Moving to Airmont
Rockland County loses about 10.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.
Where people come from and where they go, top counties
Within New York, other states or abroad
Income per tax return
People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Rockland County; flows under 20 returns are not published.
- Who moves here
- 4.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.0% from another state. County figure.
- Who arrives and who leaves
- Households moving into Rockland County report $94,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $106,600, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
- Income you would need
- $47,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
- Rent or buy
- Median rent is $1,181 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $710,700.
- Getting to work
- 27 minutes each way on average; 10.9% work from home; 6.2% take transit.
- If it is close but not quite
- Nephi, UT matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
All 5 moving measures
| Measure | Airmont | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moved here in the past year1County figure | 4.2% | 28% below | |
| Moved from another state1County figure | 1.0% | 49% below | |
| Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure | -10.6 | below (median -0.6) | |
| Income of households moving in8County figure | $94,784 | 34% above | |
| Income of households moving out8County figure | $106,601 | 52% above |
What it costs to live here
Home values are about 82% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.
Could you afford it?
Uses the median rent in Airmont, $1,181 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.
Like Airmont, but easier on the budget
Places that match Airmont on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.
Moving from somewhere else? Work out the salary you would need in Airmont.
All 15 cost and housing measures
| Measure | Airmont | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross rent1 | $1,181 | 13% below | |
| Rent to income1 | 14.9% | 27% below | |
| Home price to income1 | 7.5x | 97% above | |
| Prices vs US average2Metro figure | 112.6 | 12% above | |
| Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure | $2,971 | 84% above | |
| HUD area median income4County figure | $128,800 | 20% above | |
| Property tax paid (median)1 | $10,001 | 206% above | |
| Median home value1 | $710,700 | 123% above | |
| Home prices, 1-year change5County figure | 4.8% | 50% above | |
| Home prices, 5-year change5County figure | 56.1% | 9% above | |
| Homeownership1 | 79.2% | 19% above | |
| Renters paying 30%+1 | 63.6% | 26% above | |
| Owner costs with a mortgage1 | $4,001 | 114% above | |
| Vacant homes1County figure | 4.7% | 34% below | |
| Median year built1 | 1969 | 0% below |
Work and pay
Income per person is $32,666, 18% below the median place.
More on work and pay, against the typical place
All 10 work and pay measures
| Measure | Airmont | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income1 | $94,972 | 18% above | |
| Income per person1 | $32,666 | 18% below | |
| Unemployment1 | 5.1% | 4% above | |
| Average annual pay6County figure | $67,559 | 2% above | |
| Pay growth, 1 year6County figure | 4.2% | 14% above | |
| Jobs6County figure | 138,234 | 8% below | |
| Poverty rate1 | 12.5% | 16% above | |
| Mean commute1 | 27 min | 10% above | |
| Works from home1 | 10.9% | 12% below | |
| Commutes by transit1County figure | 6.2% | above (median 0.8%) |
Who lives here
Household size is 4.0, 62% above the median place.
More about who lives here, against the typical place
All 9 people measures
| Measure | Airmont | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population1 | 10,205 | 4104th largest | |
| Population change since 20207 | 4.9% | 329% above | |
| Median age1 | 24.3 | 38% below | |
| Bachelor's or higher1 | 32.1% | 0% above | |
| High school or higher1 | 84.0% | 9% below | |
| Household size1 | 4.0 | 62% above | |
| Born abroad1 | 11.0% | 25% above | |
| No health insurance1 | 5.3% | 17% below | |
| Homes with broadband1 | 87.4% | 5% below |
Life in Airmont
OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 340 New York places we track.
91 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia
Out the door, against the typical place
Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
National Park Service sites nearby
- Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park 13 miles
- Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site 20 miles
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial 21 miles
Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)
Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.
All 18 schools and local life measures
| Measure | Airmont | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public schools13County figure | 65 | above (median 9) | |
| Public school students13County figure | 41,010 | above (median 4,897) | |
| Students per teacher13County figure | 11.7 | 24% below | |
| Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure | 24.2 | 16% above | |
| Shops per 10k9County figure | 38.8 | 28% above | |
| Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure | 5.8 | 41% above | |
| Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure | 25.1 | 24% above | |
| Child care centers per 10k9County figure | 3.9 | 70% above | |
| Parks per 10k10 | 2.9 | 71% below | |
| Playgrounds per 10k10 | 0.0 | below (median 9.4) | |
| Grocery stores per 10k10 | 0.0 | below (median 2.1) | |
| Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10 | 8.8 | 21% below | |
| Libraries per 10k10 | 0.0 | below (median 0.9) | |
| Named paths and bike trails10 | 0.1 | 95% below | |
| Transit stops per sq mi10 | 0.0 | below (median 0.2) | |
| Nearest National Park Service site11 | 13.4 | 56% below | |
| National Park Service sites within 60 miles11 | 22 | above (median 2) | |
| National Register listings12County figure | 91 | above (median 13) |
Safety, weather and risk
Wildfire risk is 14.6, 76% below the median place.
