Personal loans in Nyack, NY
Every figure below is New York's own, applied to Nyack's 7,244 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. At about 7,244 residents, Nyack is larger than roughly 79% of the places in New York.
Nyack, New York — home to about 7,244 people — is a small town, so the terms you are offered follow New York law rather than any local rule. Nyack shed about 0.2% of its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. Rate-shopping from Nyack costs nothing at pre-qualification, where a soft pull leaves your credit file alone. The closest larger place is Sleepy Hollow, NY about 2 miles away.
Where Nyack stands
Most of what governs a Nyack loan is written in New York law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: 7,244 people, a figure that places Nyack 122nd among the 595 Census places in New York (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: About 0.2% below the 2020 Census base.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 17 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 79% of New York's places have fewer residents than Nyack's 7,244.
- Density: the Census land area of 0.8 sq mi holds about 9,408 people per square mile.
- Land area rank: Nyack's 0.8 square miles rank 461st of 595 places in New York.
- Water: Nyack holds about 0.84 square miles, the 42nd-largest water area in New York.
- Share of state population: Nyack's 7,244 residents are about 0.1% of New York.
- National rank: Nyack is the 3,914th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Nyack ranks 120th among New York's 595 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus New York: the state average change is -1.1%, while Nyack moved 0.2%.
- Density in New York: Nyack ranks 26th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Nyack runs about 9,408 residents per square mile, where the New York median is 1,515.
- Location: coordinates 41.0930, -73.9152 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Sleepy Hollow (2 mi); Tarrytown (3 mi); Ossining (5 mi); Briarcliff Manor (5 mi); Haverstraw (6 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Nearest smaller places: Upper Nyack (2 mi); Grand View-on-Hudson (2 mi); Piermont (4 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 156 places smaller than Nyack sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 239 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
How Nyack compares across New York
Against New York's other places, Nyack accounts for about 0.1% of the state's population and ranks 122nd of 595 by size. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 120th of 595 New York places, putting it near the 80th percentile for growth. At about 9,408 people per square mile, Nyack is the 26th most densely settled place in New York. In land area, Nyack ranks 461st among New York's 595 places.
Nyack on the map
Nyack covers about 0.8 square miles of land, with 0.84 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). With 7,244 residents, the land area yields roughly 9,408 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, New York, the distance is roughly 30 miles. Within 50 miles of Nyack there are 175 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 239 larger places.
What New York law requires in Nyack
When New York does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Nyack is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Source says: "Notify the Department of Financial Services at (800) 342-3736 if you believe payday loans are being made in New York" | New York State Department of Financial Services as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 16% per annum maximum civil rate (Banking Law 14-a; General Obligations Law 5-501) Source says: "The maximum rate of interest provided for in section 5-501 of the general obligations law shall be sixteen per centum per annum." | New York State Senate (Open Legislation) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Illegal in New York State, in person, by telephone, or over the Internet Source says: "Payday loans are illegal in New York State." | New York State Department of Financial Services as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Nyack borrower is actually offered
A Nyack personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 7,244 residents. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Nyack lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. The term you choose in Nyack decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
What to do before borrowing in Nyack
Before you hand your details to a lender in Nyack, where the population is near 7,244:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Look the lender up in the New York regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
The process is identical across New York; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Nyack holds 7,244 people.
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Nearby places
- Upper Nyack, NY — population 1,996
- Grand View-on-Hudson, NY — population 269
- Sleepy Hollow, NY — population 10,962
- Piermont, NY — population 2,499
- Tarrytown, NY — population 11,691
- Ossining, NY — population 26,542
- Irvington, NY — population 6,417
- Briarcliff Manor, NY — population 7,319