Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2.4 times the nonprofits per person than the typical New York town.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Rhinebeck grades A overall, 85th of 745 graded towns in New York. It is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Residents are healthier than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and it reports less crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $493K, 5 years of the Kiryas Joel metro’s $98K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns. 9.5% of residents are under 18 in Rhinebeck, against 20% in New York’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. On civic life, just 3 of New York’s 1,187 towns do better. Rhinebeck's schools outperform 78% of the state's.
Where Rhinebeck beats most towns.
Where Rhinebeck’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Rhinebeck is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 4%), so the A overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 2,729 in 1820, a low of 1,322 in 1870, 2,697 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1739 and 4 maps from 1898 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rhinebeck. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
11 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
9 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
20 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site11 mi MuseumFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
20 mi WaterfallKaaterskill FallsUnited 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rhinebeck, 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 Rhinebeck.
Rhinebeck draws workers from Rhinebeck and beyond and sees little violent crime, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
2,805 jobs are based in Rhinebeck, 2.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 1,954 in 2013 to 2,805.
Most working residents leave Rhinebeck for work: only 18% work in town. 3.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Rhinebeck. Jobs based in Rhinebeck grew to 2,805 in 2023, 851 more than in 2013.
| Rhinebeck | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
13% of Rhinebeck adults binge drink. Rhinebeck beats the New York average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 8.7% of Rhinebeck adults smoke cigarettes.
| Rhinebeck | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rhinebeck | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.8% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
Rhinebeck’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents.
| Rhinebeck | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.9 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rhinebeck.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median age in Rhinebeck is 53.5 years. Rhinebeck has lost 3.9% of its people since 2020, down to 2,588 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 50% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Rhinebeck | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.5 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 50% | 32% | 29% |
57% women, 43% men
About 75 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.2 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Rhinebeck | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 12% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.5% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 30.6% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Rhinebeck has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 59 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.1 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Rhinebeck | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Starr Park | — | 15 |
| 2. Landsman Kill Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Rhinebeck Lions Club Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
64.4% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 52.1% across New York.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5 within 15 miles of the center of Rhinebeck
About 2 of every 100 Rhinebeck residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
14 notable people were born in Rhinebeck.
Village in New York, United States
Rhinebeck is a village in the town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 2,657 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area. The postal ZIP code is 12572. U.S. Route 9 passes through the village.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Rhinebeck grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #85 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health, A for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $493,000, 6% 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 D−.
14 notable people were born here, including Emma Roberts and Rufus Wainwright.
