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Hillburn vs Suffern
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hillburn has the most kids (33.3% under 18).
Suffern has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.7%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Hillburn | Suffern |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,289Lowest |
11,441Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+6.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 33.1±5.7Lowest 17% below NY |
40.7±3.5Highest about the NY average |
| Suffern and Hillburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 33.3%±8Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hillburn and Suffern are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 11.2%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.3%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.1%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,917±$18kLowest 6% above NY |
$104,607±$14kHighest 22% above NY |
| Suffern and Hillburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,000±$55kHighest 15% above NY |
$382,100±$30kLowest 10% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,193±$354Highest 35% above NY |
$2,091±$179Lowest 29% above NY |
| Hillburn and Suffern are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$8,692Lowest 32% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.8%±25Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.3%±11.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Hillburn and Suffern are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
67.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 24% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.4%±5.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.7%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Suffern and Hillburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.