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Sleepy Hollow, NY
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Living in Sleepy Hollow



Sleepy Hollow is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 10,962 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sleepy Hollow is the 188th largest community in New York. Sleepy Hollow has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Sleepy Hollow home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Sleepy Hollow real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.77% 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.

Sleepy Hollow’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

In Sleepy Hollow, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.69 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Even though Sleepy Hollow is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The citizens of Sleepy Hollow are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.44% of adults in Sleepy Hollow have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sleepy Hollow in 2022 was $60,695, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $242,780 for a family of four. However, Sleepy Hollow contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sleepy Hollow is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Sleepy Hollow home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Sleepy Hollow, accounting for 47.81% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Sleepy Hollow residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sleepy Hollow include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Portuguese.

Sleepy Hollow also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 39.56%.

The most common language spoken in Sleepy Hollow is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.