Hunter is a town in Greene County, New York, home to about 3,042 people across 90 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12427, 12436, 12442, 12450 and 12485.
Homes sold for a median of $250 per square foot across 5 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 5 were seller’s markets.
Population3,04234 per sq mi
Median home value$314,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$250Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hunter. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Hunter
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albany International Airport (ALB)44 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Newark, NJ100 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY105 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Hunter; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Hunter
U.S. Representative · New York’s 19th DistrictJosh Riley (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Hunter had 3,035 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 512th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Greene County grew from 31,478 residents in 1900 to 47,931 in 2020.
Greene County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 67.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 86 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Platte Clove, NY weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Greene County
10,966 jobs at 1,203 businesses in Greene County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
13 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hunter’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Kingston19.1 miles
Columbia Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Hudson20.4 miles
Northern Dutchess HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Rhinebeck20.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
3
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
3
Chiropractors
2
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.
Places in and around Hunter
Parks (2 nearby)
Mountain Top Arboretum · 196 acres3.7 mi
Rip Van Winkle Lake Park · 3 acres2.1 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Tops1.9 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Wellness Rx2.3 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Mountain Top Library2.1 mi
Hunter Public Library4.0 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Mountain Top Historical Society4.0 mi
Piano Performance Museum4.0 mi
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
The Orpheum Performing Arts Center2.2 mi
Dancing Bear Theater4.0 mi
Counts are within about 6 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Hunter-Tannersville Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Hunter Elementary SchoolHunter
Pre-K–8
174
Public
3.6 mi
Hunter-Tannersville Middle School High SchoolTannersville
7–12
157
Public
2.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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