District. Two of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Hill SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 890 | C |
| Kaplan Career AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades 5–12 | Grades 5–12 | 89 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 43 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Windsor.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in New Windsor. New Windsor beats the New York average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of adults have high blood pressure in New Windsor.
| New Windsor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | New Windsor | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.5% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 7.4% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
New Windsor has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave New Windsor for work: only 10% work in town. The average trip to work in New Windsor is 37 minutes. Jobs based in New Windsor grew to 9,028 in 2023, 492 more than in 2013.
| New Windsor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
New Windsor’s median rent is $1,606 a month. The typical New Windsor home is worth about $444,000, up 3.9% in a year, 15% below the New York typical home.
| New Windsor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,606 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 14.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 53% of New York’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 393 to 270 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New York average. 37% of New Windsor adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| New Windsor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 42 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.6 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.9, men 39.7.
| New Windsor | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.9% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.5% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.8% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
5 within 15 miles of the center of New Windsor
About 5 of every 100 New Windsor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
30.1% of the town is conserved land, across 8 parks and preserves.
8 places in New Windsor on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in New Windsor.
Town in New York, United States
New Windsor is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 27,805 at the 2020 census. It is located on the eastern side of the county and is adjacent to the Hudson River and the City of Newburgh.
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9 towns share a border with New Windsor.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Windsor | #454 | C+ | D | B | C− | A− |
| Cornwall | #59 | A | D | A+ | A | A |
| Newburgh · Newburgh | #742 | D− | C− | D | C− | C− |
| Montgomery | #236 | B+ | D | A | B | A− |
| Hamptonburgh | #325 | B | D | — | B | A |
| Blooming Grove | #319 | B | D | A− | B | B+ |
| Fishkill | #335 | B | D | — | B | A |
| Vails Gate | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hamptonburgh and Fishkill report no FBI crime data of their own. Vails Gate isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Newburgh and Newburgh are one community, graded once. Compare New Windsor with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
New Windsor grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #454 of 745 in New York. It grades A− for health, B for safety and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
5 notable people were born here, including Charles Humphrey and John Alsop.
