Mount IvyNY
This town of 8,121 people was settled in 1882.
Is Mount Ivy a good place to live?
Mount Ivy’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,882 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Only 10 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Mount Ivy. Mount Ivy’s density of trails is 2.1 miles per square mile, above both the New York town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). South Mountain Park, at 78 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Mount Ivy yet; the figures below are still real.
Mount Ivy has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020
6,878 counted in 2010 and 7,657 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
United States Military Academy and 500 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Ivy. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw29 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw30 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw29 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 Mount Ivy: who provides what
Mount Ivy 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 Mount Ivy.
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Mount Ivy work out of town
Commuting out is the norm in Mount Ivy: 2% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Mount Ivy has lost 460 jobs, to 639 in 2023. The share of residents in Mount Ivy who live below the poverty line: 18%. The top destinations are New York (19%), Ramapo (16%) and Clarkstown (15%).
| Mount Ivy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mount Ivy has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected losses in Mount Ivy break down as 67% from inland flooding and 8% from cold waves. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Mount Ivy’s year
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 36 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 10.6% of Mount Ivy
Trails run 3.1 miles in 4 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Mount Ivy: 4, covering 83 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Mountain Park | 1.6 mi | 78 |
| 2. High Tor State Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Cheesecote Mountain Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
More of Mount Ivy’s adults sleep under 7 hours than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Just over one in ten adults smoke cigarettes in Mount Ivy. This New York town does better than the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 17% have been diagnosed with depression, 35% feel lonely.
| Mount Ivy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mount Ivy | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.9% | 7.7% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 43.5% | 37.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A typical New York spread of ages in Mount Ivy
Among adults 25 and older, 42% have a four-year degree or more, against 40% across New York. The age mix tracks New York closely: no broad group is more than 4 points off. In Mount Ivy, the median age is 38 years.
| Mount Ivy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 38 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Mount Ivy | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.9% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.8% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.1% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.5% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.9% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The median home in Mount Ivy sells for about $387K
Homes sold in Mount Ivy spent a median 37 days on the market. Bidding over the asking price: 50% of homes sold in the town. Mount Ivy: 70% of households are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Mount Ivy
Colleges nearby
24 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Ivy
About 2 of every 100 Mount Ivy residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
98% of working residents leave Mount Ivy for work
Where Mount Ivy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Mount Ivy’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Mount Ivy.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ivy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pomona | #489 | C+ | D− | — | D− | A+ |
| Thiells | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haverstraw | #470 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Ramapo | #503 | C+ | D− | A− | D | B+ |
Pomona and Haverstraw report no FBI crime data of their own. Mount Ivy and Thiells aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mount Ivy with a neighbor →
Questions about Mount Ivy
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mount Ivy, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Mount Ivy yet; the figures below are still real.