Orange LakeNY
A town of 9,784, settled in 1869.
Is Orange Lake a good place to live?
Orange Lake’s median rent is $2,290 a month, above both New York’s towns ($1,101 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). We don’t grade Orange Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
Orange Lake has grown 40% from 2010 to 2020
6,982 counted in 2010 and 9,770 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
United States Military Academy and 55 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Orange Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
17 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
38 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
12 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium
19 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
8 mi MuseumStorm King Art CenterPhoto credits
United 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 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Storm King Art Center: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
Moving to Orange Lake: who provides what
Orange Lake is unincorporated, so Orange 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 Orange Lake.
Orange Lake faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Orange Lake.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Orange Lake has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Orange Lake for work: only 4% work in town. At 38 minutes, Orange Lake’s average trip to work is where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Orange Lake’s median household income is $109,000.
| Orange Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Orange Lake, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Orange Lake has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Orange Lake is
Orange Lake beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 17% of Orange Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Orange Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Orange Lake | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.5% | 17.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than New York overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (39% statewide). 17% of residents are under 18 in Orange Lake. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Orange Lake | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 45.9 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Orange Lake | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.1% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 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 | 10.4% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.9% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.4% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.9% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Orange Lake
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Orange Lake
About 10 of every 100 Orange Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
96% of working residents leave Orange Lake for work
Where Orange Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Orange Lake
CDP in New York, United States
Orange Lake is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 9,770 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. The community of Orange Lake is in the western part of the Town of Newburgh, located on the east side of a lake also called Orange Lake.
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- Area
- 6.7 sq mi
Orange Lake’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Orange Lake.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gardnertown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Orange Lake and Gardnertown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Orange Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Orange Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Orange Lake, NY a good place to live?
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