What is the median household income in the Town of Fallsburg, NY?

Name: Income and affordability in the Town of Fallsburg, NY, 2020–2024
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The median household income in the Town of Fallsburg, NY is $62,452 (±$6,784) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,079 a month would take about $43,200 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In the Town of Fallsburg, the median household income went from $40,631 in 2015–2019 to $62,452 in 2020–2024 (+53.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $62,452 (±$6,784)
Median renter income: $43,926 (±$8,035)
Income to afford median rent: about $43,200

Income in the Town of Fallsburg against Sullivan County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Fallsburg	Sullivan County	New York	United States
Median household income	$62,452 (±$6,784)	$72,382 (±$5,140)	$85,974 (±$402)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$43,926 (±$8,035)	$44,880 (±$6,719)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,048 (±$11,348)	$92,398 (±$4,444)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,079 (±$87)	$1,106 (±$52)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Fallsburg, median household income is lower than in Sullivan County ($72,382).

It is also lower than in New York ($85,974).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

In Sullivan County, the Town of Fallsburg ranks 14 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 801 of 999.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in the Town of Fallsburg

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,079 a month ($12,948 a year) needs an income of about $43,200 a year.

The median renting household in the Town of Fallsburg earns $43,926 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$40,631 (±$7,598)	$62,452 (±$6,784)	+53.7%	Up after inflation
Median gross rent	$781 (±$56)	$1,079 (±$87)	+38.2%	Up after inflation
Median home value	$140,200 (±$29,392)	$256,000 (±$44,687)	+82.6%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near the Town of Fallsburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Fallsburg
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Town of Fallsburg	—	$62,452 (±$6,784)	—
Village of Woodridge	1.8 mi	$61,298 (±$54,362)	Not measurably different
Village of Monticello	7.3 mi	$50,583 (±$13,789)	Not measurably different
Town of Thompson	7.3 mi	$65,021 (±$9,784)	Not measurably different
Rock Hill	8.2 mi	$112,344 (±$39,829)	Higher
Village of Liberty	8.3 mi	$64,913 (±$11,771)	Not measurably different
Town of Neversink	8.9 mi	$80,682 (±$27,870)	Not measurably different
Town of Wawarsing	9.5 mi	$64,321 (±$5,434)	Not measurably different
Town of Liberty	10 mi	$68,047 (±$5,937)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rock Hill, NY ($112,344).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Sullivan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
8	Town of Cochecton	$72,292 (±$36,460)
9	Town of Liberty	$68,047 (±$5,937)
10	Town of Fremont (Sullivan County)	$67,115 (±$24,628)
11	Town of Bethel	$67,048 (±$12,957)
12	Town of Thompson	$65,021 (±$9,784)
13	Town of Highland	$63,846 (±$26,073)
14	Town of Fallsburg	$62,452 (±$6,784)
15	Town of Rockland	$52,778 (±$11,596)

Showing 8 of 15 places in Sullivan County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Fallsburg include them.

The figures for the Town of Fallsburg include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Fallsburg (community), Hurleyville, Loch Sheldrake, South Fallsburg.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Fallsburg

What is the median household income in the Town of Fallsburg?

The median household income in the Town of Fallsburg is $62,452 (±$6,784) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in the Town of Fallsburg?

About $43,200 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,079 a month.

Have incomes in the Town of Fallsburg kept up with inflation?

In the Town of Fallsburg, the median household income went from $40,631 in 2015–2019 to $62,452 in 2020–2024 (+53.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

What do renters earn in the Town of Fallsburg?

The median renting household in the Town of Fallsburg, NY earns $43,926 (±$8,035) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fallsburg town, Sullivan County, New York (county subdivision:25241, in state:36 county:105).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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