Valley Cottage is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 9,038 people and two associated neighborhoods, Valley Cottage is the 199th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Valley Cottage are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

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

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

A relatively large number of people in Valley Cottage telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.98% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Valley Cottage, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.84 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, Valley Cottage has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Valley Cottage. 56.13% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Valley Cottage in 2022 was $67,380, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $269,520 for a family of four.

Valley Cottage is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Valley Cottage home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valley Cottage residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Valley Cottage also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.97% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Valley Cottage include Irish, Italian, German, French, and Albanian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Valley Cottage's cultural character, accounting for 20.63% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Valley Cottage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.