Valley Cottage is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 9,038 people and two associated neighborhoods, Valley Cottage is the 199th largest community in New York. Housing costs in Valley Cottage are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.Valley Cottage is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.11% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Valley Cottage is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Valley Cottage who work in management occupations (21.18%), teaching (12.23%), and office and administrative support (9.43%). Of important note, Valley Cottage is also a town of artists. Valley Cottage has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Valley Cottage’s character. Also of interest is that Valley Cottage has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.98% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Valley Cottage is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Valley Cottage, the average commute to work is 31.84 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In Valley Cottage, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Valley Cottage is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Valley Cottage. 56.13% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Valley Cottage in 2022 was $67,380, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $269,520 for a family of four. Valley Cottage is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Valley Cottage home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valley Cottage residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Valley Cottage also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.97% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Valley Cottage include Irish, Italian, German, French, and Albanian. In addition, Valley Cottage has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.63%). The most common language spoken in Valley Cottage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
