Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Upper Nyack’s subject grades are an A+ for health and the outdoors and an A− for walkability; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Upper Nyack, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 6 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on hazard risk. Upper Nyack's schools outperform 75% of the state's. Only 2 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on the outdoors. Upper Nyack’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both New York’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Hook Mountain State Park, 77 acres with 1.3 miles of trail. Upper Nyack has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Upper Nyack beats most towns.
Where Upper Nyack’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 Upper Nyack is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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Census counts: 412 in 1880, 2,015 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Nyack. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw24 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw25 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw24 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 Upper Nyack, 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 Upper Nyack.
Upper Nyack beats the New York average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of Upper Nyack adults report frequent mental distress.
| Upper Nyack | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Upper Nyack | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA risk score in Upper Nyack is 2 of 100. Since 1992, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Upper Nyack.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Upper Nyack for work: only 3% work in town. Upper Nyack’s average trip to work is 39 minutes. The top destinations are New York (30%), Clarkstown (11%) and Orangetown (10%).
| Upper Nyack | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $188,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Only 3 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a higher July high than Upper Nyack. Upper Nyack has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4.4 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hook Mountain State Park | 1.3 mi | 77 |
| 2. Nyack Beach State Park | 1.1 mi | 51 |
| 3. Rockland Lake State Park | 0.5 mi | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
94% of households own their home in Upper Nyack.
| Upper Nyack | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,393 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 94% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
33 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Nyack
About 6 of every 100 Upper Nyack residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Village in New York, United States
Upper Nyack (pronounced , NY-ak) is a village incorporated in 1872 in the town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of the village of Nyack, east of Valley Cottage, south of Rockland Lake State Park, and west of the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, Upper Nyack had a population of 2,015. Upper Nyack has a Village Hall and a village law court, located in the same building on North Broadway. Upper Nyack is also home to the Empire Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, established in 1863, one of eight fire companies in the Nyack Joint Fire District.
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7 towns share a border with Upper Nyack.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Nyack | — | — | D− | — | A− | A+ |
| Valley Cottage | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clarkstown | #201 | A− | D− | B− | A− | A |
| Nyack | #169 | A− | D− | — | A− | A |
| Orangetown | #126 | A | D− | — | A− | A |
| Mount Pleasant | #90 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Briarcliff Manor | #179 | A− | D− | — | B− | A+ |
| Ossining | #258 | B+ | D− | — | B− | A+ |
Upper Nyack has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Upper Nyack, Nyack, Orangetown, Mount Pleasant, Briarcliff Manor and Ossining report no FBI crime data of their own. Valley Cottage isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Upper Nyack with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $719,000, 37% above the New York typical home. 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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