SmallwoodNY
A town of 693, settled in 1933.
Is Smallwood a good place to live?
Smallwood’s typical journey to work is 53 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 759 New York towns, just 5 have a higher median age than Smallwood. The biggest park or preserve is Forest Reserve at Smallwood, at 117 acres. Smallwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
693 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Smallwood: who provides what
Smallwood is unincorporated, so Sullivan 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 Smallwood.
A typical Smallwood home is worth about $214K
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 1.5% in value. The share of households in Smallwood who live in a home they own is 77%, near both the New York town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
A older population than New York as a whole
Among adults 25 and older, 35% have a four-year degree or more, against 40% across New York. People 65 and older are 38% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 5% of residents (23% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 43% and 85% women
The Census survey reached too few of Smallwood’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±21.2 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Smallwood | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.2% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3.6% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 28.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.8% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.6% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.8% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Smallwood’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Thompson (19%), New York (12%) and Delaware (8%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Smallwood, mostly inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Smallwood sits below three quarters of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Smallwood break down as 70% from inland flooding and 9% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Smallwood: snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 15° and about 70 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Smallwood is
9.7% of adults worry about having enough food in Smallwood. The town beats the New York average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. Two figures for adults in the town: 28% feel lonely, 18% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Smallwood | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Smallwood | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.4% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Smallwood, 6.4% of the land is conserved
Trails total 1.7 miles in 2 parks and preserves. In Smallwood, the density of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 118 acres.
| Smallwood | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Forest Reserve at Smallwood | 0.2 mi | 117 |
| 2. Town of Bethel Dog Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Smallwood
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Smallwood
About 5 of every 100 Smallwood residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
100% of working residents leave Smallwood for work
Where Smallwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Smallwood
Census-designated place in New York, US
Smallwood is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 839 at the 2020 census. Smallwood is in the southeastern section of, and is a hamlet within, the town of Bethel. It was founded in the 1920s as the vacation community "Mountain Lakes", but was later renamed after its founder A.N. Smallwood.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,201 ft
- ZIP code
- 12778
Questions about Smallwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Smallwood, NY a good place to live?
Smallwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.