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A town of 3,120, settled in 1848.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Sloatsburg grades B overall, 288th among New York's 745 graded towns. 22% of its land is conserved. It is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $108K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $553K, 5.6 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Sloatsburg’s median rent is $2,184 a month, above both the New York town median ($1,098 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On hazard risk, just 35 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Sloatsburg is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 87% of U.S. towns.
Where Sloatsburg beats most towns.
Where Sloatsburg’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 Sloatsburg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,623 in 1930, 3,036 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1781 and 3 maps from 1910 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sloatsburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw29 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw30 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw29 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sloatsburg, 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 Sloatsburg.
Sloatsburg has less tooth loss than most of New York, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
Sloatsburg’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile. 2.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Harriman State Park, at 155 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harriman State Park | 0.5 mi | 155 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with New York is tooth loss: 6.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.8% statewide.
11% of Sloatsburg adults report frequent physical distress. Sloatsburg beats the New York average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of Sloatsburg adults have high blood pressure.
| Sloatsburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Sloatsburg | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.8% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 17.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $404 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Sloatsburg is 81 of 100. Since 1979, 54 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sloatsburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Sloatsburg for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Sloatsburg grew to 514 in 2023, 105 more than in 2013. 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Sloatsburg.
| Sloatsburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sloatsburg has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (23% statewide). Sloatsburg has grown 3.2% since 2020, to 3,120 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Sloatsburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.4 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.1 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 60% are men (NY 49%).
| Sloatsburg | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.9% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.2% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Sloatsburg home is worth about $553,000, up 2.2% in a year, 5% above the New York typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
20 within 15 miles of the center of Sloatsburg
About 8 of every 100 Sloatsburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Village in Ramapo, New York, US
Sloatsburg is a village in the town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York, United States. Located east of Orange County, it is at the southern entrance to Harriman State Park. The population was 3,036 at the 2020 census. The village is named after Stephen Sloat, an early European landowner.
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3 towns share a border with Sloatsburg.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sloatsburg | #288 | B | D | — | B+ | A |
| Ramapo | #503 | C+ | D− | A− | D | B+ |
| Tuxedo | — | — | D | — | B | — |
| Tuxedo | #317 | B | D | — | B | A |
Sloatsburg, Tuxedo and Tuxedo report no FBI crime data of their own. Tuxedo isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sloatsburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Sloatsburg grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #288 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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