Walton ParkNY
A town of 3,915.
Is Walton Park a good place to live?
Walton Park’s median rent is $2,987 a month, against $1,101 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Among 759 New York towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Walton Park. 12% of the land in Walton Park is conserved, above both the New York town median (5.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Goosepond Mountain State Park, at 238 acres. We don’t grade Walton Park yet; the figures below are still real.
Walton Park has grown 46% from 2010 to 2020
2,669 counted in 2010 and 3,907 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
United States Military Academy and 203 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Walton Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw39 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw40 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw39 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 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 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Walton Park: who provides what
Walton Park is unincorporated, so Orange County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Walton Park.
Walton Park faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Walton Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average trip to work in Walton Park is longer than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Walton Park’s average trip to work is 45 minutes. Since 2013, Walton Park has lost 41 jobs, to 103 in 2023. Walton Park’s median household income is $157,000.
| Walton Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 45 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $157,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than New York overall
Children under 18 are 29% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). 48% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Walton Park.
| Walton Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 48% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Walton Park | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.1% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.7% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.8% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,900, single groups can be off by several points
Walton Park has four seasons and pleasant summers
Walton Park has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Goosepond Mountain State Park | — | 238 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Walton Park is
Walton Park beats the New York average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 17% of Walton Park adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Walton Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Walton Park | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.6% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 17.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Walton Park
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Walton Park
About 6 of every 100 Walton Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
100% of working residents leave Walton Park for work
Where Walton Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Walton Park
CDP in New York, United States
Walton Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Orange County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 3,907. Walton Park is on the town line separating the towns of Chester and Monroe. Street addresses within Walton Park are usually assigned to Monroe, not Chester.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 843 ft
Walton Park’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Walton Park.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monroe | #275 | B+ | D | B | B | A |
| Monroe | #496 | C+ | D− | — | B | C+ |
| Chester | #181 | A− | C− | — | B+ | A |
Monroe and Chester report no FBI crime data of their own. Walton Park isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Walton Park with a neighbor →
Questions about Walton Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Walton Park, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Walton Park yet; the figures below are still real.