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10,877people live here $105,718median household income▲ 31% above US $1,610median rent per month▲ 14% above US $419,700median home value▲ 26% above US

Myers Corner is an unincorporated community in Dutchess County, NY. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Myers Corner

Myers Corner is an unincorporated community in New York with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Myers Corner deals with home prices well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, cold winters, and snowy winters.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Clean air
Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

High home prices
Above-average commute times
Cold winters
Snowy winters — 58" per year
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How Myers Corner compares

Median household income

Myers Corner$105,718

New York avg$85,974

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Myers Corner$1,610

New York avg$1,621

US$1,413

Median home value

Myers Corner$419,700

New York avg$423,800

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Myers Corner

Based on Myers Corner's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,220

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $64,400 a year
45% of Myers Corner renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$83,940

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $41,970
Homes cost 4.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 14% above US

$1,610/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,610 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $419,700. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $419,700 · 45% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.3% county unemployment

Unemployment in Dutchess County is 3.3%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Dutchess County (county-wide)

Safety

31 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Myers Corner doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 273/100k · Policed by Dutchess County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 11% above US

29 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 28.8 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 16% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

73%

Work from home

16%

Carpool

7.4%

Public transit

2.0%

Other

2.0%

Walk

0.4%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 82°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 21°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 20% above US

43% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 43% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (12 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Myers Corner's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are home prices well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,610/mo) equals 18% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low), remote workers (16% of workers here already work from home), and college-educated professionals.

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