HillcrestNY
9,071 people live in this town in New York.
Is Hillcrest a good place to live?
Hillcrest’s typical 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 City parkCentral 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. Hillcrest’s typical household income is $142,000. Jobs locally fell by 255 from 2013 to 2023, to 729. 14% of Hillcrest residents live below the poverty line.
| 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
62% of Hillcrest’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 9%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. 2 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Hillcrest’s year
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A younger population than New York as a whole
Among residents in Hillcrest, 13% are 65 or older. 23% never finished high school. The median age for Hillcrest comes to 34.9 years. Four-year graduates: 31% of adults 25 and older here, 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
Hillcrest stands out in New York and nationally: a larger share of its adults feel lonely
Only 3 of the 756 New York towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Hillcrest. In Hillcrest, 22% of adults say their health is fair or poor. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Hillcrest is ahead of New York on 3 and behind on 14.
| 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
The median home in Hillcrest sells for about $887K
A home in Hillcrest typically sold within 55 days of listing. Sellers in Hillcrest got 97.1% of the asking price, typically. For households locally, the share who are owner-occupiers is 72%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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?
We don’t grade Hillcrest yet; the figures below are still real. 9,071 people live in this town in New York.