Village of, 2006
Wesley Hills’s story
44 years in pictures
Census counts: 4,305 in 1990, 6,116 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1795 and 3 maps from 1910 on.
- 1982Wesley Hills is settled
Population
6,477
2025 Census estimate · +5.3% since 2020
Typical home
$1.16M
+4.5% in a year
Household income
$209K
median
Median age
34.0
years
Jobs based here
922
A commuter town
TownGrade
B−
#386 of 745 in NY
What should you know before moving to Wesley Hills?
Wesley Hills's standout: the median household earns $209K. Overall it grades B−, 386th among New York's 745 graded towns. It is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns and natural-hazard risk is low. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $1.2 million for a typical one and 11.7 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Wesley Hills’ value of a typical home is $1,160,000, against $361,000 in New York’s towns and $332,000 across U.S. towns. Wesley Hills's schools rank behind 88% of the state's. On history, just 20 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse.
What makes Wesley Hills stand out
Where Wesley Hills beats most towns.
32 measures vs. New York
17 better15 too close to call0 worse
| Widest gap | Wesley Hills | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 17.2% |
HealthA
Beats NY on 17 of 32 CDC measures, trails it on none
Less healthyHealthier
CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.
Natural hazardsA
Very low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
WalkabilityA−
More walkable than 85% of U.S. towns
9.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transit
EPA National Walkability Index; Census ACS.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Wesley Hills for work
Where Wesley Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
922jobs based in Wesley Hills
4%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Wesley Hills grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Wesley Hills is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 5%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
Jobs & incomeA+Open →Cost of livingDOpen →HealthGood Samaritan Hospital of Suffern 4.4 miles awayAOpen →SchoolsDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 10% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.8 of 20; 1.5% of households have no carA−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 9% conserved landB+Open →HistoryC−Open →Civic life3.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 34.0; 60% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 612 attractions →United States Military Academy and 508 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wesley Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw27 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw28 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw27 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
The full setup list →Moving to Wesley Hills: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wesley Hills, and how to reach them.
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 & dumpBy addressCounty or district · day by addressTown site
SchoolsEast Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)Suffern Central School District2 districts serve Wesley Hills; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 codes10952, 10901, 1097710952 38% · 10901 33% · 10977 30%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 Wesley Hills.
Wesley Hills has less food insecurity than most of New York and has household incomes well above the New York norm, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
HousingCost of living grade D
Wesley Hills earns a D for cost of living
At 11.7 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $1.16M) costs more against local pay than in 96% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Home values rose 45% in five years, to about $1.16M, against 30% across New York.
Homes in Wesley Hills are typically worth about $1,160,000, up 4.5% in a year, more than twice the New York typical home. Wesley Hills: just over nine in ten households are owner-occupiers.
$1.16MZillow home value
Typical home value
Wesley Hills$1.16M
New York$525K
+4.5%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
HealthA
Wesley Hills earns an A for health
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 10.1% of its 3,879 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide. Against the 892 U.S. towns with household incomes like Wesley Hills’s, it is less healthy than 77%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Among adults in Wesley Hills, 27% have obesity. In Wesley Hills, 11% of adults report frequent physical distress.
93%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Wesley Hills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
32 measures vs. New York
17 better15 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Wesley Hills | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 7.9% |
Good Samaritan Hospital of Suffern
4.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
86th
percentile among NY towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Top of a very low hazard risk in Wesley Hills: inland flooding
Flood insurance has paid out on 3 claims in Wesley Hills since 2011. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 1999. 62% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 9%.
10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesStrong wind
3
paid flood claims since 2011
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Wesley Hills’ workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 591 in 2013 to 922.
The top destinations are Ramapo (36%), New York (19%) and Clarkstown (6%). Commuting out is the norm in Wesley Hills: 4% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Wesley Hills has added 331 jobs, to 922 in 2023. Wesley Hills’ mean commuting time comes in at 31 minutes.
4%work in town
| Wesley Hills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $209,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Wesley Hills4%
Ramapo36%
New York19%
Clarkstown6%
Palm Tree2%
12 mi
median commute distance
922
jobs based in Wesley Hills
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Wesley Hills
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 20°, with about 36 inches of snow a winter.
36″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–39°
Spring39–60°
Summer61–82°
Fall44–64°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsB+
Wesley Hills keeps 8.8% of its land conserved
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.6 miles. In Wesley Hills, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile. One park or preserve covers 9 acres locally.
8.8%conserved
| Wesley Hills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
8.8%
conserved · 188 of 2,149 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Willow Tree Park | 0.1 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Wesley Hills
18pages on Wesley Hills
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
24 within 15 miles of the center of Wesley Hills
Rockland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Suffern1.8 mi$6,862 in-state tuitionYeshiva Gedolah Kesser TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Monsey2.3 mi$9,600 tuitionRamapo College of New JerseyUniversity or college · Public · Mahwah, NJ7.4 mi$16,777 in-state tuition
About 10 of every 100 Wesley Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Wesley Hills
Village in New York, United States
Wesley Hills is a village in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Viola, east of Harriman State Park, south of Pomona, and west of New Hempstead. As of the 2020 census, Wesley Hills had a population of 6,116. Joseph Berger of The New York Times said in a 1997 article that Wesley Hills was one of several Ramapo villages formed by non-Jews and secular Jews "to preserve the sparse Better Homes and Garden [sic] ambiance that attracted them to Rockland County." Mayor Marshall Katz was appointed by the village board after Mayor David Goldsmith resigned in August 2014 citing "increased responsibilities at my day job and some health issues." After fin…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1982
- Area
- 3.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 538 ft
Wesley Hills’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Wesley Hills.
New HempsteadMontebelloPomonaViolaWesley Hills
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Hills | #386 | B− | D | — | D | A |
| New Hempstead | #570 | C | D | — | D− | A |
| Montebello | #298 | B | D− | — | B+ | A− |
| Pomona | #489 | C+ | D− | — | D− | A+ |
| Viola | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wesley Hills, New Hempstead, Montebello and Pomona report no FBI crime data of their own. Viola isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wesley Hills with a neighbor →
Questions about Wesley Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wesley Hills, NY a good place to live?
Wesley Hills grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #386 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and D for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Wesley Hills, NY expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.