Valley Cottage is located in the town of Clarkstown in Rockland County and ranks 199^th in size in New York, and despite its small size, its housing costs are some of the highest in the nation. 91% of its workforce finds employment in the white-collar sector and is comprised of professionals and those who are proficient at sales and administrative management. A full 10% of laborers are in the healthcare industry.

Interestingly, the town of Valley Cottage has a greater density of artists living therein than 90% of communities in this country, and this includes designers and those engaged in the media. It also has more workers skilled at computers and math than 95% elsewhere in America.

Demographics

9,269 people live in Valley Cottage, and these are dispersed among 3,349 households, with 2,168 people living in each square mile. 30% of people have children under 18 living with them, and 60% of homes are headed by a married couple. 24% of people live alone, and 6% of these are aged 65 or older. The average number of people living in each home is 2.66 persons.

Real Estate

The median list price for a home in Valley Cottage is $450,000 or $260 per square foot, and this figure is 1.9% lower than last year. There are currently 65 houses available for purchase, a 12% higher inventory than 12 months ago, and 12 have sold in the past month.

Nearly ¾ of the area’s denizens own their own home, a rate of 74% homeownership, and Valley Cottage boasts public schools with a score as high as 9/10. The student/teacher ratio is just 12:1, and the expenditure per student is twice the national average at $24,139 per child. The average number of days a home will spend on the market is just 47, and the median home size is 1,891 square feet.

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