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Chestnut Ridge village
Rockland County · Hudson Valley · population 10,746 (2024)
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35.6 / 100
readiness · coverage 91% · curved within band 5,000 and over
Five numbers
Median home value $720,100
Median gross rent Not available at this sample size
Drive to New York City 49 min
Main street businesses 2
Housing units permitted 9
Six factors
Each factor is the mean of its usable inputs; a missing or suppressed input is left out and lowers coverage. Open a card for every input, its raw value, the curve applied and the points it contributes.
Access weight 25% 89 / 100
How easy it is to reach the city, a regional hub and a train.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drive to New York City drive_min_nyc: lower is better; scores 1 at 60 min or less, falling in a straight line to 0 at 240 min. | 49 min | 1.00 | 8.3 | 2026-09 · osrm |
| Drive to nearest regional hub drive_min_regional_hub: lower is better; scores 1 at 15 min or less, falling in a straight line to 0 at 90 min. | 30 min | 0.80 | 6.7 | 2026-09 · osrm |
| Nearest rail station miles_to_rail_station: lower is better; scores 1 at 2 mi or less, falling in a straight line to 0 at 30 mi. | 5.7 mi | 0.87 | 7.2 | 2026 · rail |
Building stock weight 15% 0 / 100
Whether there is a pre-war fabric worth restoring.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1940 pre1940_share: higher is better; scores 1 at 0.6 or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 0.1. | not available at this sample size | — | — | 2020-2024 · acs |
| Historic district present has_nrhp_district: 1 when a National Register historic district lies within the place, otherwise 0. | No | 0.00 | 0.0 | 2026 · nrhp |
Main street weight 15% 0 / 100
How much storefront activity already exists per resident.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses per 1,000 residents osm_business_per_1k: higher is better; scores 1 at 20 per 1,000 or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 2 per 1,000. | 0.2 per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 2026-09 · osm |
Price headroom weight 15% 5 / 100
Whether prices leave room to rise without having already been found.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value median_home_value divided by metro_median_home_value. price ratio to the metro median: cheapest is not best: a town priced well below its metro has headroom, one priced far below it has no demand yet, and one at or above it has already been found; scores 1 at 0.6, and 0 at or below 0.25 and at or above 1.2, with straight lines between. | $720,100 | 0.05 | 0.7 | 2020-2024 · acs |
| Metro median home value | $614,200 | context | — | 2020-2024 · acs |
Services weight 15% 84 / 100
Broadband, families with children, and a hospital within reach.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband subscription broadband_100_share: higher is better; scores 1 at 0.9 or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 0.5. | 71% | 0.53 | 2.6 | 2020-2024 · acs |
| Share under 18 under_18_share: higher is better; scores 1 at 0.25 or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 0.12. | 40.6% | 1.00 | 5.0 | 2020-2024 · acs |
| Hospital within 20 minutes hospital_within_20min: 1 when a hospital is within a 20-minute drive, otherwise 0. | Yes | 1.00 | 5.0 | 2026-09 · osrm |
Civic capacity weight 15% 0 / 100
Whether the state has backed the downtown with a revitalization award.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest downtown award dri_award_amount: higher is better; scores 1 at 1e+07 USD or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 0 USD. | $0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 2016-2025 · dri |
| Latest award year dri_award_year: 1 when the award is at most 3 years old, fading in a straight line to 0.3 at 10 years and staying there. | not applicable | — | — |
More figures
Median household income $111,725
Vacant housing share Not available at this sample size
Poverty rate Not available at this sample size
Population change since 2020 2.6%
Units permitted per 1,000 residents 0.7 per 1,000
Historic districts 0
Drive to nearest regional hub 30 min
Drive to nearest hospital 12 min
State downtown awards 0
Peers
Hudson Valley towns in the same population band (5,000 and over), by readiness.
