West HillsNY
A town of 5,369, settled in 1826.
Is West Hills a good place to live?
66% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in West Hills, above both the New York town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). 33% of the land in West Hills is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. West Hills County Park, at 718 acres with 21 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade West Hills yet; the figures below are still real.
Central Park and 495 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw29 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw28 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumPhoto credits
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 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to West Hills: who provides what
West Hills is unincorporated, so Suffolk 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 West Hills.
Trail density in West Hills is higher than in the typical New York or U.S. town
West Hills’ trail density is 5.8 miles per square mile. 28 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Hills County Park | 21 mi | 718 |
| 2. Froehlich Farms Nature Preserve | 2.1 mi | 182 |
| 3. West Rogues Wetlands | 0.6 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Very low risk in West Hills, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West Hills.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in West Hills
West Hills has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 24° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of West Hills’ workers commute out
Most working residents leave West Hills for work: only 3% work in town. The median household income in West Hills is $186,000. Since 2013, West Hills has lost 1,506 jobs, to 1,915 in 2023.
| West Hills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $186,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A smaller share of adults feel lonely in West Hills than in most of New York or the rest of the country
26% of West Hills adults feel lonely. West Hills beats the New York average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 12% of West Hills adults report frequent mental distress.
| West Hills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.2% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | West Hills | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.2% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| West Hills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,939 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 95% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about West Hills
Colleges nearby
13 within 15 miles of the center of West Hills
About 7 of every 100 West Hills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
West Hills’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with West Hills.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Huntington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cold Spring Harbor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodbury | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Huntington Station | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oyster Bay | — | — | D− | — | — | A+ |
| Huntington | #61 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
Oyster Bay and Huntington report no FBI crime data of their own. West Hills, Melville, South Huntington, Cold Spring Harbor, Woodbury, Huntington Station and Oyster Bay aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare West Hills with a neighbor →
Questions about West Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Hills, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade West Hills yet; the figures below are still real.