Town file
New Paltz, New York
New Paltz, New York (Ulster County, New York) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 295, "Murder, Table For One" (29 June 2022). New Paltz is a small college town in Ulster County, New York, just across the river from Poughkeepsie, built around the State University of New York campus and about 70 miles from Manhattan.
- Town
- New Paltz
- County
- Ulster County
- State
- New York
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 295
- Approximate location
- 41.750, -74.080
Episode 295 / 29 June 2022 / 63 min / express
Murder, Table For One
"If you go just across the river from Poughkeepsie you will end up in New Paltz, New York; the Alster County assistant district attorney prosecutes the case." about 0:02:48
The case: Murder of Darlene Bauer (September 18, 1997). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2022
- Population
- about 7,100
- Median household income
- about $66,000
- Median home value
- about $180,000
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A very beautiful area where the mountains scrape the sky, calm, with a bustling town of handmade arts and especially sweet people."about 0:05:02
3 stars
"It has been snowing a lot; it is March 26th and there is still snow on the ground."about 0:05:41
1 star
"It is so cold and it is annoying."about 0:05:55
1 star
"A SUNY New Paltz alum from the mid-80s remembers a vibrant artist town with hippies and punks, now an overpriced yuppie nightmare with city people buying millionaire houses."about 0:06:06
1 star
"Sad, sad diner: found multiple grey hairs in the food, got only a 5% discount, was hinted at as having planted them, and the head chef had a salt and pepper beard."about 0:15:11
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Fishkill, New York18 miles
- Liberty, New York34 miles
- Bantam, Connecticut43 miles
- Hillsdale, New York44 miles
- Chappaqua, New York44 miles
- Wantage Township, New Jersey45 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.