West HurleyNY
A town of 1,673, settled in 1843.
Is West Hurley a good place to live?
54% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in West Hurley, above both New York’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). The biggest park or preserve is Glenford Unit, at 67 acres. We don’t grade West Hurley yet; the figures below are still real.
96% of working residents leave West Hurley for work
Where West Hurley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site and 31 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Hurley. Close and well known come first.
18 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
16 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
13 mi WaterfallKaaterskill Falls
20 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site19 mi MuseumFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum22 mi Park & preserveMinnewaska State Park PreservePhoto credits
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to West Hurley: who provides what
West Hurley is unincorporated, so Ulster 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 West Hurley.
West Hurley faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
54% of West Hurley’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 14%. Compared with 92% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 2011: 2.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of West Hurley’s workers commute out
The share of residents in West Hurley who live below the poverty line is 6.6%, against 9.5% in New York’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Most people who work leave West Hurley to do it: just 4% work in town. Jobs based locally fell to 203 in 2023, 28 fewer than in 2013. Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles.
| West Hurley | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
West Hurley: snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 16°, with about 59 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of West Hurley’s adults binge drink than in the typical New York or U.S. town
West Hurley: 41% of adults have high blood pressure. Only 9 of the 756 New York towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than West Hurley.
| West Hurley | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | West Hurley | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7.8% of West Hurley is conserved land
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 2.6 miles of trail. West Hurley’s trail network density comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile.
| West Hurley | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glenford Unit | 0.9 mi | 67 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in West Hurley is worth about $495K, on Zillow’s estimate
Home values are up 2.6% over the year to September 2026. Among households in West Hurley, 90% are owner-occupiers.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about West Hurley
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of West Hurley
About 5 of every 100 West Hurley residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About West Hurley
CDP in New York, United States
West Hurley is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 1,917 at the 2020 census. West Hurley is located in the Town of Hurley and is inside the Catskill Park. The community is northwest of Kingston on Route 28. It was one of many villages that were flooded during the creation of the Ashokan Reservoir. The village was moved, and currently resides on the northern bank of the reservoir.
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- Area
- 3.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 597 ft
- ZIP code
- 12491
West Hurley’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with West Hurley.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hurley | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodstock | #278 | B+ | D− | A+ | B | A |
| Hurley | #488 | C+ | C− | — | C | A− |
| Zena | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hurley reports no FBI crime data of its own. West Hurley and Zena aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare West Hurley with a neighbor →
Questions about West Hurley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Hurley, NY a good place to live?
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