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42.23° N · 73.72° W · GEOID 3616050

Claverack-Red Mills

Columbia County, New York · part of the Hudson, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_household_income, median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Claverack-Red Mills is home to 925 people. Median household income is $81,528 a year and median rent is $1,260 a month, 18.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $392,000, about 4.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,260
8% below the median place
Median household income
$81,528
2% above the median place
Median home value
$392,000
23% above the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Claverack-Red Mills

  • Household income has grown -9.7% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 340 New York places.
  • 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 298 New York places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 267 New York places.
  • The median resident is 55.9 years old, older than in 97% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 338 New York places.
  • Households average 1.97 people, smaller than in 95% of places its size.
01

Moving to Claverack-Red Mills

Columbia County loses about 5.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,261
Moved out2,509
Net−248

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

New York County, NY200139+61
Greene County, NY124189−65
Kings County, NY22289+133

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$115K
Leavers$96K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Columbia County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Columbia County report $114,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $95,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$50,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,260 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,839 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $392,000.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 14.7% work from home; 2.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Ocean City, MD matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in6
$114,885
63% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$95,936
37% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureClaverack-Red MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.6%2% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-5.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$114,88563% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$95,93637% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 86.8%, 31% above the median place.

Claverack-Red Mills18.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$50,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.5%
9% below the median place
Home price to income
4.8x
27% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$66,900
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
86.8%
31% above the median place
Median year built1
1966
1% below the median place
Median home value1
$392,000
23% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureClaverack-Red MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,2608% below
Rent to income118.5%9% below
Property tax rate10.9%1% above
Home price to income14.8x27% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,5037% below
HUD area median income3County figure$116,8009% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,59510% above
Median home value1$392,00023% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure6.4%102% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure61.1%19% above
Homeownership186.8%31% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure57.3%13% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8392% below
Vacant homes1County figure20.3%187% above
Median year built119661% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Poverty rate1
0.0%
below the median place (median 10.8%)
Income per person1
$50,800
27% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureClaverack-Red MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$81,5282% above
Income per person1$50,80027% above
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure$58,93111% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.8%30% above
Jobs5County figure20,90986% below
Poverty rate10.0%below (median 10.8%)
Mean commute1County figure26 min3% above
Works from home114.7%18% above
Commutes by transit1County figure2.9%236% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 0.0%, below the median place (median 6.4%).

No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
Median age1
55.9
43% above the median place
Household size1
2.0
21% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband83.0% −10%
High school or higher97.6% +6%
Bachelor's or higher48.7% +52%
Born abroad9.4% +7%
All 8 people measures
MeasureClaverack-Red MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19256646th largest
Median age155.943% above
Bachelor's or higher148.7%52% above
High school or higher197.6%6% above
Household size12.021% below
Born abroad19.4%7% above
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband183.0%10% below
05

Life in Claverack-Red Mills

154 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 8 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars27.8 +34%
Shops43.7 +44%
Arts, recreation and fitness14.4 3.5×
Doctors' offices and clinics14.4 −29%
Child care centers2.5 +9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher9
9.7
37% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
14.4
251% above the median place
Shops per 10k7
43.7
44% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureClaverack-Red MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure1678% above
Public school students9County figure6,00623% above
Students per teacher9County figure9.737% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure27.834% above
Shops per 10k7County figure43.744% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure14.4251% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure14.429% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.59% above
National Register listings8County figure154above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 44.2, 51% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Claverack-Red Mills. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk11
44.2
51% below the median place
January average low10
16°F
38% below the median place
Natural hazard risk11
68.7
26% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureClaverack-Red MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure83°F4% below
January average low10County figure16°F38% below
Average temperature10County figure49°F11% below
Annual precipitation10County figure43.4 in1% below
Natural hazard risk11County figure68.726% below
Hurricane risk11County figure81.315% above
Tornado risk11County figure68.716% below
Wildfire risk11County figure38.737% below
Heat wave risk11County figure44.251% below
08

Claverack-Red Mills in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$61,902 (2024)$73,500$62,000 to $86,500+2.9%
Median home value$392,000 (2024)$565,000$410,000 to $779,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 7.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Claverack-Red Mills

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Ocean City, MD$1,353$77,750Compare
Kennebunk, ME$1,466$95,169Compare
Ventnor City, NJ$1,417$68,671Compare
Old Orchard Beach, ME$1,246$60,050Compare
Old Orchard Beach, MEVentnor City, NJKennebunk, MEOcean City, MDClaverack-Red Mills, NYClaverack-Red MillsOcean CityKennebunkClaverack-Red MillsOcean CityKennebunk

Common questions

Is Claverack-Red Mills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown -9.7% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 340 New York places. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 298 New York places. On cost, space and class size it scores 66 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Claverack-Red Mills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $392,000.

What salary do you need to live in Claverack-Red Mills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $50,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Claverack-Red Mills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Ocean City, MD, Kennebunk, ME, Ventnor City, NJ and Old Orchard Beach, ME.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Claverack-Red Mills with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Claverack-Red Mills itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/claverack-red-mills-new-york

Citytistics. “Claverack-Red Mills, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/claverack-red-mills-new-york/

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