Hot-summer humid continental
Crown Heights, New York
Dutchess County, New York · Population 3.1k · 138 ft elevation
Living in Crown Heights
Crown Heights has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Crown Heights at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 138 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,646 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $321k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,356/mo60th percentile
- Median household income
- $128k87th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.67%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 99%97th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 40 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,083 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 18°F | 2.8″ | 11.3″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 2.2″ | 11.2″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 3.1″ | 10.7″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 3.6″ | 0.7″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 3.5″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 3.7″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 3.3″ | 1.1″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 3.4″ | 9.2″ | 142 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology