Barrytown, New York

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.com · 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

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

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.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Barrytown

• Turkey Point State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ulster Landing Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Barrytown

🏘️ Nearby Communities