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Firthcliffe, New York.

A community in Orange County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Orange County’s.

Living in Firthcliffe, Orange County, New York

Firthcliffe, in Orange County, had 5,022 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $101,250 a year and half less, against $97,178 across Orange County; 7% of its people live below the poverty line. 65% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 35% are rented. Unemployment in Orange County was 4.3% in August 2026, and the county had 0.4% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 5,022 in the 2020 census; median age 39.9
Household income $101,250 the median, give or take $15,569 · Orange County: $97,178
Unemployment 4.3% Orange County, August 2026; 4.4% a year before
Homes 65% lived in by their owners; 35% rented
  • 2,203households
  • 49%of adults have a degree
  • 7%below the poverty line
  • 26 mintypical commute
  • 13%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care29%
  • Professional and business services14%
  • Government14%
  • Shops (retail)10%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment9%
  • Building trades6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Orange County had 154,905 jobs in 2025, 0.4% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 36° and 21°; warmest in July, 85° and 65° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 36° 21° F M A M J J 85° 65° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 36° and 21°; warmest in July, 85° and 65° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 36° 21° F M A M J J 85° 65° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 36° and lows near 21°; warmest in July, with highs near 85° and lows near 65°. About 36 inches of snow and 51 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the West Point weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Orange County

  1. Garnet Health Medical CenterGeneral hospital2,626FTE
  2. United States Military AcademyUniversity or college2,000
  3. Newburgh City School DistrictSchool district1,723FTE
  4. Middletown City School DistrictSchool district1,262FTE
  5. St. Lukes Cornwall HospitalGeneral hospital1,049FTE
  6. Monroe-woodbury Central School DistrictSchool district1,009FTE
  7. Orange County Community CollegeTwo-year college952
  8. AmazonGeneral warehousing and storage910

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 262 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 32,499 people in all across the county; Firthcliffe has none of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023), colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24) and school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  2. Strong windRelatively moderate
  3. Inland floodingRelatively moderate
  4. Cold wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Firthcliffe’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Orange County.