No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Airmont. Larger places are fetched first.
All 11 weather and risk measures
| Measure | Airmont | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| July average high14County figure | 85°F | 3% below | |
| January average low14County figure | 21°F | 19% below | |
| Average temperature14County figure | 52°F | 6% below | |
| Annual precipitation14County figure | 48.3 in | 10% above | |
| Natural hazard risk15County figure | 88.4 | 4% below | |
| Hurricane risk15County figure | 85.6 | 21% above | |
| Tornado risk15County figure | 77.5 | 5% below | |
| Wildfire risk15County figure | 14.6 | 76% below | |
| Heat wave risk15County figure | 90.4 | 0% above | |
| Median air quality index16County figure | 37 | 14% below | |
| Good air days16County figure | 85.5% | 25% above |
How it is changing
Rent took 21% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 14.9% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share fell 1.7 points on average, so affordability held up better here.
Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 21.0% to 14.9% of the median income.
Median gross rent
Median household income
Median home value
Population estimate
Citytistics measures
Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas
Airmont in 2030: where the trends point
If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.
Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Airmont does better than 48% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 20%.
| Measure | Latest | 2030 projection | Likely range | Avg. per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,181/mo (2024) | $1,440/mo | $1,180 to $1,750/mo | +3.3% |
| Median household income | $94,972 (2024) | $118,000 | $99,500 to $139,500 | +3.7% |
| Median home value | $710,700 (2024) | $998,000 | $724,000 to $1,375,000 | +5.8% |
| Population | 10,634 (2025) | 11,030 | 10,580 to 11,500 | +0.7% |
The median home would be worth 8.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 7.5 now.
A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.
Places like Airmont
The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.
| Place | Rent | Income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Ridge, NY | $1,710 | $111,725 | Compare |
| Santaquin, UT | $1,397 | $99,837 | Compare |
| Spanish Fork, UT | $1,489 | $104,844 | Compare |
| Salem, UT | $1,592 | $111,117 | Compare |
Nearby
- Monsey, NY1 mi
- Kaser, NY2 mi
- Suffern, NY2 mi
- Upper Saddle River, NJ2 mi
- Spring Valley, NY3 mi
- Chestnut Ridge, NY3 mi
Compare Airmont with
More in this area
Places built like Airmont
Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Airmont performs against places like it.
| Place | Rent to income | Income growth | Pop. change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airmont, NY | 14.9% | 1.1%/yr | 4.9% | |
| Chestnut Ridge, NY | 18.4% | 3.3%/yr | 4.6% | Compare |
| New Hempstead, NY | 16.1% | 1.5%/yr | 3.7% | Compare |
| Snowflake, AZ | 21.3% | 10.0%/yr | 13.1% | Compare |
| Farmingville, NY | 22.1% | 3.0%/yr | n/a | Compare |
| Mastic, NY | 25.7% | -1.0%/yr | n/a | Compare |
| Lake Los Angeles, CA | 29.9% | 6.0%/yr | n/a | Compare |
Common questions
Is Airmont a good place to live?
It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 28 out of 100, better than 28% of the places we rate and 270th of 340 in New York. Owning with a mortgage costs about $2,820 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 99% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 337 New York places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 77 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.
Is Airmont expensive to live in?
The median rent takes 14.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $710,700.
What salary do you need to live in Airmont?
To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $47,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.
What places are similar to Airmont?
On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Chestnut Ridge, NY, Santaquin, UT, Spanish Fork, UT and Salem, UT.
Sources and methods
The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
- Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
- Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
- Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
- House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
- Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
- Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
- SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
- County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
- OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
- National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
- National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
- Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
- 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
- National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
- Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files
Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).
What stands out compares Airmont with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Airmont itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/airmont-new-york
Citytistics. “Airmont, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/airmont-new-york/
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.