Port EwenNY
A town of 3,426, settled in 1857.
Is Port Ewen a good place to live?
Port Ewen’s median rent is $1,681 a month, above both the New York town median ($1,101 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The biggest park or preserve is Sleightsburgh Park, at 29 acres. We don’t grade Port Ewen yet; the figures below are still real.
96% of working residents leave Port Ewen for work
Where Port Ewen’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
United States Military Academy and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Port Ewen. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
9 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
7 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year10 mi MuseumFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
23 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
20 mi WaterfallKaaterskill FallsPhoto 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 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Olana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Port Ewen: who provides what
Port Ewen is unincorporated, so Ulster 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 Port Ewen.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Port Ewen’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Port Ewen for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Port Ewen fell to 368 in 2023, 39 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Kingston (20%), New York (15%) and Ulster (6%).
| Port Ewen | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Port Ewen faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Port Ewen.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical Port Ewen home is worth about $386K
The typical Port Ewen home is worth about $386,000, up 3.3% in a year, 26% below the New York typical home. 86% of Port Ewen households own their home, against 75% in New York’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Port Ewen has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Port Ewen has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. The July high in Port Ewen is 86°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Port Ewen is
Port Ewen beats the New York average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 14% of Port Ewen adults binge drink.
| Port Ewen | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Port Ewen | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Port Ewen has set aside 5.2% of its land for conservation
0.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Port Ewen’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Port Ewen | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sleightsburgh Park | 0.2 mi | 29 |
| 2. George Freer Town Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Ross Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Port Ewen
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Port Ewen
About 4 of every 100 Port Ewen residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Port Ewen
CDP in New York, United States
Port Ewen is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 3,678 at the 2020 census. Port Ewen is in the Town of Esopus, south of Kingston, along U.S. Route 9W. Port Ewen is bounded by the Rondout Creek to the north, the Hudson River to the east, the hamlets of Connelly and Sleightsburgh to the northwest and northeast, respectively, the hamlet of Ulster Park to the south, and New Salem to the west.
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- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 184 ft
- ZIP code
- 12466
Port Ewen’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Port Ewen.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Ewen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Esopus | #590 | C− | C− | — | C | B+ |
| Kingston | #693 | D | D | C | C− | B− |
| Rhinebeck | #243 | B+ | D | — | A− | A |
Esopus and Rhinebeck report no FBI crime data of their own. Port Ewen isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Port Ewen with a neighbor →
Questions about Port Ewen
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Is Port Ewen, NY a good place to live?
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