Joseph: “both income taxes *and* property taxes. $10k should be sufficient to cover most middle class homeowners”. How about those in Nassau County or Monsey whose property tax alone is >$10,000?
Neville Chamberlin: As of December 2016, KJ was the poorest area in NYS.
Not only did Kiryas Joel have one of the lowest-incomes in our state, it also came in as having the lowest per capita income out of any other location in America with a population of over 10,000 residents. The community is mostly made up of Hassidic Jews out in Orange County, with the average resident making only $4, 355 per year.
In 2014, 93% of KJ was on Medicaid (medical coverage for poor people). (Orange County Department of Social Services)