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A town of 31,414, settled in 1772.
Wallkill grades B− overall, 412th among New York's 745 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It has 75 miles of trail and natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $353K, 3.6 years of the Kiryas Joel metro’s $98K median household income. Wallkill’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both the New York town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Only 23 of New York’s 1,187 towns score lower on civic life. Highland Lakes State Park, at 2,957 acres with 37.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Wallkill beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,571 in 1790, a low of 2,571 in 1790, 30,486 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Wallkill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wallkill, 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 Wallkill.
Wallkill draws workers from Middletown and beyond, is safe by national standards but not by New York’s and has fewer 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of New York.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Highland Lakes State Park | 37.1 mi | 2,957 |
| 2. Middletown Reservoir Trails | 11.7 mi | 1,024 |
| 3. Circleville Park | 4.8 mi | 397 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Middletown City School District. One of its 8 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 4 public schools serve Wallkill, with 2,706 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Hill Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 1,064 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
22,648 jobs are based in Wallkill, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
The average commute in Wallkill is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Wallkill has added 3,004 jobs, to 22,648 in 2023. In Wallkill, 22% of working residents work locally. Also worth knowing: its median household income is $96,000, against $82,000 in New York’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Wallkill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
57% of Wallkill’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 13%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. 44 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 10.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 57% of New York’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 319 to 235 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The level of violent crime for Wallkill comes to 0.3 per 1,000 residents. The rate of thefts and burglaries for Wallkill comes to 7.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Wallkill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.1 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Port Jervis weather station, 17 miles away, records that about 14 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 76% of New York places with climate records.
Wallkill’s peak summer temperature is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wallkill: 18% of adults worry about having enough food. Two figures for adults locally: 15% binge drink, 40% sleep under 7 hours.
| Wallkill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wallkill | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.5% | 7.9% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 16.7% | 14.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.4% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
64% of households own their home in Wallkill. For Wallkill, the going rate for rent is $1,790 a month. Homes sold in Wallkill spent a median 29 days on the market.
| Wallkill | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,790 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wallkill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
30 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
9 mi Theme parkLegoland New York
24 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium
31 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
18 mi MountainHigh PointUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legoland New York: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Wallkill
About 8 of every 100 Wallkill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
27,426 counted in 2010 and 30,486 in 2020; an estimated 31,414 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
3 places in Wallkill on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Wallkill.
Town in New York, United States
Wallkill is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 30,486 at the 2020 census. It is centrally located in the county. Interstate 84 crosses New York State Route 17 in the southern part of the town. U.S. Route 6 and New York State routes 17K, 211 and 302 also cross portions of the town.
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10 towns share a border with Wallkill.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallkill | #412 | B− | D | B+ | C+ | B |
| Mamakating | #683 | D | D | — | C− | B+ |
| Middletown | #653 | C− | D | C | C+ | C+ |
| Washington Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamptonburgh | #325 | B | D | — | B | A |
| Mechanicstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bloomingburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Hope | #242 | B+ | C− | A+ | B | B |
Mamakating and Hamptonburgh report no FBI crime data of their own. Washington Heights, Mechanicstown and Bloomingburg aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wallkill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Wallkill grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #412 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health, B+ for safety and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $353,000, 33% below 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.
4 notable people were born here, including Andrew McCord and Egbert Seymour.
