Wesley Hills is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,137 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wesley Hills is the 272nd largest community in New York. Wesley Hills home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Wesley Hills real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Wesley Hills is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 93.45% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wesley Hills is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wesley Hills who work in management occupations (14.50%), healthcare (14.02%), and sales jobs (9.87%). Of important note, Wesley Hills is also a village of artists. Wesley Hills has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Wesley Hills’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.95% 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. Wesley Hills is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Wesley Hills’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Wesley Hills is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Wesley Hills, the average commute to work is 32.59 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In Wesley Hills, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though Wesley Hills is a relatively small village. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other 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 65.87% 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 $65,725, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $262,900 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 Israeli, Polish, German, European, and Moroccan. Foreign born people are also an important part of Wesley Hills's cultural character, accounting for 17.18% of the village’s population. The most common language spoken in Wesley Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and French.
