Barrytown, New York
CDP
About Barrytown
Set in the eastern part of New York, Barrytown is a small unincorporated community.
Barrytown holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.13 square miles.
📰 Barrytown News Today
- Bard MFA Presents 2026 Thesis Exhibition in Barrytown, NY Hyperallergic · Jul 6
- Video - CGC Penobscot Bay Responds to Tug Beset in Ice Near Barrytown, New York DVIDS · Jan 28
- Red Hook urged to drop push to take over boat club property amid lawsuits Daily Freeman · Mar 11
- ‘Barrytown’: The tiny New York hamlet Steely Dan dedicated an entire song to Far Out Magazine · Sep 5
- Evelyn "Evie" Chanler Woolley Funeral Home · Feb 25
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What Makes Barrytown Unique
- The only place in America named Barrytown — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.13 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.13 sq mi
Coordinates42.0001, -73.9260