HillcrestNY
A town of 9,071.
Is Hillcrest a good place to live?
Hillcrest’s median rent is $2,577 a month, against $1,101 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Hillcrest yet; the figures below are still real.
97% of working residents leave Hillcrest for work
Where Hillcrest’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
United States Military Academy and 522 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hillcrest. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw24 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw25 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw25 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Hillcrest: who provides what
Hillcrest is unincorporated, so Rockland 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 Hillcrest.
Most of Hillcrest’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Hillcrest for work: only 3% work in town. At $142,000, Hillcrest’s median household income is where New York’s towns sit at $82,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Hillcrest’s average trip to work is 30 minutes.
| Hillcrest | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $142,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.7% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Hillcrest, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 2021, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hillcrest.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Hillcrest
Hillcrest has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Younger than New York overall
People 65 and older are 13% of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 25% of residents (21% statewide). The median age in Hillcrest is 34.9 years. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Hillcrest | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.9 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
42% women, 58% men
About 138 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±7.4 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 75% are men (NY 50%).
| Hillcrest | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.1% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 22.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
A larger share of adults sleep under 7 hours in Hillcrest than in most of New York or the rest of the country
48% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Hillcrest. Hillcrest beats the New York average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 33% of adults get no exercise outside work in Hillcrest.
| Hillcrest | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hillcrest | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 14.9% | 17.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 13.5% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hillcrest
Colleges nearby
26 within 15 miles of the center of Hillcrest
About 6 of every 100 Hillcrest residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
About Hillcrest
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Hillcrest is a hamlet incorporated in 1893 and census-designated place, in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Spring Valley, east of Viola, south of New Square and New Hempstead, and west of New City. The population was 8,164 at the 2020 census. It is a bedroom suburb of New York City, as many residents commute to employment in Manhattan (and, to a lesser extent, northern New Jersey) by bus (Red and Tan Lines), train (Metro-North Railroad) or automobile. It is primarily served by the Spring Valley post office.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 512 ft
Hillcrest’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Hillcrest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Hempstead | #570 | C | D | — | D− | A |
| Spring Valley | #740 | D− | D | C | D− | D |
| New Square | #745 | D− | D− | — | D− | D |
| Clarkstown | #201 | A− | D− | B− | A− | A |
| Ramapo | #503 | C+ | D− | A− | D | B+ |
| New City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nanuet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New Hempstead and New Square report no FBI crime data of their own. Hillcrest, New City and Nanuet aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hillcrest with a neighbor →
Questions about Hillcrest
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hillcrest, NY a good place to live?
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