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Hillcrest vs Ramapo
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hillcrest has the highest household income ($142k).
Ramapo has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.6%).
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 | Hillcrest | Ramapo |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,071Lowest |
152,401Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+17.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 34.9±1.6Highest 12% below NY |
25.1±0.5Lowest 37% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
39.8%±0.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 12.6%±1.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.9%±0.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Hillcrest and Ramapo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
5.2%±0.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Hillcrest and Ramapo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $141,743±$13kHighest 65% above NY |
$82,463±$4kLowest 4% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $567,400±$29kLowest 34% above NY |
$653,100±$18kHighest 54% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,577±$385Highest 59% above NY |
$1,787±$53Lowest 10% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
$10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.6%±15.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
66.5%±3.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Ramapo and Hillcrest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
26.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
54.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 9% below NY |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #385 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY) · SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.