Hillside LakeNY
With 784 residents, it is a town in New York.
Is Hillside Lake a good place to live?
Hillside Lake’s typical journey to work is 40 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only one of the 759 New York towns we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Hillside Lake. Hillside Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
784 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
United States Military Academy and 58 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hillside Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
11 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
14 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
18 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium
19 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
11 mi State parkWonder Lake State ParkPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Wonder Lake State Park: Anthony22 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Hillside Lake: who provides what
Hillside Lake is unincorporated, so Dutchess 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 Hillside Lake.
A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Hillside Lake than in most of New York or the rest of the country
The middle household income in Hillside Lake is $95,000. The top destinations are New York (14%), East Fishkill (9%) and Poughkeepsie (7%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
| Hillside Lake | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Hillside Lake stands out in New York and nationally: the median age there is higher
For adults 25 and older in Hillside Lake, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 36%. People 65 and older are 28% of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 12% of residents (21% statewide).
| Hillside Lake | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59.2 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 131 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.5 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Hillside Lake | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.8% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.5% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.9% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 26.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.4% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 7.8% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.5% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Hillside Lake
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 58 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hillside Lake is
In Hillside Lake, 5% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Against the New York average, Hillside Lake comes out ahead on 14 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Among adults here, 14% report frequent mental distress and 11% report frequent physical distress.
| Hillside Lake | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Hillside Lake | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.8% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Hillside Lake: inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Hillside Lake, 73% come from inland flooding and 12% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hillside Lake
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Hillside Lake
About 6 of every 100 Hillside Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
100% of working residents leave Hillside Lake for work
Where Hillside Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
About Hillside Lake
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Hillside Lake is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hillside Lake had a population of 1,091. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 374 ft
Questions about Hillside Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hillside Lake, NY a good place to live?
Hillside Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.