Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety90#96/924
Economy53#436/925
Housing28#662/925
Health72#259/925
Healthcare30#644/923
Environment91#82/917
Education50#460/925
Infrastructure44#515/925
Community44#517/925
Leisure & amenities86#126/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Monticello, NY micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Grocery stores · high3.5 /10k
98/100New York 3.4 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Job growth · high3.1%
96/100New York -0.3%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
Firearm deaths · low6.2 /100k
96/100New York 4.2 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Suicide rate · low11.4 /100k
93/100New York 8.5 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Hot days · low2 days
93/100New York 3 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Property crime rate · low521 /100k
92/100New York 1,575 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Primary care physicians · low25 /100k
3/100New York 83 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Effective property tax rate · high1.81%
4/100New York 1.30%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.495
7/100New York 0.517United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Average commute time · high28.0 min
8/100New York 32.6 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Access to exercise opportunities · low54.8%
12/100New York 93.1%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Child care cost burden · high36.0%
17/100New York 37.7%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

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

Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
42.1% (2010 & 2021) → 54.8% (2022 & 2024)
+13 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Homicide rateImproving
4.6 /100k (2021) → 2.0 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−57%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Property crime rateImproving
1,089 /100k (2020) → 521 /100k (2025)
−52%5 yearsUS 1,929 /100k → 1,535 /100k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
50.2 /100k (2021) → 25.0 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−50%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Violent crime rateImproving
235 /100k (2020) → 123 /100k (2025)
−48%5 yearsUS 389 /100k → 328 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
80.2% (2015-2019) → 89.4% (2020-2024)
+9.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

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.

Over about five years, Monticello, NY micropolitan area improved on 15 of 23 measures with a comparison and declined on 5. 0 moved within the margin of error and 3 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved15

Commute−2.5 min30.6 min → 28.0 min
Unemployment−5.2 points8.8% → 3.6%
Bachelor's++5.3 points24.8% → 30.1%
Violent crime−48%235 /100k → 123 /100k
Firearm deaths−32%9.1 /100k → 6.2 /100k

Declined5

Transit use−1.1 points2.4% → 1.3%
Gyms−27%1.0 /10k → 0.7 /10k
Libraries−6.6%1.5 /10k → 1.4 /10k
Traffic deaths+24%13.3 /100k → 16.5 /100k
Pharmacies−18%1.7 /10k → 1.4 /10k

All 23 measures

Change of every measure of Monticello, NY micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	6.1 /10k2020	7.4 /10k2025	+22%	Improved	77%
Average commute time	30.6 min2015-2019	28.0 min2020-2024	−2.5 min	Improved	98%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%2015-2019	30.1%2020-2024	+5.3 points	Improved	94%
Broadband subscriptions	80.2%2015-2019	89.4%2020-2024	+9.2 points	Improved	53%
Distance to an airport	67 mi2020	67 mi2025	+0 mi	Little change	5%
Drug overdose deaths	67.6 /100k2020	25.0 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−63%	Improved	92%
Firearm deaths	9.1 /100k2020	6.2 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−32%	Improved	93%
Grocery stores	3.4 /10k2020	3.5 /10k2025	+1%	Little change	55%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.0 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	−27%	Declined	14%
High school diploma or higher	86.7%2015-2019	87.9%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Improved	35%
Homicide rate	2.6 /100k2020	2.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−23%	Improved	47%
Income adjusted for local prices	$51,1412019	$66,1782024	+29%	Improved	32%
New business applications	9.8 /1k2020	13.4 /1k2025	+37%	Improved	36%
Pharmacies	1.7 /10k2020	1.4 /10k2025	−18%	Declined	25%
Property crime rate	1,089 /100k2020	521 /100k2025	−52%	Improved	88%
Public libraries	1.5 /10k2019	1.4 /10k2024	−6.6%	Declined	18%
Public transit commuters	2.4%2015-2019	1.3%2020-2024	−1.1 points	Declined	14%
Rent-burdened households	49.5%2015-2019	48.2%2020-2024	−1.3 points	Improved	70%
Restaurants and bars	11.3 /10k2020	11.0 /10k2025	−2.6%	Little change	33%
Suicide rate	14.0 /100k2020	11.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−19%	Improved	85%
Traffic deaths	13.3 /100k2015-2019	16.5 /100k2020-2024	+24%	Declined	23%
Unemployment rate	8.8%2020	3.6%2025	−5.2 points	Improved	95%
Violent crime rate	235 /100k2020	123 /100k2025	−48%	Improved	93%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Monticello, NY micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Monticello, NY micropolitan area 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.

For comparison, Monticello, NY micropolitan area itself moved +4.2 points in standing on average over the same 22 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

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

79,721 residents

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

Table view

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

Race and Hispanic origin

79,721 residents

Monticello, NY micropolitan area
United States share

White66%52,633
Black8.4%6,685
Hispanic or Latino19%15,158
Asian

Education

56,129 residents (±304)

Monticello, NY micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma12%6,790
High school or GED30%16,706
Some college18%10,176
Associate degree

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

31,434 households (±846)

Monticello, NY micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k16%4,925
$25k–50k19%5,962
$50k–75k17%5,212
$75k–100k13%4,041
$100k–150k16%5,060
$150k–200k8.7%2,746
$200k or more11%3,488

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

31,434 households (±846)

Monticello, NY micropolitan area
United States share

Own67%21,178
Rent33%10,256

Table view

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

Rent paid

9,646 households (±752)

Monticello, NY micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75020%1,888
$750–1,00023%2,182
$1,000–1,50031%3,012
$1,500–2,00015%

