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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.98% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In Valley Cottage, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.84 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Even though Valley Cottage is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding 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. Valley Cottage also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.63%. The most common language spoken in Valley Cottage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
