Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Stuyvesant’s best subject grades are an A− for health and an A for history; its weakest is a C− for incomes. Among 759 New York towns, just 10 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Stuyvesant. Stuyvesant's schools rank ahead of 73% of New York towns. 36% of the land in Stuyvesant is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Its National Register listings include Johannis L. Van Alen Farm and Stuyvesant Falls Mill District. Stuyvesant has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Stuyvesant beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,331 in 1830, 1,931 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 5 maps from 1893 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Stuyvesant is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stuyvesant. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
34 mi MountainMount Greylock
3 mi National Historic SiteMartin Van Buren National Historic Site16K visitors a year
23 mi TheatreTanglewood
23 mi MuseumNorman Rockwell Museum
21 mi WaterfallKaaterskill FallsOlana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Martin Van Buren National Historic Site: Rolf Müller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5 · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stuyvesant, 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 Stuyvesant.
1.9 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Nutten Hook State Tidal Wetland, at 707 acres. At 0.1 miles per square mile, Stuyvesant’s trail density is against 0.4 in New York’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nutten Hook State Tidal Wetland | 0.8 mi | 707 |
| 2. Schodack Island State Park | 0.1 mi | 49 |
| 3. Stuyvesant Town Park and Playground | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Stuyvesant beats the New York average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 31% of adults have obesity in Stuyvesant.
| Stuyvesant | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Stuyvesant | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Stuyvesant for work: only 2% work in town. The median household income in Stuyvesant is $66,000. The top destinations are Albany (12%), Kinderhook (12%) and Hudson (10%).
| Stuyvesant | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Stuyvesant home is worth about $379,000, about the same as a year ago, 28% below the New York typical home.
| Stuyvesant | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,098 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Stuyvesant has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Stuyvesant.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Stuyvesant
About 3 of every 100 Stuyvesant residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Stuyvesant’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in New York, United States
Stuyvesant ( STY-və-sənt) is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 1,931 at the 2020 census, down from 2,027 at the 2010 census. The town is in the northwest corner of Columbia County. U.S. Route 9 crosses the southeastern corner of the town.
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6 towns share a border with Stuyvesant.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuyvesant | — | — | B | — | B+ | A− |
| New Baltimore | #584 | C | C+ | — | C | B |
| Stockport | #583 | C | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Kinderhook | #331 | B | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Coxsackie | #586 | C | C+ | — | C | B |
| Coxsackie | #306 | B | C+ | A+ | C | A− |
| Schodack | #78 | A | C+ | A | A− | A |
Stuyvesant has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Stuyvesant, New Baltimore, Stockport, Kinderhook and Coxsackie report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Stuyvesant with a neighbor →
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That is 4.7 years of the area's median household income ($81,528 across the Hudson, NY area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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