Living in Heritage Hills, NY
Heritage Hills is a small town of 4,094 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 24 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 48 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $525k and rent runs about $4k a month.
4,094people
$525kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
42"Snow
231Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,094
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,182 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $525k (≈$3,309/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (857 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 72
- 8% of households have kids
- 61% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to HPN airport
- 40 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 112 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,196 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 645 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Westchester County: D+26 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk