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Heritage HillsNY

Some 4,094 people live in this town, in New York.

Is Heritage Hills a good place to live?

66% of residents are 65 or older in Heritage Hills, where New York’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. No town among the 759 in New York we compare has a higher midpoint age than Heritage Hills. 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.

A growing town

Heritage Hills has grown 14% from 2010 to 2020

3,975 counted in 2010 and 4,511 in 2020.

3,9752010
4,5112020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Heritage Hills.

Natural hazards

Top of a very low hazard risk in Heritage Hills: inland flooding

16risk score of 100

Expected losses in Heritage Hills break down as 68% from inland flooding and 8% from hurricanes. The risk rating from FEMA for Heritage Hills comes to 16 of 100. Since 1980, Heritage Hills has seen 2 flood insurance claims paid out.

FEMA risk score
16Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesCold waves
2
paid flood claims since 1980

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

The average trip to work in Heritage Hills is longer than in the typical New York or U.S. town

3%work in town

2.8% of Heritage Hills working residents work locally. Jobs in Heritage Hills grew by 590 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 968. Heritage Hills’ median household income stands at $106,000. For half of commuters, work is under 29 miles away.

Heritage HillsNew York townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work46 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$106,000$82,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town2.8%10%8%
Below the poverty line7.7%9.5%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Heritage Hills3%
New York29%
Somers7%
Greenburgh4%
Yorktown3%
29 mi
median commute distance
968
jobs based in Heritage Hills
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Heritage Hills’ year

40″snow a winter

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

Winter22–39°
Spring38–60°
Summer60–82°
Fall43–63°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

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 feel lonely: 25%. Of 32 CDC measures, Heritage Hills beats the New York average on 22 and trails it on 6.

Heritage HillsNew York townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)5.1%13%14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)8.4%16%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)8.5%17%16%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)27%37%36%
32 measures vs. New York
22 better4 too close to call6 worse
What stands outHeritage HillsNY
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity3.5%14.5%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity4.2%17.2%
More adults who have had cancer19.5%7.7%
Putnam Hospital Center
3.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: 0.6% of Heritage Hills

0.6%conserved

4.0 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Heritage Hills has one park or preserve, 8 acres in all.

0.6%
conserved · 8 of 1,212 acres
4.0 mi
of trails · 2.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Rhinoceros Creek Reservation—8

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Housing

A home in Heritage Hills sells for about $647K at the median

$647Kmedian sale price

88% of households own their home in Heritage Hills. In Heritage Hills, the typical rent is $3,501 a month. Homes sold in Heritage Hills spent a median 31 days on the market.

Heritage HillsNew York townsU.S. towns
Median rent$3,501 a month$1,101 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home88%75%73%
Market temperature
Seller’s marketA strong seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
31
days on market
102.9%
sale-to-list price
12
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Heritage Hills

15pages on Heritage Hills
Nearby attractions

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.

All 596 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Cloisters: Paweł Drozd on Wiki Drozdpl cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:05, 27 December 2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · General Grant National Memorial: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bronx Zoo: Stavenn, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Heritage Hills: who provides what

Heritage Hills is unincorporated, so Westchester County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNew York State Elec & Gas22.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHeritage Hills Water System3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesWestchester CountyWestchester County provides services here
SchoolsSomers Central School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWestchester County Board of ElectionsWestchester County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code1058910589 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Heritage Hills for work

Where Heritage Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

29% → New York New York 29% 7% → Somers Somers 7% 4% → Greenburgh Greenburgh 4% 3% → Yorktown Yorktown 3% 3% → Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant 3% 3% → Bedford Bedford 3% Heritage Hills · 3% stay
968jobs based in Heritage Hills
3%of working residents work in town
29 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Heritage Hills

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.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.9 sq mi
Elevation
587 ft

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