Rank

3114of 3,144

Sullivan, New York

Score 3.96 / 10· population 79,920

Sullivan County is in the Catskill Mountains, 90 miles from New York City, and the Delaware River separates it from Pennsylvania; most tourism comes in summer. Health care and social assistance was its largest field of work in 2024, employing 7,212 residents. Homes had a median value of $249,000 in 2020 to 2024 Census estimates, below the US median of $332,700, but the median property tax bill was $4,969, against $3,119 nationally.

Sources
  • Sullivan County is 90 miles from New York City sullivancatskills.com
  • The county is in the Catskill Mountains, is separated from Pennsylvania along its southwest boundary by the Delaware River, and the majority of its tourism occurs in the summer months ny.gov
  • ACS 2024 1-year, table C24030: health care and social assistance employed 1,493 male and 5,719 female residents of Sullivan County (7,212), more than any other industry; educational services was next at 4,146 api.censusreporter.org
  • ACS 2020-2024 5-year, tables B25103 and B25077: Sullivan County median real estate taxes paid $4,969 and median home value $249,000; United States $3,119 and $332,700 api.censusreporter.org

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.4
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.8
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax1.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.2
  2. Life expectancy6.8
  3. Government employees1.8
  4. Single-parent households3.3

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