High Falls vs Rifton

A side-by-side comparison of High Falls and Rifton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

High Falls has the higher population (624 vs 462 in Rifton). High Falls has the higher median household income ($60,724 vs $2,499 in Rifton). High Falls has the higher median home value ($285,200 vs $232,500 in Rifton).

Population, income & housing

	High Falls	Rifton
Population	624	462
Median age	49.8 yrs	58.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,724	$2,499
Median home value	$285,200	$232,500
Housing units	291	430
Homeownership rate	88.0%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.6%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	High Falls	Rifton
Population	525 → 624 (+18.9%)	224 → 462 (+106.3%)
Median household income	$51,600 → $60,724 (+17.7%)	$107,804 → $2,499 (-97.7%)
Median home value	$166,100 → $285,200 (+71.7%)	$363,400 → $232,500 (-36.0%)

High Falls

Population

525624

Median household income

$51,600$60,724

Median home value

$166,100$285,200

Rifton

Population

224462

Median household income

$107,804$2,499

Median home value

$363,400$232,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	High Falls	Rifton
Under 5	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	3.2%
35 to 44	7.4%	5.0%
45 to 54	17.6%	9.5%
55 to 64	19.4%	44.6%
65 to 74	18.8%	34.2%
75 and over	2.2%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	High Falls	Rifton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	76.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	7.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	High Falls	Rifton
No high school diploma	3.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	23.1%	16.2%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	32.8%	19.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	High Falls	Rifton
Drove alone	65.4%	74.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.8%	25.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	High Falls	Rifton
1-unit, detached	83.2%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	High Falls	Rifton
Poverty rate	14.4%	44.6%
Average household size	2.47	1.19
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1953	1938