NY area data
Sterling Forest, NY
Sterling Forest, NY.
Population: 222 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with coldwave, inlandflooding, lightning the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 7.9% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 420.6 (+5.3% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 107.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 26.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- coldWave, inlandFlooding, lightning, strongWind, winterWeather
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively Low · coldWave: Relatively High · drought: Relatively Moderate · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 37% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 61.4%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Ringwood Mines/Landfill (4 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 53.9 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 28
- Days with Good air quality
- 297
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 51
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 79
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 24
- Nearest national park
- Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park (20 mi)
- National parks include
- Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, Thomas Edison National Historical Park, Morristown National Historical Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 20
- Nearest airport
- Greenwood Lake Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) (25 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 117
- Hospitals include
- GREENWICH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION -, HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.7 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 29
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Housing built before 1970
- 100.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 0.0%
- Households with broadband internet
- 100.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 128,006
- Average weekly wage
- $1,085
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 287
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Sterling Forest, NY?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coldWave, inlandFlooding, lightning, strongWind, winterWeather.
- What is the wildfire risk in Sterling Forest, NY?
- Risk to homes is higher than 37% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Sterling Forest, NY?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Sterling Forest, NY?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Ringwood Mines/Landfill, 4 mi.
- What is the air quality in Sterling Forest, NY?
- Good. Median AQI: 28. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Sterling Forest, NY?
- Regional Price Parity: 107.9 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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