Greene County, New York

Greene County has a population of 47,409 and has shrunk 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $271,600, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $77,945.

Home price
$271,600
Income
$77,945
Population
47,409
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$271,600county
Median gross rent$1,004county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198061.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant35.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use29.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,699county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,373county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,118county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,813county
Home insurance / yr$1,683(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living125.1(statewide)
Median household income$77,945county
Family health premium / yr$27,188(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,361(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.166(statewide)
Poverty rate9.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.8%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.2%county
Share of workers employed by government18.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.5%county
Economic output per resident$77,133county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.49%county
Top state income tax10.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.54%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1490673county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station9.8 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.3%county
Traffic deaths19.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher29.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.0%county
Public schools in the county16county
Public school enrollment5042county
Students per full-time teacher9.6county
Free lunch eligible46.4%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools4county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians29county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.0%county
Frequent mental distress15.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population47,409county
Land area in square miles647county
People per square mile of land73.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores16county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store9.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age47.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.1%county
Share of households that are one person33.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.2%county
Second languages7.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents161county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in1,332county
Households that moved away1,307county
Average income of arriving households$76,017county
Average income of departing households$83,830county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year140county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings3.6%county
Violent crime rate380(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.3 incounty
Annual snowfall26.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.80 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing157 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days152 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 10county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh21.7¢county
Household electricity use695 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.3%county
Homes heated by propane16.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil47.7%county
Homes heated by wood6.4%county
Households with broadband85.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk81.8county
Coastal flood risk19.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk71.9county
Hail risk47.6county
Earthquake risk54.6county
Tornado risk54.5county
Tropical cyclone risk81.4county
Extreme heat risk34.6county
Winter weather risk35.3county
Strong wind risk26.5county
Wildfire risk18.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Greene County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New York figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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