Best PlacesHillcrest, Spring Valley, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hillcrest, Spring Valley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hillcrest, Spring Valley ranks 3,506th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hillcrest, Spring Valley
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Hillcrest, Spring Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hillcrest, Spring Valley ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Hillcrest, Spring Valley ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hillcrest, Spring Valley
A household needs to earn about $184,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hillcrest, Spring Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $105,634, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Hillcrest, Spring Valley's effective rate of 2.00%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hillcrest, Spring Valley
Hillcrest, Spring Valley runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hillcrest, Spring Valley.
Who works in Hillcrest, Spring Valley, and how
Work in Hillcrest, Spring Valley centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 33%
Life in Hillcrest, Spring Valley
The coast is about 30 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Hillcrest, Spring Valley, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hillcrest, Spring Valley, month by month
Hillcrest, Spring Valley sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Hillcrest, Spring Valley
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 26 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hillcrest, Spring Valley
Schools across Hillcrest, Spring Valley average a C+, better than 47% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Pomona Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Ramapo High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hillcrest, Spring Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hillcrest, Spring Valley measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Hillcrest, Spring Valley against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Hillcrest, Spring Valley
Is Hillcrest, Spring Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hillcrest, Spring Valley ranks 3,506th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and big-city access, and lowest on cell coverage and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hillcrest, Spring Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $606,546. The overall cost of living runs about 26% above the national average. Set against a $105,634 median income, cost of living beats 48% of neighborhoods.
Is Hillcrest, Spring Valley safe?
Yes, Hillcrest, Spring Valley is safer than 77% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $310 per resident a year.
Compare Hillcrest, Spring Valley with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hillcrest, Spring Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hillcrest, Spring Valley represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Hillcrest, Spring Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hillcrest, Spring Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hillcrest, Spring Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hillcrest, Spring Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hillcrest, Spring Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hillcrest, Spring Valley detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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