Land area: 2.1 sq mi.
Water area: 0.04 square miles.
Founded: 1773.
Population in 2014: Population in 2014: 10,991 (100% urban, 0% rural).
Population density: 5,259 people per square mile
County seat: New City.
Colleges and Universities: Rockland Community College, Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland
Suffern (pronounced SUF-fern, in formal contexts and SUF-fren, by locals) is a village incorporated in 1896 in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, Suffern's population was 10,723.
"The Point of the Mountains" or "Sidman's Clove" were names used in designating the present village of Suffern before the American Revolution. The area originally was inhabited by the Ramapough, a tribe of Munsee, who were a division of the great Lenape nation. Upon Sidman's death this land passed into the hands of his son-in-law, John Smith, who sold it to John Suffern.
The village of Suffern was founded in 1796. John Suffern, first Rockland County judge, 1798–1806, settled near the base of the Ramapo Mountains in 1773, and called the place New Antrim, after his home in County Antrim, Ireland, where his Huguenot ancestors had settled. New Antrim's location was considered strategically important in the Revolutionary War due to its location at an important crossroads near Ramapo Pass. General George Washington and other important military leaders used John Suffern's home as headquarters when they were in the area.
Suffern is part of the Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail under the auspices of the National Park Service.[2][3] This trail commemorates the route followed by General Washington and the French comte de Rochambeau as they traveled to the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, which led to the end of America's War of Independence.
There are 4 airports and 6 Amtrak train stations within 30 miles of the Suffern city center.
The average travel time to work in Suffern is 10% higher than the national average.
The number of people who take public transportation in Suffern is 95% higher than the national average.
The number of people who carpool to work in Suffern is 6% higher than the national average.
The number of people who work from home in Suffern is 53% lower than the national average.
White (86.83%)
Black or African American (3.53%)
Native American (0.26%)
Asian (2.83%)
Pacific Islander (0.09%)
From other races (4.52%)
From two or more races (1.94%).
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.87% of the population.
Median resident age: 42.1 years
New York median age: 38.2 years
Suffern: 2.3 people
New York: 2.6 people
Suffern: $69,817 (it was $59,754 in 2000)
New York: $57,369
Suffern: $1,420 (lower quartile is $770, upper quartile is $1,221)
State: $992
Suffern: $297,443 (it was $169,300 in 2000)
New York: $277,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $186,800 - $347,900
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 91.5. This is worse than average
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.390. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.7 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 19.4. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.0 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 1.93. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 28.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2004 was 17.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 0.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 9.01. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.4 miles away from the city center.
Here: 4.6%
New York: 4.8%
The overall crime rate in Suffern is 80% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 1.65 daily crimes that occur in Suffern.
Suffern is safer than 89% of the cities in the United States.
In Suffern you have a 1 in 167 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Suffern has decreased by 5%.