About Rexford

Rexford is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,787 people and just one neighborhood, Rexford is the 522nd largest community in New York.

Rexford is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.28% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rexford is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rexford who work in sales jobs (15.11%), management occupations (13.36%), and architecture and engineering (10.99%).

Also of interest is that Rexford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Rexford is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Rexford is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Rexford really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Rexford perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Rexford is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Rexford isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 99.09% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Despite the fact that Rexford is a relatively small town, the public transit system is fairly well used to commute to work. Many people choose to use taxis, often traveling to the central city in the region.

Rexford Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Rexford. 48.53% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Rexford in 2000 was $31,972, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,888 for a family of four.

The people who call Rexford home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rexford is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rexford include Italian, Irish, German, English, Polish, Dutch, Russian, French Canadian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Rexford is English.