Because of many things, Stony Point is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Stony Point a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Stony Point has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Stony Point’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Stony Point, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.97 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.
In Stony Point, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Stony Point is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The population of Stony Point is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.08% of adults in Stony Point have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stony Point in 2022 was $49,448, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $197,792 for a family of four.
Stony Point is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stony Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stony Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Stony Point also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.95% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stony Point include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Stony Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
