Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
3 times the library visits per person than the typical New York town.
Tivoli’s best subject grades are an A− for health and walkability and an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 30% of residents live below the poverty line in Tivoli, against 9.5% in New York’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Tivoli's public schools beat 72% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. 13% of the land in Tivoli is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On civic life, just 18 of New York’s 1,187 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area, at 26 acres. Tivoli has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Tivoli beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Tivoli is from typical.
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Census counts: 452 in 1870, a peak of 1,350 in 1890, 1,012 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1841 and 5 maps from 1895 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tivoli. Close and well known come first.
19 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
12 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
17 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
12 mi WaterfallKaaterskill Falls
37 mi TheatreTanglewood20 mi MuseumFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and MuseumHome 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tivoli, 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 Tivoli.
Tivoli beats the New York average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of adults have obesity in Tivoli.
| Tivoli | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 25% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Tivoli | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 17.2% |
| More adults with depression | 22.8% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Tivoli for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Tivoli has added 69 jobs, to 145 in 2023. The average trip to work in Tivoli is 23 minutes.
| Tivoli | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Tivoli.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Tivoli has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. Tivoli’s July high is 86°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area | 0.1 mi | 26 |
| 2. Tivoli Memorial Recreation Park | 0.2 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Tivoli home is worth about $501,000, up 3.6% in a year, close to the New York typical home. 50% of Tivoli households own their home.
| Tivoli | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 50% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,665 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Tivoli
College town 24 of every 100 Tivoli residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Tivoli’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Tivoli.
Village in New York, United States
Tivoli is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population is 1,012, according to the 2020 census. The village, which was incorporated in 1872 from parts of Upper Red Hook Landing and Madalin, is the northernmost settlement in the county, located in the northwestern part of the town of Red Hook. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area. It is entirely within the Hudson River Historic District, a National Historic Landmark. The village is accessible via New York State Route 9G at an intersection with Dutchess County Route 78. The Kaatsbaan Cultural Center is located within the village boundarie…
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
3 times the library visits per person than the typical New York town.
Yes. That is 5.1 years of the area's median household income ($98,233 across the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
3 notable people were born here, including William M. Clark and Johnston de Peyster.
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