Garrison is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,494 people and just one neighborhood, Garrison is the 429th largest community in New York.
Housing costs in Garrison are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.
Garrison is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Garrison is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Garrison who work in management occupations (16.71%), teaching (11.25%), and office and administrative support (10.92%).
Of important note, Garrison is also a town of artists. Garrison has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Garrison’s character.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 23.22% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Garrison is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Garrison a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Garrison has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Garrison’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
One downside of living in Garrison, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.92 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Even though Garrison is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The education level of Garrison ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Garrison, 49.32% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Garrison in 2022 was $55,210, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $220,840 for a family of four.
Garrison is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Garrison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Garrison residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Garrison include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Garrison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.
In addition, if you are planning to retire in New York, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in New York, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 98.5% of neighborhoods in NY. If a New York retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children and urban sophisticates.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Lithuanian and Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Lithuanian ancestry and 23.9% have Irish ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Portuguese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Garrison are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 85.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 56.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 20.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (11.7%), and 10.7% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 90.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (5.4%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Garrison, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (23.9%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (16.9%), and residents who report Italian roots (14.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (10.5%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (4.1%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (29.5% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (67.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.