Viewing Tower, Saugerties, N, 1870
Saugerties’s story
220 years in pictures
Census counts: 2,699 in 1820, 19,038 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1870 and 5 maps from 1895 on.
- 1806Saugerties is settled
Village of SaugertiesNY
Trash & recycling4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Pfoshea · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
3,853
2025 Census estimate · −1.4% since 2020
Median home value
$374K
Census ACS
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
45.1
years
Jobs based here
1,162
A commuter town
TownGrade
D
#680 of 745 in NY
Is Saugerties a good place to live?
Saugerties earns a D, 680th of 745 graded towns in New York, mostly because of incomes. The median household income is $58K, and 21% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: 8% of its land is conserved. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns. Saugerties’ trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, where New York’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Saugerties is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Esopus Bend Nature Preserve, 87 acres with 2.2 miles of trail.
What makes Saugerties stand out
Where Saugerties beats most towns.
Get outside
3 miles of trails in Saugerties
8.2% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
2
Seamon Park0.4 mi of trails · 7 acres
Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
How Saugerties grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Saugerties is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $374K, 4.3 years of the Kingston metro’s $86K median household incomeDOpen →Jobs & incomeDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 8.9 of 20; 11.8% of households have no carAOpen →HealthLess healthy than 65% of U.S. towns; Northern Dutchess Hospital 9.6 miles awayCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 44% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →SchoolsBehind 52% of New York districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trailsAOpen →History11 notable people born hereA+Open →Civic life4.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 98 attractions →Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site and 39 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Saugerties. Close and well known come first.
21 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
12 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
19 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
10 mi WaterfallKaaterskill Falls
38 mi TheatreTanglewood
34 mi MuseumNorman Rockwell MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Olana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Saugerties: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Saugerties, and how to reach them.
PowerCentral Hudson Gas & Elec27.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSaugerties (Village) Water DisNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpSteele PlaceHire your ownTown site
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereUlster County Board of ElectionsUlster County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code1247712477 100%Census 2020
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 Saugerties.
Saugerties is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has commutes shorter than most of New York.
OutdoorsA
Conserved land covers 8.2% of Saugerties
In the comparison, Saugerties comes against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. 3.0 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves.
#77for trails in NY
8.2%
conserved · 118 of 1,438 acres
3.0 mi
of trails · 1.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Esopus Bend Nature Preserve | 2.2 mi | 87 |
| 2. Seamon Park | 0.4 mi | 7 |
| 3. Ruth Reynolds Glunt Nature Preserve | 0.3 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Most of Saugerties’ workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
The average commute for its 1,555 working residents takes 21.6 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Saugerties for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in Saugerties grew to 1,162 in 2023, 220 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Saugerties is 22 minutes.
13%work in town
| Saugerties | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Saugerties13%
Saugerties27%
New York14%
Kingston11%
Ulster5%
11 mi
median commute distance
1,162
jobs based in Saugerties
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A
Walkability grade: more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Saugerties, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Saugerties has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. Saugerties’ July high is 86°F.
31″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–38°
Spring38–60°
Summer60–83°
Fall43–63°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC
Saugerties stands out in New York and nationally, with more of its adults who have high blood pressure
Against the 8,250 U.S. towns with household incomes like Saugerties’s, it is healthier than 58%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
41% of Saugerties adults have high blood pressure. Saugerties beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 17% of Saugerties adults report frequent physical distress.
35%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Saugerties | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 25% | 25% |
32 measures vs. New York
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Saugerties | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 6% |
| More smokers | 15.8% | 11.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.1% |
Northern Dutchess Hospital
9.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
11th
percentile among NY towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Saugerties
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 45 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Saugerties.
44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHurricanes
45
paid flood claims since 1980
11
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HousingCost of living grade D
Compared with most of New York and the rest of the country, fewer of Saugerties’ households own their home
36% of households own their home in Saugerties.
$422Kmedian sale price
| Saugerties | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 36% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,164 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
2
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Saugerties
19pages on Saugerties
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Saugerties
Bard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Annandale-On-Hudson4.1 mi$66,436 tuitionColumbia-Greene Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hudson11.8 mi$6,048 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Saugerties residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
A commuter town
87% of working residents leave Saugerties for work
Where Saugerties’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,162jobs based in Saugerties
13%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Saugerties
11 notable people were born in Saugerties.
L
Linda MontanoAmerican artist · born 1942About Saugerties
Town in Ulster County, New York, US
Saugerties () is a town in southeastern New York State, on the west bank of the Hudson River between Albany and New York City. It is in the northeastern corner of Ulster County. The population was 19,038 at the time of the 2020 census, a decline from 19,482 in 2010. The village of the same name is located entirely within the town. Part of the town is inside Catskill Park. U.S. Route 9W and New York State Route 32 pass through the town, converging at the center of the village and overlapping to the south. These routes parallel the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87), which passes through the town just west of the village of Saugerties.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 68 sq mi
- Area code
- 845
Saugerties’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Saugerties.
SaugertiesRed HookSaugerties SouthMalden-on-HudsonSaugerties
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saugerties | #680 | D | D | — | B− | C |
| Saugerties | #299 | B | C− | A− | B− | A− |
| Red Hook | #188 | A− | D | — | B+ | A |
| Saugerties South | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malden-on-Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Saugerties and Red Hook report no FBI crime data of their own. Saugerties South and Malden-on-Hudson aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Saugerties with a neighbor →
Questions about Saugerties
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Saugerties, NY a good place to live?
Saugerties grades D overall, better than 12% of U.S. towns and #680 of 745 in New York. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Saugerties, NY expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $374,000, 29% 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.
What is Saugerties, NY known for?
11 notable people were born here, including Irving Fisher and Dennis Bermudez.