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41.12° N · 74.07° W · GEOID 3638934

Kaser

Rockland County, New York · part of the New York, NY metro

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The short answer

Kaser is home to 5,694 people. Median household income is $26,848 a year and median rent is $1,341 a month, 59.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $877,000, about 32.7x annual median household income.

What sets Kaser apart is how tight household budgets are. After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $10,200 a year, less than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 314 New York places we track. Also notable: Rent took 53.8% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 59.9% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share fell 2 points on average, so affordability slipped more here.

9OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Kaser scores better than 9% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 328th of 340 in New York.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%0
Economy 20%18
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%8
Education 10%70
Commute 10%95
Growth 5%75

Not rated: safety, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,341
2% below the median place
Median household income
$26,848
67% below the median place
Median home value
$877,000
175% above the median place
Unemployment
5.6%
15% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Kaser

  • How it is changingHome values rose -4.1% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 4.5%, a rarer gap than in 99% of places its size.
  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 59.9% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 340 New York places we track.
01

Moving to Kaser

Rockland County loses about 10.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in9,004
Moved out12,086
Net−3,082

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Orange County, NY7641,268−504
Kings County, NY1,366529+837
Bergen County, NJ5771,286−709
New York County, NY519439+80
Queens County, NY512252+260

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$95K
Leavers$107K

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, 0.0% 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
$53,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,341 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $877,000.
Getting to work
16 minutes each way on average; 13.4% work from home; 13.7% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Nellis AFB, NV matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-10.6
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out8
$106,601
52% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureKaserAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.2%28% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-10.6below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$94,78434% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$106,60152% above
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs about $2,660 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 337 New York places we track.

Kaser59.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$53,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
59.9%
194% above the median place
Home price to income
32.7x
above the median place (median 3.8x)

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
60%
well over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$10,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Kaser, $1,341 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 Kaser, but easier on the budget

Places that match Kaser 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.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Nellis AFB, NV6137.5% vs 59.9%$34,000Compare
Laie, HI4222.4% vs 59.9%$81,500Compare
Fort Belvoir, VA1437.3% vs 59.9%$55,000Compare
Fort Meade, MD128.3% vs 59.9%$62,600Compare

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Homeownership1
14.9%
78% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
70.0%
38% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureKaserAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3412% below
Rent to income159.9%194% above
Property tax rate11.0%14% above
Home price to income132.7xabove (median 3.8x)
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.612% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,97184% above
HUD area median income4County figure$128,80020% above
Property tax paid (median)1$9,129180% above
Median home value1$877,000175% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.8%50% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.1%9% above
Homeownership114.9%78% below
Renters paying 30%+170.0%38% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.7%34% below
Median year built119991% above
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $9,165, 77% below the median place.

Income per person1
$9,165
77% below the median place
Poverty rate1
65.5%
above the median place (median 10.8%)
Median household income1
$26,848
67% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureKaserAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$26,84867% below
Income per person1$9,16577% below
Unemployment1County figure5.6%15% above
Average annual pay6County figure$67,5592% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.2%14% above
Jobs6County figure138,2348% below
Poverty rate165.5%above (median 10.8%)
Mean commute116 min35% below
Works from home1County figure13.4%7% above
Commutes by transit113.7%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 24.7%, 73% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
24.7%
73% below the median place
Median age1
17.1
56% below the median place
Household size1
4.6
84% above the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasureKaserAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,6946151st largest
Population change since 2020711.8%above (median 1.1%)
Median age117.156% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure42.7%33% above
High school or higher181.3%12% below
Household size14.684% above
Born abroad15.0%43% below
No health insurance1County figure4.1%36% below
Homes with broadband124.7%73% below
05

Life in Kaser

The nearest National Park Service site is Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, about 15 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1990. 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

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k7.0 −25%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −75%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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 15 miles
  • Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site 20 miles
  • Hamilton Grange National Memorial 22 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.2 +16%
Shops38.8 +28%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.8 +41%
Doctors' offices and clinics25.1 +24%
Child care centers3.9 +70%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site11
15.4
50% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k9
3.9
70% above the median place
Students per teacher13
11.7
24% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureKaserAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure65above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure41,010above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure11.724% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure24.216% above
Shops per 10k9County figure38.828% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure5.841% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure25.124% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.970% above
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k107.025% below
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.575% below
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1115.450% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1122above (median 2)
National Register listings12County figure91above (median 13)
06

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 Kaser. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk15
14.6
76% below the median place
Good air days16
85.5%
25% above the median place
Median air quality index16
37
14% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureKaserAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure85°F3% below
January average low14County figure21°F19% below
Average temperature14County figure52°F6% below
Annual precipitation14County figure48.3 in10% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure88.44% below
Hurricane risk15County figure85.621% above
Tornado risk15County figure77.55% below
Wildfire risk15County figure14.676% below
Heat wave risk15County figure90.40% above
Median air quality index16County figure3714% below
Good air days16County figure85.5%25% above
08

Kaser in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 61% of the median income in 2030, up from 60% 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, Kaser does better than 0% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 0%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,341/mo (2024)$1,730/mo$1,420 to $2,110/mo+4.4%
Median household income$26,848 (2024)$34,000$29,000 to $40,500+4.1%
Median home value$877,000 (2024)$1,090,000$791,000 to $1,501,000+3.7%
Population6,121 (2025)6,5406,270 to 6,820+1.3%

The median home would be worth 32.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 32.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Kaser

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Lakewood, NJ$1,718$56,968Compare
Monsey, NY$1,892$47,629Compare
Dahlonega, GA$1,220$77,516Compare
Boone, NC$1,111$30,065Compare
Boone, NCDahlonega, GAMonsey, NYLakewood, NJKaser, NYKaserLakewoodMonseyDahlonegaBooneKaserLakewoodMonseyDahlonegaBoone

Places built like Kaser

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 Kaser performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Kaser, NY59.9%4.5%/yr11.8%
Nellis AFB, NV37.5%4.8%/yrn/aCompare
New Square, NY68.7%5.8%/yr5.7%Compare
Monsey, NY47.7%1.0%/yrn/aCompare
Kiryas Joel, NY38.5%9.9%/yr43.1%Compare
Lakewood, NJ36.2%2.3%/yrn/aCompare
Laie, HI22.4%5.6%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Kaser a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 9 out of 100, better than 9% of the places we rate and 328th of 340 in New York. Home values rose -4.1% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 4.5%, a rarer gap than in 99% of places its size. The median rent takes 59.9% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 340 New York places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 2 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Kaser expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 59.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $877,000.

What salary do you need to live in Kaser?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $53,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Kaser?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lakewood, NJ, Monsey, NY, Dahlonega, GA and Boone, NC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. 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
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Kaser with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Kaser itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/kaser-new-york

Citytistics. “Kaser, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/kaser-new-york/

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