2021 Best Places to Live in Sullivan County

Wurtsboro

• Town in New York
• Rating 3 out of 5  2 reviews

• grade C+

• grade C+

• 1,140 Population

Monticello

• Town in New York
• Rating 2.67 out of 5  33 reviews

Visitor: I like monticello. My niece and i travel at night to the casino and never see all this crime or cop cars with flashing lights. I have lived in the bronx for most of my 58 years and am thinking of moving up there. I pay more in rent here then if i had a mortgage in monticello in a brand new home. There are clean places to eat and close by plus lakes and hiking trails near by. The residents have been nothing but kind. Small town parades, farmers market, kite festivals, garlic fest. Bird clubs. If you are looking to party and get drunk, please stay away.
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• grade C

• grade C+

• 6,433 Population

South Fallsburg

• Town in New York
• Rating 3.5 out of 5  2 reviews

Current Resident: I live in South Fallsburg, and I love it. I am middle-aged, and this is a nice quiet place to live. The season of Fall is really spectacular because all of the trees here turn yellow, red, orange, and it is really beautiful. The summer is also really great, and there are many visitors here because this place is beloved by many people.
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• grade C minus

• grade C minus

• 2,168 Population

Rock Hill

• Town in New York
• Rating 4 out of 5  5 reviews

Current Resident: Rock Hill is a small town where I grew up in. Everyone seems to know each other, and there's always live music over the summer. The town host's many parades over the year and races. My favorite part of Rock Hill is the little farmers market the town has over the summer months on every weekend. I live on a lake that sits right next to Rock Hill. Here I grew up learning how to swim, fish, boat, and enjoy the beauty around me. I wouldn’t have wanted to grow up anywhere else. Rock Hill will forever be my home.
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• grade B+

• grade C+

• 1,516 Population

Fremont

• Town in New York

• grade B

• grade B

• 1,235 Population

Delaware

• Town in New York

• grade B

• grade B

• 2,565 Population

Cochecton

• Town in New York
• Rating 3.4 out of 5  5 reviews

Parent: Police respond quickly. Neighbors watch out for each other
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• grade B

• grade B

• 1,430 Population

Lumberland

• Town in New York
• Rating 2.5 out of 5  6 reviews

• grade B

• grade C

• 2,314 Population

Smallwood

• Town in New York

• grade B

• grade C+

• 616 Population

Mamakating

• Town in New York
• Rating 3.4 out of 5  20 reviews

Niche User: Living in the country is not for everyone. There is not much access to constant entertainment like nightlife, sports, dance clubs, cell service apps and games or walking distance events. I personally love it out here. I enjoy being surrounded in nature, watching and being a part of wildlife in my own back yard, and looking over cliffs and beautiful scenic views in silent moments or with friends on a hike. The windy roads and little traffic are great for a motorcycle ride on a nice day. There is access to fishing and hunting which are some of my favorite activities to engage in during my free time. Removing yourself from technology and spending time outside enhances your lifestyle, health, and happiness in my opinion. It is an ideal place for raising children because time spent in nature teaches them to be listeners, observers, resourceful, and providers from the bounty they have access to.
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• grade B

• grade B minus

• 11,453 Population

Callicoon Town

• Town in New York
• Rating 4.5 out of 5  2 reviews

Current Resident: A flashback to the Wild Wild West (on the east coast). Mansion Hotel is amazing. Some excellent restaurants and shops. Once we went for the weekend we ended a year later buying a weekend home under $300k is a steal.
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• grade B minus

• grade B

• 2,925 Population

Rockland

• Town in New York

• grade B minus

• grade B minus

• 3,647 Population

Thompson

• Town in New York

• grade B minus

• grade C+

• 14,935 Population

Fallsburg

• Town in New York
• Rating 3.5 out of 5  8 reviews

Current Resident: My experience in Fallsburg has been great. The town is very diverse. one thing I would like see to change is having more hangout areas
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• grade B minus

• grade C

• 12,925 Population

Bethel

• Town in New York
• Rating 2.67 out of 5  3 reviews

• grade B minus

• grade C+

• 4,136 Population

Loch Sheldrake

• Town in New York
• Rating 5 out of 5  1 review

Visitor: Have relatives that live there. Nice, quiet. Stores nearby for shopping. People very friendly but most live there life and not in your business. Very family oriented, which makes for close family ties. Different events throughout the year to keep you busy. Only bad thing i could say. Horrible, horrible winter weather.
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• grade B minus

• grade C

• 1,273 Population

Callicoon

• Town in New York
• Rating 3.5 out of 5  2 reviews

• grade B minus

• grade B

• 273 Population

Neversink

• Town in New York
• Rating 2.81 out of 5  16 reviews

Current Resident: Neversink lacks all kinds of things you can find anywhere. It is peaceful and beautiful, mountains, fields and forest, decent people who have lived there a long time, history, it’s middle class at best. Low property taxes (thanks to NYC reservoir) add the fourth star. If you like it this way, great. If you don’t, there are other towns.
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• grade B minus

• grade C+

• 3,436 Population

Forestburgh

• Town in New York
• Rating 2.82 out of 5  11 reviews

Current Resident: Love the area. A very beautiful town. However, taxes are quite steep, and Sullivan County is one of the poorest counties in the state.
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• grade B minus

• grade C+

• 1,143 Population

Jeffersonville

• Town in New York
• Rating 4 out of 5  3 reviews

Current Resident: In the small town of Jeffersonville, either people are very close knit in the community or tend to stay by themselves. The area used to have a very large drug problem but has dramatically decreased over the years. The rise of local business owners has also increased the status of the town and brought in new people to the are. Overall, a beautiful place to live or visit!
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• grade B minus

• grade B

• 369 Population

Tusten

• Town in New York
• Rating 3 out of 5  1 review

• grade C+

• grade B

• 1,367 Population

Liberty

• Town in New York
• Rating 2.8 out of 5  10 reviews

Current Resident: Great place to raise a family. My family and I moved to Liberty, NY in 2018. My kids love it and their school. I'm fond of the relax lifestyle this town offers. It's quiet. It snows a lot but everyone is friendly. The police Dept. is located in front of the Elementary School which makes me feel a good knowing that the local authorities are close to the school if need be.
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• grade C+

• grade C+

• 9,345 Population

Narrowsburg

• Town in New York
• Rating 3 out of 5  2 reviews

Current Resident: Narrowsburgh lays quietly on the Delaware river during the winter season. Most of the indigenous fowl have migrated south, and everything is a pure silent white. Many of the residence have also left for the season, leaving the streets vacant and ghostly. However in the summer months, the little river town flourishes from the incoming of summer residence and vacationers, all trying to immerse themselves in the rural nature of up-state New York. Most of my high school friends live in Narrowsburgh, and once this college semester is over, I too will be returning home to my peaceful river town.
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• grade C+

• grade B

• 269 Population

Hortonville

• Town in New York

• grade C

• grade B

• 193 Population

Highland

• Town in New York

• grade C

• grade C

• 2,260 Population