Land area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Founded: 1772
Population in 2014: 4,617 (100% urban, 0% rural)
Population density: 3,322 people per square mile.
County seat: Goshen.
Colleges and Universities: Orange County Community College,Mount Saint Mary College,State University of New York at New Paltz, United States Military Academy, Marist College, Vassar College, Culinary Institute of America
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Montgomery is a village located in Orange County, New York, United States, 60 (97 km) miles northwest of New York City, and 90 miles (140 km) southwest of Albany. The population was 3,814 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. The village is named after General Richard Montgomery, an officer of the American Revolution.The Village of Montgomery is inside the Town of Montgomery.The original name for the village was Ward's Bridge, from James Ward, one of the first settlers, who built and operated a grist mill in what is now the village during the mid-18th century. A bridge over the Wallkill River near the mill was named after him, and even today the name and the bridge, which carries Route NY-17K into the village, remain in use.
Route 17K leads east to Newburgh and west to Bloomingburg, where it ends at NY 17, the future I-86. Its major intersection in the village, Montgomery's only traffic light, is the three-way intersection with Union Street, the northern terminus of NY-211, which connects it to Middletown to the southwest. Just south of the village, NY-416 branches off from 211, providing access to Goshen via NY-207 at its southern terminus.Interstate 84 passes close to the southeast. The nearest access to the village is Exit 5, reached by taking Route 17K or Goodwill Road east to NY 208. From here it is a 6-mile drive to the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87), the nearest major north-south road. New York City is another 58 miles south from Newburgh on the Thruway.The nearest passenger rail connection is the Campbell Hall station on Metro-North's Port Jervis Line, located on Watkins Road near State Route 207, approximately 7 miles southwest of Montgomery. It provides commuter rail service to the Hoboken Terminal in New Jersey. Many commuters also use Metro-North's Beacon station, 17 miles east of Montgomery, to travel to Midtown Manhattan. Some officials in Walden, where the freight spur ends, have been lobbying Metro-North to restore passenger service along the old WVRR freight spur, which also raises the possibility of a station in Montgomery.Orange County Airport, KMGJ, is located just south of the village. Commercial passenger service is available at Stewart International Airport outside Newburgh, a short distance east via I-84.
White (90.51%)
Black or African American (4.29%)
Native American (0.17% )
Asian (0.85%)
From other races (2.61%)
From two or more races (1.57% )
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.73% of the population.
Median resident age: 35.6 years
New York median age: 38.2 years
Montgomery: 2.6 people
New York: 2.6 people
Montgomery: $75,686 (it was $52,407 in 2000)
New York: $57,369
Median gross rent in 2013: $1,058.
Montgomery: $228,959 (it was $129,700 in 2000)
New York: $165094
Mean prices in 2013: All housing units: $279,291; Detached houses: $287,696; Townhouses or other attached units: $271,356; In 2-unit structures: $346,589; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $207,589; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $228,396; Mobile homes: $50,771
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 57.5. This is better than average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 22.9. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 1.1 miles away from the city centre.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 7.19. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 11.9 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 0.0183. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.8 miles away from the city center.
Here: 4.7%
New York: 4.8%
The overall crime rate in Montgomery is 83% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 1.41 daily crimes that occur in Montgomery.
Montgomery is safer than 93% of the cities in the United States.
In Montgomery you have a 1 in 195 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Montgomery has decreased by 54%.