In addition, Staatsburg is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.
Because of many things, Staatsburg is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Staatsburg 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, Staatsburg has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Staatsburg’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Staatsburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Staatsburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Staatsburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.06 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 Staatsburg 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.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Staatsburg, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Staatsburg is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 58.62% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Staatsburg in 2022 was $58,610, 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 $234,440 for a family of four.
Staatsburg is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Staatsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Staatsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Staatsburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.69% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Staatsburg include Irish, German, Italian, Dutch, and Czech.
The most common language spoken in Staatsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
