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Montebello 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
Montebello has the most expensive homes ($847k median).
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 | Montebello | Suffern |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,673Lowest |
11,441Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+6.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 34±2.6Lowest 15% below NY |
40.7±3.5Highest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 33.6%±7.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Montebello and Suffern are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 12%±3.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.3%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
43.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 7% |
6.1%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Suffern and Montebello are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $133,750±$44kHighest 56% above NY |
$104,607±$14kLowest 22% above NY |
| Montebello and Suffern are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $847,100±$150kHighest 100% above NY |
$382,100±$30kLowest 10% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,380±$1kHighest 47% above NY |
$2,091±$179Lowest 29% above NY |
| Montebello 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 | 55.9%±20.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.3%±11.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Montebello and Suffern are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest NY: 14% |
6.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 3% above NY |
29 minLowest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.1%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.7%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Montebello and Suffern are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.