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Valhalla, NY
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Valhalla profile


Living in Valhalla



Valhalla is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,213 people and two associated neighborhoods, Valhalla is the 454th largest community in New York.

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

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

Of important note, Valhalla is also a town of artists. Valhalla has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Valhalla’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Valhalla telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.41% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

In addition, Valhalla is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Valhalla 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, Valhalla really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Valhalla 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.

Despite being a small town, Valhalla has a lot of people using taxis to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on taxis are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of Valhalla are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.61% of adults in Valhalla 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 Valhalla in 2022 was $58,765, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $235,060 for a family of four.

Valhalla is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Valhalla home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valhalla residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Valhalla also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.95% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Valhalla include Italian, Irish, German, Croatian, and English.

Valhalla also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.82%.

The most common language spoken in Valhalla is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Serbo-Croatian.


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