Wesley Hills is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,310 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.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.22% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

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

In Wesley Hills, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.19 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.

Despite being a small village, Wesley Hills has a lot of people using the subway to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the subway are using it to get 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 63.98% 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 $75,742, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $302,968 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 Polish, Israeli, German, Moroccan, and European.

Wesley Hills also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.82%.

The most common language spoken in Wesley Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and French.