Chester vs Highland Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Chester and Highland Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chester has the higher population (4,052 vs 3,696 in Highland Falls). Highland Falls has the higher median household income ($107,500 vs $97,250 in Chester). Highland Falls has the higher median home value ($340,600 vs $280,600 in Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Highland Falls
Population	4,052	3,696
Median age	36.5 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$97,250	$107,500
Median home value	$280,600	$340,600
Median gross rent	$1,649	$1,731
Housing units	1,687	1,798
Homeownership rate	53.1%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Highland Falls
Population	4,011 → 4,052 (+1.0%)	3,841 → 3,696 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$73,582 → $97,250 (+32.2%)	$86,750 → $107,500 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$206,600 → $280,600 (+35.8%)	$231,700 → $340,600 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,215 → $1,649 (+35.7%)	$1,305 → $1,731 (+32.6%)

Chester

Population

4,0114,052

Median household income

$73,582$97,250

Median home value

$206,600$280,600

Median gross rent

$1,215$1,649

Highland Falls

Population

3,8413,696

Median household income

$86,750$107,500

Median home value

$231,700$340,600

Median gross rent

$1,305$1,731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Highland Falls
Under 5	2.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	21.9%	13.6%
35 to 44	9.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	18.8%
55 to 64	18.3%	15.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	6.9%
75 and over	5.0%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Highland Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	48.7%	46.9%
Black or African American	3.7%	21.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.1%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	37.1%	24.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Highland Falls
No high school diploma	6.1%	10.7%
High school graduate	26.8%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Highland Falls
Drove alone	77.6%	76.1%
Carpooled	3.9%	9.8%
Public transit	14.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	3.8%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Highland Falls
1-unit, detached	37.5%	55.6%
1-unit, attached	14.8%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	22.8%
5 to 19 units	29.6%	10.7%
20 or more units	5.7%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Highland Falls
Poverty rate	6.5%	10.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	37	24
Median year structure built	1976	1954