Because of many things, Wesley Hills 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, Wesley Hills really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Wesley Hills 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.
Even though Wesley Hills is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Wesley Hills, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Wesley Hills is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.97% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Wesley Hills in 2022 was $80,287, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $321,148 for a family of four. However, Wesley Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Wesley Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wesley Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wesley Hills include Polish, Israeli, German, European, and Moroccan.
In addition, Wesley Hills has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.15%).
The most common language spoken in Wesley Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and French.
