Highland Falls vs Montgomery

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

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

Montgomery has the higher population (3,800 vs 3,696 in Highland Falls). Highland Falls has the higher median household income ($107,500 vs $88,348 in Montgomery). Montgomery has the higher median home value ($345,700 vs $340,600 in Highland Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Highland Falls	Montgomery
Population	3,696	3,800
Median age	40.7 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$107,500	$88,348
Median home value	$340,600	$345,700
Median gross rent	$1,731	$1,473
Housing units	1,798	1,600
Homeownership rate	54.5%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland Falls	Montgomery
Population	3,841 → 3,696 (-3.8%)	4,527 → 3,800 (-16.1%)
Median household income	$86,750 → $107,500 (+23.9%)	$80,500 → $88,348 (+9.7%)
Median home value	$231,700 → $340,600 (+47.0%)	$247,800 → $345,700 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,305 → $1,731 (+32.6%)	$1,298 → $1,473 (+13.5%)

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

Montgomery

Population

4,5273,800

Median household income

$80,500$88,348

Median home value

$247,800$345,700

Median gross rent

$1,298$1,473

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland Falls	Montgomery
Under 5	4.9%	8.7%
5 to 17	16.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.6%
25 to 34	13.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	18.8%	13.9%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	6.9%	7.7%
75 and over	5.2%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland Falls	Montgomery
White (non-Hispanic)	46.9%	48.6%
Black or African American	21.8%	13.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	24.3%	33.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland Falls	Montgomery
No high school diploma	10.7%	10.6%
High school graduate	28.4%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.7%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland Falls	Montgomery
Drove alone	76.1%	79.0%
Carpooled	9.8%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.4%
Walked	3.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	6.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland Falls	Montgomery
1-unit, detached	55.6%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	13.3%
2 to 4 units	22.8%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	6.9%
20 or more units	3.7%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Highland Falls	Montgomery
Poverty rate	10.4%	13.3%
Average household size	2.24	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1954	1982