New York · Census place 76661
Valley Cottage CDP, NY
Quick answer
Valley Cottage CDP has 8,803 residents, ranking #225 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $133,828, the median home is worth $502,000 and median gross rent runs $2,000 a month.
- Population
- 8,803Valley Cottage CDP residents
- Median household income
- $133,828Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $502,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,000Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 88.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Valley Cottage CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Valley Cottage CDP median would spend about 17.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3% of residents and 88.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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