Census-designated place · Putnam County, New York

Carmel, New York

Carmel is a census-designated place in Putnam County, New York, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area. It has 7,306 residents. Carmel, New York has a quality-of-life score of 87 out of 100 (very high), ranking #2,068 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within New York it ranks #309 of 859 cities and towns. It ranks best on premature death (low), violent crime rate (low) and property crime rate (low). It ranks worst on average commute time (high), effective property tax rate (high) and broadband subscriptions (low).

87Very high

Quality-of-life score: #2,068 of 15,651 cities and towns
New York: #309 of 859 in NY
Population: 7,306 (2020-2024)
Land area: 9 mi²
Density: 791.1 /mi²
FIPS code: 3612518

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 73 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety100#7/15,637
Economy73#4,206/15,631
Housing14#12,812/14,977
Health95#781/15,609
Healthcare83#2,688/15,650
Environment93#1,135/15,453
Education73#4,249/15,649
Infrastructure28#11,285/15,650
Community81#2,952/15,651
Leisure & amenities90#1,591/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Carmel, New York ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Putnam County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Premature death · low4,218 /100k
98/100New York 6,219 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePutnam County value
Violent crime rate · low52 /100k
97/100New York 368 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationPutnam County value
Property crime rate · low294 /100k
97/100New York 1,575 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationPutnam County value
Public transit commuters · high6.6%
95/100New York 21.6%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301
Life expectancy · high82.3 yrs
95/100New York 80.4 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePutnam County value
Arts, entertainment and recreation · high9.3 /10k
94/100New York 7.5 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPutnam County value

Weaknesses

Average commute time · high41.9 min
1/100New York 32.6 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Effective property tax rate · high2.62%
1/100New York 1.30%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Broadband subscriptions · low86.7%
17/100New York 90.8%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Pharmacies · low1.2 /10k
25/100New York 2.5 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPutnam County value
High school diploma or higher · low95.0%
25/100New York 88.0%United States 89.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Social associations · low7.2 /10k
27/100New York 7.9 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePutnam County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
6,841 (2016-2020) → 7,306 (2020-2024)
+6.8%4 yearsCensus table B01003US 331,578,104 → 340,003,797
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
60.3% (2016-2020) → 46.6% (2020-2024)
−14 pts4 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.1% → 51.1%
Rent as share of incomeImproving
33.4% (2016-2020) → 24.4% (2020-2024)
−9 pts4 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.6% → 30.6%
Child poverty rateImproving
6.7% (2016-2020) → 0.9% (2020-2024)
−5.8 pts4 yearsCensus table B17001US 15.7% → 15.5%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
81.1% (2016-2020) → 86.7% (2020-2024)
+5.5 pts4 yearsCensus table B28002US 85.2% → 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
34.8% (2016-2020) → 39.9% (2020-2024)
+5.2 pts4 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.9% → 35.7%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

There is not enough history to compare Carmel, New York over five years.

Cities and towns like Carmel, New York five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Carmel, New York in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Carmel, New York five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

7,306 residents (±619)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

7,306 residents (±619)

Carmel, New York
New York share

White78%5,723
Black4.2%†305
Hispanic or Latino13%†939

Education

5,547 residents (±440)

Carmel, New York
New York share

No high school diploma5.0%†277
High school or GED26%1,419
Some college18%1,004

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

2,854 households (±249)

Carmel, New York
New York share

Under $25k14%†391
$25k–50k15%†436
$50k–75k7.7%†221
$75k–100k5.3%†150
$100k–150k24%†673
$150k–200k14%†392
$200k or more21%591

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

2,854 households (±249)

Carmel, New York
New York share

Own75%2,140
Rent25%†714

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

662 households (±209)

Carmel, New York
New York share

Under $75032%†209
$750–1,0008.5%†56
$1,000–1,50026%†174

Home values

2,140 homes (±238)

Carmel, New York
New York share

Under $150k1.1%†23
$150k–250k8.3%†177
$250k–400k21%441

Age of homes

2,931 homes (±236)

Carmel, New York
New York share

2010 or later14%†414
2000–200917%†500
1980–199923%672

Size of homes

2,931 homes (±236)

Carmel, New York
New York share

Studio3.1%†91
1 bedroom14%†414
2 bedrooms22%651

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

3,245 workers (±509)

Carmel, New York
New York share

Drive alone67%2,187
Carpool10%†338
Public transit6.6%†215
Walk0.9%†28
Bike0.0%0
Work from home14%†455
Other0.7%†22

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

2,790 workers (±511)

Carmel, New York
New York share

Under 15 min15%†424
15–29 min24%683
30–44 min18%†514

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Putnam County, the county holding most of Carmel's residents.

Putnam County has 2,868 employer establishments, 292 for every 10,000 residents (1.18× the US rate of 248; 1.07× New York's), with 22,380 paid employees at an average annual pay of $57,049. The Census Bureau also counts 11,010 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,868; 11,010 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 292; US 248 · New York 274
Paid employees: 22,380
Average annual pay: $57,049; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Putnam County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	368	37.5	2.42×More than typical	1,880	$76,084	907
Construction of buildings	212	21.6	2.86×More than typical	709	$70,230	384
Services to buildings and dwellings	194	19.8	2.93×More than typical	782	$46,066	596
Restaurants and other eating places	188	19.2	1.04×About typical	1,736	$27,911	51
Ambulatory health care services	171	17.4	0.84×About typical	2,404	$73,960	565
Building equipment contractors	159	16.2	2.69×More than typical	927	$75,425	186
Landscaping services	136	13.9	3.96×More than typical	447	$51,906	207
Building finishing contractors	104	10.6	2.79×More than typical	486	$78,204	359
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors	99	10.1	3.06×More than typical	608	$77,240	87
Lessors of real estate	89	9.1	0.74×Fewer than typical	162	$48,519	1,428
Full-service restaurants	88	9	1.17×About typical	922	$31,060	23
Personal care services	82	8.4	1.75×More than typical	313	$24,137	218

Rank places for an industry Open Putnam County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 98,110 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $100K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Carmel, New York: $13.68 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $100K; +17% vs FY2025
Per resident: $13.68; US $1,994
Sole-source: 21%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs$68.9K69%
Department of State$32K32%

Top recipients

CARVELL CONSULTING, LLC$68.9K69%
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$32K32%
STRONGHOLD SYSTEMS LLC$2,7002.7%
KEMRON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.$00.0%
CONCOURSE FEDERAL GROUP LLC-$3,6490.0%

Spending by fiscal year

79.4KFY2017
1.8KFY2018
14.6KFY2020
10.9KFY2021
-2.3KFY2022
194.6KFY2023
84.2KFY2024
85.1KFY2025

Top industries (NAICS)

Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$68.9K69%
Other professional, scientific, and technical services · 5419$32K32%
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance · 8113$2,7002.7%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Carmel, New York, so they do not add up across cities.

Carmel, New York's figures are part of those of Putnam County, NY ($699.7K in FY2026), never added to them: 14% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Carmel is mostly in Putnam County.

See federal money in Putnam County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Carmel, New York is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Michael LawlerR-NY-17 · 100% of residentsWith party 89%Missed 1.8%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Putnam County97100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ68

Other cities and towns in Putnam County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

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Trends

What changed in five years

Cities and towns like Carmel, New York five years ago that improved