DeForest Lake with a view north toward Haverstraw Beach, New City, New York, USA October, 2006, 2006
New City’s story
150 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2006.
- 1876New City is settled
New CityNY
A town of 34,458, settled in 1876.
8 bordering townsMap →
Photo: KForce · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
34,458
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$809K
+4.9% in a year
Household income
$173K
median
Median age
42.8
years
Jobs based here
9,884
A commuter town
Is New City a good place to live?
New City’s median household income is $173,000, above both the New York town median ($82,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The biggest park or preserve is High Tor State Park, at 213 acres. We don’t grade New City yet; the figures below are still real.
A commuter town
89% of working residents leave New City for work
Where New City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
9,884jobs based in New City
11%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Nearby attractions
All 620 attractions →United States Military Academy and 515 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw26 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw27 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw26 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearSources: 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 · 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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Getting set up
Moving to New City: who provides what
New City is unincorporated, so Rockland County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerOrange & Rockland26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVeolia Water New York16 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesRockland CountyRockland County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereRockland County Board of ElectionsRockland County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes10956, 1095410956 90% · 10954 9%Census 2020
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 New City.
Housing
Zillow puts the typical New City home at about $809K
The median rent for New City comes to $2,242 a month, above both New York’s towns ($1,101 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 4.9% in value. For households locally, the share who live in a home they own is 93%.
$809KZillow home value
| New City | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,242 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 93% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
New City$809K
New York$525K
Market temperature
23
days on market
100.6%
sale-to-list price
+4.9%
value change, 1 year
18
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards
Top of a very low hazard risk in New City: inland flooding
Flood insurance has paid out on 377 claims in New City since 1978. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 88% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in New City break down as 64% from inland flooding and 8% from hurricanes.
12risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesCold waves
377
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
New City has 0.6 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles. In New City, the mean commuting time is 36 minutes. Just 11% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Among residents here, 4.3% live below the poverty line.
11%work in town
| New City | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 17% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In New City11%
New York29%
Clarkstown21%
Ramapo8%
Orangetown6%
16 mi
median commute distance
9,884
jobs based in New City
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in New City
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 21°, with about 36 inches of snow a winter.
36″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–40°
Spring40–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall45–65°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy New City is
In New City, 21% of adults get no exercise outside work. The town does better than the New York average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Two figures for adults locally: 16% have been diagnosed with depression, 10% report frequent physical distress.
| New City | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.7% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New York
19 better12 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | New City | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.7% |
Nyack Hospital
5.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
New City keeps 8.4% of its land conserved
Walkers can cover 6.8 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in New City: 9, covering 632 acres.
8.4%conserved
| New City | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
8.4%
conserved · 869 of 10,343 acres
6.8 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kennedy - Dells County Park | 4.5 mi | 204 |
| 2. Demarest Kill County Park | 0.6 mi | 29 |
| 3. High Tor State Park | 0.4 mi | 213 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about New City
17pages on New City
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
26 within 15 miles of the center of New City
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Spring Valley2.3 mi$12,300 tuitionRockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Suffern5.1 mi$6,862 in-state tuitionRamapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · Mahwah, NJ10.8 mi$16,777 in-state tuition
About 6 of every 100 New City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
About New City
Census-designated place in New York, United States
New City is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York, United States, part of the New York metropolitan area. A suburb of New York City, the hamlet is located 18 miles (29 km) north of the city at its closest point, Riverdale, Bronx. Within Rockland County, New City is located north of Bardonia, northeast of Nanuet, east of New Square and New Hempstead, south of West Haverstraw and the village of Haverstraw, and west of Congers (across Lake DeForest). New City's population was 35,101 at the 2020 census, making it the 14th most populous CDP/hamlet in the state of New York. New City is the county seat, seat of the town of Clarkstown and the lo…
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- Area
- 16 sq mi
- Elevation
- 157 ft
- ZIP code
- 10956
New City’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with New City.
NanuetBardoniaCongersClarkstownHaverstrawRamapoHaverstrawHillcrestNew City
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nanuet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bardonia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congers | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clarkstown | #201 | A− | D− | B− | A− | A |
| Haverstraw | #470 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Ramapo | #503 | C+ | D− | A− | D | B+ |
| Haverstraw | #706 | D | D− | — | C | C |
Haverstraw and Haverstraw report no FBI crime data of their own. New City, Nanuet, Bardonia and Congers aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare New City with a neighbor →
Questions about New City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New City, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade New City yet; the figures below are still real.
What is New City, NY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Abraham P. Stephens and Cindy Jebb.