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Mount Pleasant vs Valhalla
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Pleasant has the most renters (29.5% rent).
Valhalla has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Mount Pleasant | Valhalla |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 44,769Highest |
2,937Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% NY: +4.2% |
+1.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±1.3Lowest 3% above NY |
47.8±8.9Highest 20% above NY |
| Valhalla and Mount Pleasant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±1.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±5.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Mount Pleasant and Valhalla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.9%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
44.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $142,857±$11kHighest 66% above NY |
$134,037±$25kLowest 56% above NY |
| Mount Pleasant and Valhalla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $788,900±$25kHighest 86% above NY |
$663,500±$68kLowest 57% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,941±$146Lowest 20% above NY |
$3,167±$1kHighest 95% above NY |
| Valhalla and Mount Pleasant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
$10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.1%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
88.9%±24.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Valhalla and Mount Pleasant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Highest 2 yrs older than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
21 minLowest 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 21.2%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
22.9%±7.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Valhalla and Mount Pleasant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #85 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | BRIARCLIFF MANOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | SLEEPY HOLLOW HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4 |
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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.