Rhinecliff vs Wassaic

A side-by-side comparison of Rhinecliff and Wassaic: population, income, housing, and more.

Rhinecliff and Wassaic are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rhinecliff has the higher population (479 vs 324 in Wassaic). Rhinecliff has the higher median home value ($611,500 vs $134,700 in Wassaic). Since 2019, Rhinecliff's population has grown faster (+11.7% vs -30.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Rhinecliff	Wassaic
Population	479	324
Median age	59.8 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$61,875
Median home value	$611,500	$134,700
Housing units	270	118
Homeownership rate	92.4%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.2%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	27.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rhinecliff	Wassaic
Population	429 → 479 (+11.7%)	468 → 324 (-30.8%)
Median household income	$138,281 → $105,052 (-24.0%)	$62,708 → $61,875 (-1.3%)
Median home value	$368,800 → $611,500 (+65.8%)	$150,000 → $134,700 (-10.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,344 → $2,444 (+4.3%)	—

Rhinecliff

Population

429479

Median household income

$138,281$105,052

Median home value

$368,800$611,500

Median gross rent

$2,344$2,444

Wassaic

Population

468324

Median household income

$62,708$61,875

Median home value

$150,000$134,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rhinecliff	Wassaic
Under 5	0.0%	13.6%
5 to 17	2.9%	24.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	37.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	17.3%
45 to 54	5.6%	1.9%
55 to 64	10.2%	15.7%
65 to 74	21.9%	1.9%
75 and over	21.5%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rhinecliff	Wassaic
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	53.1%
Black or African American	19.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	46.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rhinecliff	Wassaic
No high school diploma	0.0%	23.6%
High school graduate	2.2%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	13.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	46.0%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rhinecliff	Wassaic
Drove alone	57.0%	56.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	26.1%
Public transit	12.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.2%	8.7%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rhinecliff	Wassaic
1-unit, detached	100.0%	94.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rhinecliff	Wassaic
Poverty rate	5.4%	2.2%
Average household size	2.13	3.72
Mean commute (minutes)	36	31
Median year structure built	1938	1938