Coxsackie is a walkable Hudson River town with notable architecture
With grand Queen Anne homes, historic farms and Italianate brick storefronts, Coxsackie is a character-rich community on the Hudson River. Pronounced “kook-SAH-kee,” the town’s name derives from an Algonquin word that roughly translates to “a place of owls,” and owl statues and images can be found all over town. “What I love about it is the walkability there. I just love being able to fall out the door and get a cup of coffee,” says Christine Hinz, an associate real estate broker with Coldwell Banker Village Green who’s lived in the area since 2007. “They also have a beautiful waterfront park with walking trails.” Interstate 87 and U.S. Highway 9W connect to Albany, roughly 25 miles away.
Character-rich homes in town, multiacre farms and lake houses nearby
Coxsackie’s walkable downtown is filled with architectural styles from the 1800s. Queen Anne is the most common design here, and there are also examples of Second Empire, Italianate and Greek Revival architecture. The streets are lined with sidewalks, and mature trees often shade the manicured yards and established gardens. Ranch-style and Cape Cod homes are more common farther from downtown, and buyers can also find farmhouses dating back to the 1700s, as well as contemporary New Traditional homes.
Home prices typically range from around $170,000 to $670,000. “There’s a lot of bang for your buck there because it's just a little further north than a lot of city folk want to go,” Hinz says. South of town, the Sleepy Hollow Lake resort community offers lakefront cabins. These and historic farm properties on several acres range from $770,000 to $1.2 million. Some properties are at risk of flooding; homeowners should check flood maps to assess their risk.
Water recreation, a riverfront park and playgrounds
“They’ve completed a big waterfront restoration project, and it feels like a very exciting place to go and connect with the community,” Hinz says. Coxsackie Riverside Park offers walking paths by the water, a playground and a picnic pavilion. The boat launch here allows people to get out on the river for a day of fishing or kayaking. The park hosts community events like the Coxsackie Riverside Festival each September. This one-day event includes carnival rides, axe-throwing and evening fireworks.
McQuade Park is home to a popular playground, and it also has a ballpark that hosts youth baseball teams. Members of the Coxsackie Yacht Club can use the club’s marina and participate in club events. The Hi-Way Drive-In opened in 1951 and shows new movies. The Catskill Mountains are within an hour’s drive, providing access to hiking trails and ski areas. Residents of the Sleepy Hollow Lake community have private amenities like a marina, swimming pools and pickleball courts.
Locally owned shops and restaurants near the river and Highway 9W
The Reed Street Historic District near the riverfront is lined with brick Italianate buildings that house locally owned businesses. Coxsackie General Store sells locally sourced and gourmet groceries, and it also has a coffee shop. Overlooking the river, Patrick Henry’s Waterfront Tavern serves pizza and bar food. Other locally owned businesses here include a stationery store, a florist and a wine shop. Every Wednesday from May to October, the Coxsackie Farmers Market offers locally grown produce at Coxsackie Riverside Park. Further from town on Highway 9W, Reds Restaurant has been serving fresh seafood since 1944, making it the oldest restaurant in the county. Tops Supermarket and Dollar General are the closest grocery stores.
Coxsackie’s schools earn Bs and Cs
Kids can start school at Coxsackie Elementary, which earns a C-plus from Niche, and then go to the B-minus-rated Coxsackie-Athens Middle. Coxsackie-Athens High earns a B and offers the New Visions program, which allows students to get hands-on training with professionals. The program offers topics like education, medicine and scientific research.
A walkable downtown, and nearby highways connect to cities like Albany
Sidewalks make downtown Coxsackie pedestrian-friendly, but the surrounding areas require a car to get around. Mansion and Washington Streets are the main roads through town, and Highway 9W and Interstate 87 are to the west. Albany is about 25 miles away, a drive that takes roughly 30 minutes, and Hudson is roughly 15 miles away. New York City is a 140-mile drive, and Amtrak offers train service into the city from its Hudson station. Greene County Transit has bus routes around the county.
Houses of worship here include St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church and First United Methodist Church. EmUrgentCare provides health care in the area, and Columbia Memorial Health, the closest hospital, is roughly 18 miles away. Albany International Airport is a roughly 33-mile drive.
Big employers include prisons and manufacturers
Two men’s prisons in Coxsackie are big employers for the area: the medium-security Greene Correctional Facility and the maximum-security Coxsackie Correctional Facility. Industrial employers and distribution centers, which are concentrated mostly around Highway 9W, are also big employers, and Hinz says that many who live here commute to Albany. “It's becoming a tech hub, so we're seeing a lot of buyers who are expanding their search and moving into this area,” she says.
Written By
Annie Franklin
