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12,728people live here $125,667median household income▲ 56% above US $1,749median rent per month▲ 24% above US $506,500median home value▲ 52% above US

Stony Point is an unincorporated community in Rockland County, NY. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Stony Point

Stony Point is an unincorporated community in New York with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, crime rates well below the national average, and air quality that stays clean most of the year. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Stony Point deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, long average commutes, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Low crime rates
Clean air
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Long commutes
High rent burden for renters
Cold winters
Snowy winters — 40" per year

How Stony Point compares

Median household income

Stony Point$125,667

New York avg$85,974

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Stony Point$1,749

New York avg$1,621

US$1,413

Median home value

Stony Point$506,500

New York avg$423,800

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Stony Point

Based on Stony Point's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,498

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $69,960 a year
74% of Stony Point renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$101,300

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $50,650
Homes cost 4.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 24% above US

$1,749/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,749 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are steep, with a median around $506,500. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $506,500 · 74% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.2% county unemployment

Unemployment in Rockland County is 3.2%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Rockland County (county-wide)

Safety▼ 94% below US

20 violent crimes per 100k

Safety is genuinely one of the selling points here. Both violent and property crime run well below the national average, the kind of numbers that fade into the background after a week of living somewhere.

Property crime 259/100k · Stony Point Town Police Department · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 35% above US

35 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 35.2 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

79%

Work from home

9.7%

Carpool

7.3%

Public transit

3.8%

Other

0.3%

Walk

0.1%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 81°F, and winters are cold and harsh, with lows dropping to 19°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

37% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 37% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park (24 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Stony Point's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,749/mo) equals 17% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low) and anyone prioritizing low crime. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes.

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