Heritage HillsNY
A town of 4,094.
Is Heritage Hills a good place to live?
Heritage Hills’ concentration of trails is 2.1 miles per square mile, above both New York’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Heritage Hills yet; the figures below are still real.
Heritage Hills has grown 14% from 2010 to 2020
3,975 counted in 2010 and 4,511 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
United States Military Academy and 150 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Heritage Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
23 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
Big draw35 mi MuseumThe Cloisters
39 mi National MemorialGeneral Grant National Memorial63K visitors a year
35 mi Zoo & aquariumBronx ZooPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Cloisters: Paweł Drozd on Wiki Drozdpl cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:05, 27 December 2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · General Grant National Memorial: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bronx Zoo: Stavenn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Heritage Hills: who provides what
Heritage Hills is unincorporated, so Westchester County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Heritage Hills.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Heritage Hills: inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, Heritage Hills has seen 2 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average trip to work in Heritage Hills is longer than in the typical New York or U.S. town
In Heritage Hills, the median household income is $106,000, against $82,000 in New York’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Jobs in Heritage Hills grew by 590 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 968. 2.8% of Heritage Hills working residents work locally. For half of commuters, work is under 29 miles away.
| Heritage Hills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 46 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Heritage Hills’ year
The range runs from 19° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 40 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Heritage Hills stands out in New York and nationally: a smaller share of its adults report frequent mental distress
The share of adults in Heritage Hills who smoke cigarettes: 5.1%. Of the 756 New York towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Heritage Hills. This New York town beats the New York average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Heritage Hills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 5.1% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Heritage Hills | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 3.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.2% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 19.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 0.6% of Heritage Hills
4.0 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Heritage Hills has one park or preserve, 8 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rhinoceros Creek Reservation | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Heritage Hills sells for about $612K at the median
88% of households own their home in Heritage Hills. The typical rent for Heritage Hills comes to $3,501 a month. Homes sold in Heritage Hills spent a median 27 days on the market.
| Heritage Hills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,501 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 88% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Heritage Hills
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Heritage Hills
About 1 of every 100 Heritage Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
97% of working residents leave Heritage Hills for work
Where Heritage Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Heritage Hills
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Heritage Hills is a hamlet (and census-designated place) within the town of Somers in Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Heritage Hills had a population of 4,511.
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- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 587 ft
Questions about Heritage Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Heritage Hills, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Heritage Hills yet; the figures below are still real.