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For most people who can afford it, yes. Plattekill grades B+ overall, 206th among New York's 745 graded towns. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 92% of U.S. towns. It is healthier than 75% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $310K, 3.6 years of the Kingston metro’s $86K median household income. Plattekill’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Plattekill has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Reformed Dutch Church of New Hurley and Thaddeus Hait Farm. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
Where Plattekill beats most towns.
Reformed Dutch Church of New Hurley
Census counts: 2,139 in 1820, 10,424 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 3 maps from 1903 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Plattekill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Plattekill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
10 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
12 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
19 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium12 mi Park & preserveMinnewaska State Park Preserve11 mi MuseumFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and MuseumUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Plattekill, 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 Plattekill.
Plattekill sends most of its workers to New York City and beyond and sees little violent crime.
Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2024, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate in Plattekill is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Plattekill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 3.6 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Wallkill Central School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plattekill Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 426 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 2005, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Plattekill.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
19% of Plattekill adults have been diagnosed with depression. Plattekill beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of Plattekill adults have obesity.
| Plattekill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Plattekill | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.7% | 17.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Plattekill has 1,000 jobs for its 4,154 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Plattekill for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Plattekill grew to 1,000 in 2023, 197 more than in 2013. 4.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Plattekill.
| Plattekill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Plattekill has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 59 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, at 114 acres. Plattekill’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Plattekill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel | 0.1 mi | 114 |
| 2. Hemlock Ridge Multiple Use Area | — | 81 |
| 3. Thomas Felten Community Park | — | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
8 within 15 miles of the center of Plattekill
About 3 of every 100 Plattekill residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Plattekill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Plattekill on the National Register of Historic Places.
Place in New York, United States
Plattekill is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 10,424 in 2020, a slight decrease from 10,499 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a stream, the Platte Kill. The town of Plattekill is in the southeastern part of the county, immediately north of the town of Newburgh in neighboring Orange County. There are five hamlets in the town: Ardonia, Clintondale, Modena, New Hurley, and Plattekill.
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6 towns share a border with Plattekill.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plattekill | #206 | B+ | C− | A | B+ | A− |
| Lloyd | #294 | B | D | B+ | B | A |
| Newburgh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gardiner | #490 | C+ | D | — | B+ | B− |
| Shawangunk | #328 | B | D | A+ | B | A− |
| Marlborough | #183 | A− | D− | A+ | B | A |
| Clintondale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gardiner reports no FBI crime data of its own. Newburgh and Clintondale aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Plattekill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Plattekill grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #206 of 745 in New York. It grades A− for health, A for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $310,000, 41% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
