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41.13° N · 74.11° W · GEOID 3648090

Montebello

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Montebello is home to 4,673 people. Median household income is $133,750 a year and median rent is $2,380 a month, 21.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $847,100, about 6.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,380
74% above the median place
Median household income
$133,750
67% above the median place
Median home value
$847,100
165% 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 Montebello

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 5.9% a year while household income rose -2.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,621 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 96% of places its size.
  • The median home is valued at $847,100, more than in 94% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $2,380 a month, higher than in 92% of places its size.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 220 hours a year commuting, more than in 90% of places its size.
01

Moving to Montebello

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, 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
$95,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,380 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $847,100.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 14.1% work from home; 8.6% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Woodburn, VA matches it on character. Compare the two
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
Moved from another state1
1.0%
49% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMontebelloAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.2%28% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.0%49% below
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

Owner costs with a mortgage is $4,001, 114% above the median place.

Montebello21.4%
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
$95,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.4%
5% above the median place
Home price to income
6.3x
67% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$100,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Montebello, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Countryside, VA18.0% vs 21.4%$21,700Compare
Purcellville, VA16.1% vs 21.4%$38,100Compare
Pleasantville, NY18.1% vs 21.4%$6,200Compare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
Median home value1
$847,100
165% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureMontebelloAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,38074% above
Rent to income121.4%5% above
Home price to income16.3x67% above
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$10,001206% above
Median home value1$847,100165% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.8%50% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.1%9% above
Homeownership184.3%27% above
Renters paying 30%+155.9%10% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.7%34% below
Median year built119760% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 8.6%, above the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
8.6%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
34 min
35% above the median place
Income per person1
$66,632
66% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMontebelloAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$133,75067% above
Income per person1$66,63266% above
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 rate1County figure16.3%51% above
Mean commute134 min35% above
Works from home114.1%13% above
Commutes by transit18.6%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 57.1%, 78% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
57.1%
78% above the median place
Household size1
3.0
19% above the median place
Median age1
34.0
13% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad14.0% +59%
High school or higher90.9% −2%
Homes with broadband92.5% +0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureMontebelloAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,6736646th largest
Population change since 202073.5%203% above
Median age134.013% below
Bachelor's or higher157.1%78% above
High school or higher190.9%2% below
Household size13.019% above
Born abroad114.0%59% above
No health insurance1County figure4.1%36% below
Homes with broadband192.5%0% above
05

Life in Montebello

91 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.4 −37%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
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.

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.

Child care centers per 10k9
3.9
70% above the median place
Students per teacher12
11.7
24% below the median place
Shops per 10k9
38.8
28% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMontebelloAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure65above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure41,010above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County 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 10k106.437% below
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
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 trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County 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 Montebello. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
14.6
76% below the median place
Good air days15
85.5%
25% above the median place
Median air quality index15
37
14% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMontebelloAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure85°F3% below
January average low13County figure21°F19% below
Average temperature13County figure52°F6% below
Annual precipitation13County figure48.3 in10% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure88.44% below
Hurricane risk14County figure85.621% above
Tornado risk14County figure77.55% below
Wildfire risk14County figure14.676% below
Heat wave risk14County figure90.40% above
Median air quality index15County figure3714% below
Good air days15County figure85.5%25% above
08

Montebello in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, up from 21% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,380/mo (2024)$3,040/mo$2,490 to $3,700/mo+4.1%
Median household income$133,750 (2024)$164,000$138,500 to $194,000+3.4%
Median home value$847,100 (2024)$1,183,000$859,000 to $1,630,000+5.7%
Population4,828 (2025)4,9604,760 to 5,170+0.6%

The median home would be worth 7.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.3 now.

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

09

Places like Montebello

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

PlaceRentIncome
Woodburn, VA$2,347$134,013Compare
Medford, MA$2,509$129,540Compare
Waltham, MA$2,268$120,216Compare
Martha Lake, WA$2,185$124,494Compare
Martha Lake, WAWaltham, MAMedford, MAWoodburn, VAMontebello, NYMontebelloWoodburnMedfordWalthamMartha LakeMontebelloWoodburnMedfordWalthamMartha Lake

Common questions

Is Montebello a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 5.9% a year while household income rose -2.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,621 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 96% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Montebello expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.4% 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 $847,100.

What salary do you need to live in Montebello?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $95,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Montebello?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Woodburn, VA, Medford, MA, Waltham, MA and Martha Lake, WA.

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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Montebello with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Montebello itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/montebello-new-york

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

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