Ghent is a town in Columbia County, New York, home to about 5,267 people across 45 square miles. Its ZIP code is 12075, and parts of 12037, 12184 and 12534 are in Ghent too.
Homes sold for a median of $253 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Ghent; also Austerlitz
Part is in Ghent, part in Austerlitz and Chatham
Mostly Kinderhook; part is in Ghent
Mostly Hudson; part is in Ghent
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ghent. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albany International Airport (ALB)31 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ112 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY115 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ghent; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Ghent had 5,303 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 346th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Columbia County grew from 43,211 residents in 1900 to 61,570 in 2020.
Columbia County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 44.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 31 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hudson Correctional Facility, NY weather station (8 miles away).
16,420 jobs at 1,819 businesses in Columbia County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
18 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ghent.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Valley SchoolGhent | Pre-K–12 | 275 | Nonsectarian | 4.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Hudson, Kinderhook, Greenport, Claverack, Livingston, Stockport, Chatham and Austerlitz.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.