Living in Valley Cottage

In Valley Cottage, unemployment is 8.5% (2024).

Valley Cottage numbered 9,038 residents at the end of 2020. An unemployment rate of 8.52% was measured at the end of 2024. Foreign residents numbered 1,728 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population9,038people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary5,740EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,882EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate8.52%country median 4.6% — 87% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.61µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Higher unemployment than 90% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 84% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Valley Cottage?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,907 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,882 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Valley Cottage a good place to live?

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Remote worker31%strong on work, weak on safety · range 21–41%

Skilled employee40%strong on work, weak on safety · range 31–49%

Student35%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 24–46%

Family26%strong on family, weak on safety · range 15–37%

Retirement33%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

19.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,728 of 9,038 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Valley Cottage is 8.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Valley Cottage 8.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	5,740 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	8.52 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Valley Cottage?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,301of €4,290 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€4,290
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,907
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,301

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Valley Cottage. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Valley Cottage. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	315.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Valley Cottage when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Mobility and administration

Valley Cottage's nearest airport was HPN, 22 km away and offered 15 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	15 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	22 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	HPN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Valley Cottage. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 5.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Valley Cottage's monthly mean temperatures were −0.3°C in January and 23.9°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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6°-4°

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17°4°

23°10°

27°15°

30°18°

29°17°

25°13°

19°7°

12°2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.6WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Valley Cottage is 5.6 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Valley Cottage 5.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.61 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.33 · Feb 6.06 · Mar 10.39 · Apr 17.11 · May 22.78 · Jun 27.11 · Jul 29.78 · Aug 28.83 · Sep 24.94 · Oct 18.56 · Nov 12.44 · Dec 6.94 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.94 · Feb -4.17 · Mar -0.556 · Apr 4.5 · May 9.72 · Jun 14.89 · Jul 18 · Aug 17.33 · Sep 13.39 · Oct 7.28 · Nov 2.22 · Dec -1.89 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.333 · Feb 0.944 · Mar 4.94 · Apr 10.78 · May 16.28 · Jun 21 · Jul 23.89 · Aug 23.06 · Sep 19.17 · Oct 12.94 · Nov 7.33 · Dec 2.56 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 77.72 · Feb 65.28 · Mar 98.81 · Apr 102.1 · May 98.81 · Jun 106.9 · Jul 122.4 · Aug 123.2 · Sep 93.98 · Oct 113.8 · Nov 91.69 · Dec 104.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Allentown ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.4 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.4 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.4 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.4 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The total area of Valley Cottage was 11.4 km² at the end of 2025. Valley Cottage's population density measured 805.8 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport80.9%
Foreign residents19.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	11.37 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	18.85 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,728 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	805.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	9,038 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Valley Cottage

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Congers as a Valley Cottage alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 3.9% Congers vs 8.5% Valley Cottage−54%
Median gross pay, city: €6,165 Congers vs €5,740 Valley Cottage+7%
Foreign residents: 21.1% Congers vs 18.9% Valley Cottage+12%
Residents: 8,532 Congers vs 9,038 Valley Cottage−6%
Annual PM2.5: 5.6 µg/m³ Congers vs 5.6 µg/m³ Valley Cottagesame level

Full comparison More about Congers

North Bethesda as a Valley Cottage alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 356 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 9,038 Valley Cottage+454%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 8.5% Valley Cottage−57%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 18.9% Valley Cottage+81%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €5,740 Valley Cottage+7%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Valley Cottage

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Congers 3.2 km away

Rent: 2,069 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,165 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

New City 5.4 km away

Rent: 2,071 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,477 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Blauvelt 6.1 km away

Rent: 2,227 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,949 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Nanuet 6.6 km away

Rent: 2,132 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,742 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Hillcrest 7.9 km away

Rent: 2,381 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,405 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Valley Cottage?

The unemployment rate is 8.52 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Valley Cottage?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.61 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How many people live in Valley Cottage?

The published population is 9,038 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Valley Cottage?

1,728 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Valley Cottage a good place to live?

Valley Cottage may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Valley Cottage?

Congers, Nyack, New City, Blauvelt, New Square are near Valley Cottage. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Valley Cottage, United States: population, rent, salary},
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