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41.65° N · 73.91° W · GEOID 3670035

Spackenkill

Dutchess County, New York · part of the Kiryas Joel, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

New YorkSpackenkill, NYSpackenkillSpackenkill

The short answer

Spackenkill is home to 4,279 people. Median household income is $141,005 a year and median rent is $2,203 a month, 18.7% 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 $440,500, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,203
61% above the median place
Median household income
$141,005
76% above the median place
Median home value
$440,500
38% above the median place
Unemployment
5.2%
7% above the median place

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 Spackenkill

  • 68% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 93% of the 2,473 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median household earns $141,005 a year, more than in 89% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $2,203 a month, higher than in 89% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 47.8 years old, older than in 87% of places its size.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 210 hours a year commuting, more than in 85% of places its size.
01

Moving to Spackenkill

Dutchess County loses about 1.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in10,975
Moved out11,281
Net−306

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Ulster County, NY749946−197
New York County, NY546387+159
Kings County, NY616302+314
Queens County, NY476

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$97K
Leavers$85K

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

Who moves here
6.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Dutchess County report $96,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $85,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$88,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,203 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,850 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $440,500.
Getting to work
30 minutes each way on average; 9.8% work from home; 3.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Bainbridge, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$96,749
37% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$85,187
21% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.1%
6% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSpackenkillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.1%6% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.0%1% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-1.3117% below
Income of households moving in7County figure$96,74937% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$85,18721% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax paid (median) is $10,001, 206% above the median place.

Spackenkill18.7%
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
$88,120
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.7%
8% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
18% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$106,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Spackenkill, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Penn Wynne, PA15.2% vs 18.7%$21,000Compare
Elm Grove, WI14.4% vs 18.7%$33,600Compare
Fort Washington, PA14.4% vs 18.7%$35,900Compare

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Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
Homeownership1
86.5%
30% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,850
52% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureSpackenkillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,20361% above
Rent to income118.7%8% below
Home price to income13.1x18% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure109.48% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,13132% above
HUD area median income4County figure$125,90017% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$440,50038% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.3%96% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure55.9%9% above
Homeownership186.5%30% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure52.4%4% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,85052% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.6%21% below
Median year built119641% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $69,946, 75% above the median place.

Income per person1
$69,946
75% above the median place
Median household income1
$141,005
76% above the median place
Mean commute1
30 min
21% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSpackenkillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$141,00576% above
Income per person1$69,94675% above
Unemployment1County figure5.2%7% above
Average annual pay6County figure$73,40411% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.5%5% below
Jobs6County figure116,69923% below
Poverty rate1County figure8.4%22% below
Mean commute130 min21% above
Works from home19.8%21% below
Commutes by transit1County figure3.8%352% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 98.5%, 7% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
98.5%
7% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
67.5%
111% above the median place
Median age1
47.8
23% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher97.0% +5%
Born abroad19.2% 2.2×
Household size2.6 +4%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSpackenkillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,2796646th largest
Median age147.823% above
Bachelor's or higher167.5%111% above
High school or higher197.0%5% above
Household size12.64% above
Born abroad119.2%117% above
No health insurance1County figure3.9%39% below
Homes with broadband198.5%7% above
05

Life in Spackenkill

272 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 11 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents4.7 −54%
Playgrounds per 10k9.3 −1%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.3 −16%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars27.1 +30%
Shops34.9 +15%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.8 +66%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.7 −7%
Child care centers3.1 +35%

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

Students per teacher11
11.4
26% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
27.1
30% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
6.8
66% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureSpackenkillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure74above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure36,579above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure11.426% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure27.130% above
Shops per 10k8County figure34.915% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.866% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure18.77% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.135% above
Parks per 10k94.754% below
Playgrounds per 10k99.31% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k99.316% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure272above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 94.0%, 37% above 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 Spackenkill. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days14
94.0%
37% above the median place
Median air quality index14
34
21% below the median place
January average low12
17°F
33% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSpackenkillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure84°F3% below
January average low12County figure17°F33% below
Average temperature12County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation12County figure45.5 in4% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure88.35% below
Hurricane risk13County figure90.828% above
Tornado risk13County figure63.322% below
Wildfire risk13County figure57.36% below
Heat wave risk13County figure77.514% below
Median air quality index14County figure3421% below
Good air days14County figure94.0%37% above
08

Spackenkill 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$141,005 (2024)$177,500$150,000 to $210,000+3.9%
Median home value$440,500 (2024)$635,000$461,000 to $875,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 3.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

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

09

Places like Spackenkill

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

PlaceRentIncome
Bainbridge, OH$2,238$144,167Compare
Mequon, WI$2,157$144,051Compare
Simsbury Center, CT$2,360$138,242Compare
Flossmoor, IL$2,164$133,663Compare
Flossmoor, ILSimsbury Center, CTMequon, WIBainbridge, OHSpackenkill, NYSpackenkillBainbridgeMequonFlossmoorSpackenkillBainbridgeMequonFlossmoor

Common questions

Is Spackenkill a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 68% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 93% of the 2,473 places under 10,000 people we track. The median household earns $141,005 a year, more than in 89% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Spackenkill expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.7% 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 $440,500.

What salary do you need to live in Spackenkill?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $88,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Spackenkill?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bainbridge, OH, Mequon, WI, Simsbury Center, CT and Flossmoor, IL.

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. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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

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

Citytistics. “Spackenkill, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/spackenkill-new-york/

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