Montrose is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,862 people and two associated neighborhoods, Montrose is the 486th largest community in New York.

Also of interest is that Montrose has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Montrose is also a town of artists. Montrose has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Montrose’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.98% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Montrose is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Montrose enrolled in college, Montrose has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Because of many things, Montrose is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Montrose really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Montrose perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Montrose, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.33 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Despite being a small town, Montrose has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of Montrose are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.66% of adults in Montrose have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Montrose in 2022 was $43,078, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,312 for a family of four. However, Montrose contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Montrose is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Montrose home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Montrose residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Montrose also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.32% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Montrose include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Montrose is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.