Rifton, New York

Back to Rifton, NY housing info, Ulster County, New York, NY smaller cities, NY small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Ulster County Population in July 2007: 512. Males: 243   (47.5%) Females: 269   (52.5%) Median resident age:   40.6 years New York median age:   35.9 years Zip codes: 12471. Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,532 (it was $44,375 in 2000) Rifton:   $59,532 New York:   $53,514 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $29,591 Rifton:   $29,591 New York:   $29,885 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $202,904 (it was $89,000 in 2000) Rifton:   $202,904 New York:   $311,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $249,188; Detached houses: $246,874; In 2-unit structures: $178,320; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $239,630 Rifton, NY residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Races in Rifton: White Non-Hispanic (93.0%) Two or more races (2.4%) Hispanic (1.8%) Black (1.4%) American Indian (1.4%) 2008 cost of living index in Rifton: 87.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Discuss Rifton, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users Latest news from Rifton, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (24.2%), German (24.0%), English (19.4%), Italian (13.2%), Polish (10.6%), Dutch (10.0%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Land area: 1.19 square miles. Population density: 431 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Rifton, New York

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Rifton-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 5% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.8 miles away from the Rifton place center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 tornado 40.4 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Rifton-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 64.0 miles away from Rifton center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 53.5 miles away from Rifton center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 58.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	64.3%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	9.2%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

This place:	0.0%
Whole state:	14.6%

This place:	0.0%
Whole state:	7.4%

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5.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,363 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.55%
New York average:	5.41%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($129 average AGI)

Ulster County:	0.10%
New York average:	0.24%

from Dutchess County, NY	1.05% ($50,134 average AGI)
from Orange County, NY	0.92% ($41,194)
from Kings County, NY	0.23% ($55,325)

5.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,681 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.88%
New York average:	6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($250 average AGI)

Ulster County:	0.05%
New York average:	0.10%

to Dutchess County, NY	0.70% ($40,996 average AGI)
to Orange County, NY	0.68% ($36,937)
to Greene County, NY	0.27% ($34,385)

• RIFTON ENTERPRISES LLC, Po Box 903, Rifton, NY 12471
  Certificate: 00-1962 (Corporation), Certificate Issue Date: 11/18/2000, Expiration Date: 11/17/2001

• Aircraft: CESSNA T206H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 1458H , Serial Number: T20608765, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 10/04/2007
  Registrant (Corporation): Shz Holdings LLC, 2032 Rt 213, Rifton, NY 12471
  Deregistered: Cancel Date: 09/21/2004, Exported to: Switzerland

• Hazardous Condition: 1