New Paltz has a 31% in poverty, (IE:on welfare) and it’s a college town.
https://datausa.io/profile/geo/new-paltz-ny/#economy
“While this is one of the lowest median household incomes in the area, it includes large number of college students who attend SUNY New Paltz, many of whom have incomes that would place them below the poverty line.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Paltz_(village),_New_York#Demographics