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Ramapo vs Hillcrest
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ramapo has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.6%).
Hillcrest has the highest household income ($142k).
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 | Ramapo | Hillcrest |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 152,401Highest |
9,071Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 25.1±0.5Lowest 37% below NY |
34.9±1.6Highest 12% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 39.8%±0.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 10.9%±0.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
12.6%±1.5Highest 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+ | 30.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±0.4Lowest NY: 7% |
5.7%±1.9Highest 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 | $82,463±$4kLowest 4% below NY |
$141,743±$13kHighest 65% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $653,100±$18kHighest 54% above NY |
$567,400±$29kLowest 34% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,787±$53Lowest 10% above NY |
$2,577±$385Highest 59% 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 | 66.5%±3.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.6%±15.4Lowest 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 | 26.5%Highest NY: 14% |
14.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
72.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 20% below NY |
30 minHighest 9% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±1Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±2.6Lowest 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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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.