| # | Town | Population | Grade | Readiness | Home value | Drive to NYC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston | 23,748 | A | 75.7 | $315,500 | 2 h 6 min |
| 2 | Port Jervis | 8,566 | A | 74.3 | $236,700 | 1 h 40 min |
| 3 | Poughkeepsie | 32,293 | A | 73.0 | $283,700 | 1 h 58 min |
| 4 | Ossining | 26,895 | A | 72.6 | $449,100 | 1 h 0 min |
| 5 | Middletown | 30,188 | B | 70.6 | $308,600 | 1 h 35 min |
| 6 | Bronxville | 6,479 | B | 69.6 | $1,095,100 | 35 min |
| 7 | Peekskill | 25,757 | B | 68.9 | $395,600 | 1 h 12 min |
| 8 | West Haverstraw | 10,804 | B | 65.4 | $377,200 | 58 min |
| 9 | Haverstraw | 12,445 | B | 65.4 | $361,100 | 53 min |
| 10 | Goshen | 5,760 | B | 65.4 | $396,300 | 1 h 25 min |
| 11 | Newburgh | 28,181 | B | 63.5 | $247,900 | 1 h 32 min |
| 12 | Wappingers Falls | 6,070 | C | 63.2 | $337,200 | 1 h 45 min |
| 13 | Sleepy Hollow | 11,427 | C | 61.0 | $746,800 | 50 min |
| 14 | Larchmont | 6,640 | C | 59.9 | $1,635,500 | 37 min |
| 15 | Mamaroneck | 19,783 | C | 56.3 | $717,200 | 43 min |
| 16 | Nyack | 7,369 | C | 55.9 | $628,200 | 48 min |
| 17 | Dobbs Ferry | 11,513 | C | 54.9 | $765,500 | 38 min |
| 18 | Pelham | 7,579 | C | 54.1 | $915,800 | 35 min |
| 19 | Croton-on-Hudson | 8,232 | C | 54.1 | $712,900 | 1 h 2 min |
| 20 | Tuckahoe | 6,984 | C | 54.0 | $621,300 | 36 min |
| 21 | Scarsdale | 18,036 | C | 53.9 | $1,800,700 | 45 min |
| 22 | Liberty | 5,136 | C | 53.3 | $181,900 | 2 h 15 min |
| 23 | Suffern | 11,537 | C | 52.1 | $382,100 | 52 min |
| 24 | Irvington | 6,502 | D | 50.3 | $868,100 | 38 min |
| 25 | Mount Kisco | 10,698 | D | 50.2 | $478,300 | 1 h 1 min |
| 26 | Rye | 16,463 | D | 50.0 | $1,819,900 | 49 min |
| 27 | Woodbury | 11,523 | D | 48.4 | $452,200 | 1 h 15 min |
| 28 | Monroe | 9,502 | D | 48.1 | $427,800 | 1 h 16 min |
| 29 | Spring Valley | 33,637 | D | 47.7 | $381,800 | 53 min |
| 30 | Warwick | 6,546 | D | 47.4 | $438,100 | 1 h 27 min |
| 31 | Washingtonville | 5,650 | D | 47.4 | $355,700 | 1 h 26 min |
| 32 | Elmsford | 5,168 | D | 46.8 | $641,700 | 41 min |
| 33 | Briarcliff Manor | 7,440 | D | 46.4 | $880,300 | 57 min |
| 34 | Port Chester | 30,957 | D | 45.9 | $582,600 | 48 min |
| 35 | Pelham Manor | 5,613 | D | 45.8 | $1,093,300 | 32 min |
| 36 | Pleasantville | 7,351 | D | 45.1 | $824,200 | 52 min |
| 37 | Monticello | 7,228 | F | 44.8 | $172,000 | 2 h 2 min |
| 38 | Beacon | 15,292 | F | 44.7 | $471,600 | 1 h 37 min |
| 39 | Walden | 6,909 | F | 44.0 | $333,500 | 1 h 39 min |
| 40 | Hastings-on-Hudson | 8,407 | F | 44.0 | $865,200 | 35 min |
| 41 | Tarrytown | 11,829 | F | 43.6 | $685,300 | 41 min |
| 42 | New Paltz | 8,646 | F | 43.2 | $414,500 | 1 h 47 min |
| 43 | Harrison | 31,321 | F | 40.4 | $1,010,700 | 57 min |
| 44 | New Square | 9,973 | F | 39.9 | $662,400 | 54 min |
| 45 | Rye Brook | 9,900 | F | 39.8 | $1,016,100 | 50 min |
| 46 | Airmont | 10,380 | F | 38.8 | $710,700 | 52 min |
| 47 | Kaser | 5,970 | F | 37.5 | $877,000 | 55 min |
| 48 | Wesley Hills | 6,310 | F | 36.5 | $909,800 | 1 h 0 min |
| 49 | New Hempstead | 5,515 | F | 36.3 | $816,600 | 56 min |
| 50 | Chestnut Ridge | 10,746 | F | 35.6 | $720,100 | 49 min |
| 51 | Kiryas Joel | 43,863 | F | 27.1 | $758,800 | 1 h 18 min |
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Sources for this page
Every figure above comes from one of these files, pulled on the date shown. The key is the exact snapshot in our archive.
| Source | Period | Pulled | Figures | Snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Homes built before 1940 | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25034_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Metro median home value | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25077_cbsa.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Median home value | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25077_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Share under 18 | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B09001_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Median gross rent | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25064_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Median household income | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B19013_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Vacant housing share | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25002_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Poverty rate | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B17001_place.json |
| Building Permits Survey, place-level annual (Northeast region) | 2025 | 2026-09-18 | Housing units permitted, Units permitted per 1,000 residents | raw/permits/2026-09-18/ne2025a.txt |
| Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward awards | 2016-2025 | 2026-09-18 | Latest downtown award, State downtown awards | raw/dri/2026-09-18/manifest.json |
| National Register of Historic Places, spatial data | 2026 | 2026-09-18 | Historic district present, Historic districts | raw/nrhp/2026-09-18/ny_districts_polygons.json |
| OpenStreetMap via Overpass API | 2026-09 | 2026-09-18 | Businesses per 1,000 residents, Main street businesses | raw/osm/2026-09-18/3615400.json |
| OSRM routing (public demo server) | 2026-09 | 2026-09-18 | Drive to New York City, Drive to nearest regional hub, Hospital within 20 minutes, Drive to nearest hospital | raw/osrm/2026-09-18/3615400.json |
| Population Estimates, sub-county (cities and towns) | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Population change since 2020 | raw/popest/2026-09-18/sub-est2024.csv |
| Rail stations (Amtrak and Metro-North) | 2026 | 2026-09-18 | Nearest rail station | raw/rail/2026-09-18/manual_stations.yml |
Score computed 2026-09-18 with methodology v1. Something wrong? Send a correction.