140 years in pictures
Census counts: 723 in 1960, a peak of 861 in 1970, 645 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 3 maps from 1910 on.
- 1886Tuxedo Park is settled
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Population 619: a town settled in 1886.
87% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Tuxedo Park, above both New York’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). Among 759 New York towns, just 6 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Tuxedo Park. The biggest park or preserve is Sterling Forest State Park, at 37 acres. Tuxedo Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 723 in 1960, a peak of 861 in 1970, 645 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 3 maps from 1910 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tuxedo Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw31 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw32 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw32 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 Tuxedo Park, 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 Tuxedo Park.
The share of households in Tuxedo Park who are owner-occupiers: 91%. Values rose 7.9% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are New York (29%), Ramapo (12%) and Tuxedo (7%). Tuxedo Park had 207 jobs in 2023, up 68 from 2013. The mean commuting time in the town is 40 minutes. Most people who work leave Tuxedo Park to do it: just 2% work in town.
| Tuxedo Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 40 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $250,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Tuxedo Park is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Among adults in Tuxedo Park, 28% feel lonely. The town beats the New York average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Tuxedo Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tuxedo Park | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.4% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails total 0.6 miles in 1 park or preserve. For Tuxedo Park, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Tuxedo Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sterling Forest State Park | 0.1 mi | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Tuxedo Park after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. On expected storm and flood damage, Tuxedo Park sits below 52% of U.S. communities. 74% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 9%. Flood insurance has paid one claim locally since 2012.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
18 within 15 miles of the center of Tuxedo Park
About 4 of every 100 Tuxedo Park residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
6 notable people were born in Tuxedo Park.




Village in New York, United States
Tuxedo Park is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. Its population was 645 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area. Its name is derived from an indigenous Lenape word ptukwsiit (Munsee dialect) or tùkwsit (Unami dialect), meaning "round foot" or Wolf Clan. While there exists an alternative theory regarding the Munsee word p'tuxseepu, which is said to mean 'crooked water' or 'crooked river', the Unami name for this location survives: tùkwsitu, "place of the Wolf-Clan People". Tuxedo Park is a gated village in the southern part of the town of Tuxedo, near New York Route 17 and th…
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Tuxedo Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
6 notable people were born here, including Alfred Loomis and Dorothy Draper.