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.
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
Count the trails in 7 parks and preserves and they come to 28 miles.
| 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
West Hills has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 70% of West Hills’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 20 claims here since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
West Hills: four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 32 inches of snow 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
The top destinations are New York (26%), Huntington (19%) and Oyster Bay (13%). Only 3% of working residents stay in West Hills for work; the rest commute out. Employers in West Hills shed 1,506 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,915. West Hills’ average commute is 35 minutes.
| 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
In West Hills, 8.5% of adults have diabetes. This New York town does better than the New York average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2.
| 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
Homes in West Hills sell for about $1.11M
A home in West Hills typically sold within 17 days of listing. West Hills’ rent at the middle of the market stands at $2,939 a month. Among households here, 95% live in a home they own.
| 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
Central Park and 493 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi City parkCentral 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.
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 →
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