Valley Cottage, NY Housing Market & City Data

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9,023
Population Estimate
$396,339
Median Home Value
95.7%
Employment Rate
49.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$381
Median Listing Price$684,900
Median Days on Market46
Active Listings35
New Listings16
Total Listings (Active + Pending)41
Avg Listing Price$698,278
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY9%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.05
Family Dual Income63.7
Median Household Income$112,242
Median Individual Income$51,395
Home Ownership86.1%
Home Value$396,339
Median Rent$2,024
Rent Burden57.9%
Poverty2.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.4%
  • Highschool Education18.5%
  • Some College27.8%
  • Bachelors Degree27.2%
  • Graduate Degree22.1%
  • Total College or Above49.3%
  • Stem Degree42.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.3%
  • Female52.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married57.5%
  • Divorced8.5%
  • Never Married27.3%
  • Widowed6.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityValley Cottage
State IDNY
Population9,023

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1819.1%
19–2911.1%
30–3910.9%
40–4910.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.2%
60–6916.4%
70–7910.9%
80+6.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation63.0%
Unemployment Rate4.3%
Disabled12.0%

ETHNICITY

White71.6%
Black9.0%
Asian8.9%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other5.0%
Multiple5.1%

OTHER

Hispanic14.8%
Limited English1.0%
Health Uninsured3.8%
Veteran7.0%

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