Home values

21,178 homes (±781)

Monticello, NY micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k22%4,651
$150k–250k28%6,000
$250k–400k26%5,541
$400k–750k20%4,140

Age of homes

49,994 homes (±173)

Monticello, NY micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later7.3%3,636
2000–200911%5,396
1980–199924%12,232
1960–197921%10,338

Size of homes

49,994 homes (±173)

Monticello, NY micropolitan area
United States share

Studio1.9%970
1 bedroom11%5,653
2 bedrooms26%13,059
3 bedrooms40%19,902

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

34,584 workers (±1,056)

Monticello, NY micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone71%24,723
Carpool9.0%3,105
Public transit1.3%466
Walk2.9%994
Bike0.5%†163
Work from home13%4,555
Other1.7%†578

† 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

30,029 workers (±936)

Monticello, NY micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min30%9,121
15–29 min36%10,839
30–44 min16%4,690
45–59 min7.4%2,216

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 no occupation wages for Monticello, NY micropolitan area.

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.

Monticello, NY has 2,061 employer establishments, 256 for every 10,000 residents (1.03× the US rate of 248), with 22,087 paid employees at an average annual pay of $46,336. The Census Bureau also counts 6,804 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,061; 6,804 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 256; US 248
Paid employees: 22,087
Average annual pay: $46,336; US $68,342

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

Restaurants and other eating places	164	20.4	1.11×About typical	1,116	$28,642	48
Specialty trade contractors	160	19.9	1.29×More than typical	549	$53,097	559
Construction of buildings	112	13.9	1.84×More than typical	357	$51,591	317
Lessors of real estate	112	13.9	1.13×About typical	298	$76,611	826
Ambulatory health care services	90	11.2	0.54×Fewer than typical	596	$58,173	274
Full-service restaurants	75	9.3	1.21×About typical	555	$30,277	23
Limited-service restaurants	66	8.2	1.02×About typical	446	$27,184	16
Services to buildings and dwellings	59	7.3	1.09×About typical	192	$41,109	453
Building equipment contractors	58	7.2	1.20×About typical	241	$57,469	119
Religious organizations	54	6.7	1.21×About typical	899	$28,110	—
Grocery and convenience stores	53	6.6	2.22×More than typical	689	$33,261	25
Landscaping services	48	6	1.70×More than typical	103	$50,505	170

Rank places for an industry

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 80,413 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.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
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 contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $12.2M on contracts performed in Monticello, NY micropolitan area: $152 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $12.2M; −5.5% vs FY2025
Per resident: $152; US $1,995
Sole-source: 0.8%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.1%; 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

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$9.5M77%
Agricultural Marketing Service$2.2M18%
Defense Logistics Agency$430.6K3.5%
Department of Veterans Affairs$96.4K0.8%
National Park Service$13.8K0.1%
U.S. Geological Survey$4,0600.0%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

16.3MFY2017
14MFY2018
17.1MFY2019
14.2MFY2020
11MFY2021
15.9MFY2022
14.6MFY2023
14.1M

Top industries (NAICS)

Technical and trade schools · 6115$9.5M77%
Other food manufacturing · 3119$2.2M18%
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration equipment manufacturing · 3334$398.2K3.3%
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing · 3391$38.5K0.3%
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing · 3339$38.3K0.3%
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing · 3333$18.9K

Largest awards

DELAWARE VALLEY JOB CORPS CENTER WITH OUTREACH AND ADMISSIONS AND CAREER TRANSITION SERVICES.$47.7M
ADAMS AND ASSOCIATES INC· Sullivan County, NY· Education & social services· Jan 5, 2022 – Aug 5, 2026· 1605JE22C0004
PROJECT DAGGER: HIGH-SPEED VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FOR MARITIME ENVIRONMENTS$1.8M
DAGGER UNMANNED, LLC· Sullivan County, NY· Research & development· Aug 27, 2025 – Dec 2, 2025· FA864925P0491
LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRIC PRECISION NAVIGATION FOR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM-DENIED ENVIRONMENTS$1.8M
EDURAS AUTONOMY, LLC· Sullivan County, NY· Research & development· Aug 12, 2024 – Jan 12, 2026· FA864924P1108

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $468.7M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Monticello, NY micropolitan area: $5,816 per resident (US $12,957).

Assistance · FY2026: $468.7M; −8.1% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5,816; US $12,957
Loan face value: $9.2M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.1%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$315.9M67%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$53.1M11%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$31.1M6.6%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$23.6M5.0%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$17.2M3.7%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$8.1M1.7%
20.287 · Surface Transportation Block Grant Program$4.7M1.0%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$3.6M0.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEW YORK$12.9M2.7%
ALBANY, NY
MONTICELLO VILLAGE OF$3.1M0.7%
MONTICELLO, NY
SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE$2.6M0.5%
LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY
YESHIVA GEDOLAH ZICHRON MOSHE$977.4K0.2%
FALLSBURG, NY
MONTICELLO PRESERVATION, LP$753K

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$417.3M89%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$27.2M5.8%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$12.9M2.7%
Department of Transportation
Department of Education$3.6M0.8%
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$3.2M

Assistance by fiscal year

428.8MFY2021
431.4MFY2022
482.9MFY2023
470.4MFY2024
510.1MFY2025
468.7MFY2026

County aggregates

95%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Monticello, NY

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Sullivan CountyCentral county6580,586

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

MonticelloPrincipal city7,279

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in New York

Areas based in New York, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

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.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
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
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved15

Declined5

Metro and micro areas like Monticello, NY micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Monticello, NY

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in New York

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved15

Declined5

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought