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Living in Wappingers Falls

The city had 15 schools in 2026. In July 2026, median gross rent was US$1,538 per month and the median home value was US$337,200. In July 2026, Wappingers Falls had a population of 5,761. There were 1,196 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0933 sources

Population6,048people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,387EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,352EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate7.35%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime247.4incidents per 100,000country median 1,586 — 84% belowOfficial source · Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City
PM2.5, annual mean6.67µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Wappingers Falls?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 31.2%, and the vacancy rate was 3.65% in July 2026. 55.9% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Wappingers Falls recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan20Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,538/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent55.86 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)3.65 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,585 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,352 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes14 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Is Wappingers Falls a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 43–61%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student53%strong on education, weak on work · range 43–63%
Family71%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 62–80%
Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–62%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

17.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,068 of 6,048 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$65,040 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Wappingers Falls is 7.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income65,040 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband78.15 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription89.77 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet7.86 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet1.82 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary2,387 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)22Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,768 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov21Official
Unemployment rate7.35 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Wappingers Falls?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,768 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,283of €2,950 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,950
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,585
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,283
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Wappingers Falls. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Wappingers Falls. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher79.93 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools15 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count14Official
School enrolment, share of residents20.23 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio52 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents1,196 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,613 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Wappingers Falls when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWappingers Falls highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Wappingers Falls highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Wappingers Falls247
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents247.4 incidents per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2025Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City12Official
Recorded violent crimes1 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time23.74 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport2.6 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work2.1 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Nearest airportPOU3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport4 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Wappingers Falls. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Wappingers Falls.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Wappingers Falls is 6.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.67 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202433Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.22 · Feb 3.83 · Mar 8.83 · Apr 15.89 · May 21.83 · Jun 26.56 · Jul 29.33 · Aug 28.22 · Sep 24.06 · Oct 17.39 · Nov 10.78 · Dec 4.72 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.67 · Feb -6.94 · Mar -2.56 · Apr 3.06 · May 8.72 · Jun 13.94 · Jul 16.83 · Aug 15.94 · Sep 11.39 · Oct 5.06 · Nov -0.222 · Dec -4.56 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average temperature by monthJan -2.72 · Feb -1.56 · Mar 3.11 · Apr 9.44 · May 15.28 · Jun 20.22 · Jul 23.11 · Aug 22.06 · Sep 17.72 · Oct 11.22 · Nov 5.28 · Dec 0.056 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 71.63 · Feb 56.13 · Mar 78.49 · Apr 91.95 · May 88.14 · Jun 99.31 · Jul 96.01 · Aug 108.7 · Sep 110 · Oct 94.74 · Nov 83.06 · Dec 86.11 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading54.6 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean7.61 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites1 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation1,361 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature24.3 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature11.7 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature2.89 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Albany ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.6 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,068 is not 9.9% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share9.88 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents1,068 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density2,083 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population6,048 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program18Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value337,200 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes31.17 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate56.2 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad18.54 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents8.66 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents9.88 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage63.64 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage78.7 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance7.36 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher23.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies30 Jun 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available93.72 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over2,620 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home10.42 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans79.81 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Wappingers Falls

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Beacon as a Wappingers Falls alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,675 Beacon vs €2,387 Wappingers Falls+96%
  • Nearest airport: 12.0 km Beacon vs 4.0 km Wappingers Falls+200%
  • Residents: 14,931 Beacon vs 6,048 Wappingers Falls+147%
  • Foreign residents: 4.3% Beacon vs 9.9% Wappingers Falls−56%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 766 (2024) Beacon vs 247 (2025) Wappingers Fallsno percentage
  • Unemployment: 7.3% Beacon vs 7.4% Wappingers Fallssame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,768 Beacon vs €3,768 Wappingers Fallssame level

Plainfield as a Wappingers Falls alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1186 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 6,048 Wappingers Falls+727%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €2,387 Wappingers Falls+102%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 7.4% Wappingers Falls−49%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 4.0 km Wappingers Falls+125%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 9.9% Wappingers Falls−38%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 (2024) Plainfield vs 247 (2025) Wappingers Fallsno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 6.7 µg/m³ Wappingers Falls+17%

Cities near Wappingers Falls

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Myers Corner 3.9 km away
Rent
1,487 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,652 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Highland 13.8 km away
Rent
1,370 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,913 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Fairview 14.3 km away
Rent
1,516 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,820 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
New Windsor 16.2 km away
Rent
1,539 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,724 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Orange Lake 16.6 km away
Rent
2,116 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,550 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Wappingers Falls?

The median gross salary is 3,768 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Wappingers Falls?

The unemployment rate is 7.35 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Wappingers Falls?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.67 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Wappingers Falls?

Police recorded 247.4 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City.

How many people live in Wappingers Falls?

The published population is 6,048 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Wappingers Falls?

1,068 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Wappingers Falls a good place to live?

Wappingers Falls may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Wappingers Falls?

Myers Corner, Beacon, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Highland are near Wappingers Falls. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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