Land area: 4.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq.mi.
Founded: 1991
Population in 2014: 8,878 (100% urban, 0% rural).
Population density: 1,937 people per square mile.
County seat: New City.
Colleges and Universities: Rockland Community College, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Nyack College, Bergen Community College, William Paterson University of New Jersey, Mercy College, Passaic County Community College
Airmont is a village in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of the state of New Jersey, east of Suffern, south of Montebello, and west of Chestnut Ridge. The population was 8,628 at the 2010 census.
The village of Airmont, incorporated in 1991, is a consolidation of the hamlets of Tallman, Airmont and South Monsey. Joseph Berger of The New York Times said in a 1997 article that Airmont was one of several town of Ramapo villages formed "to preserve the sparse Better Homes and Garden [sic] ambiance that attracted them to Rockland County.In 2005, Peter Applebome of The New York Times said that Airmont was "slapped around enough by the courts to be something other than a virginal player in any discrimination case" since it ran into legal resistance to its development laws.In April 1991, the town of Ramapo allowed the creation of the village of Airmont. Airmont had 9,500 people, including around 250 Orthodox Jews and many non-Orthodox Jews. The founders of the town said that they intended for "strong zoning" to preserve the character of the community. William P. Barr, the United States Attorney General, and Otto G. Obermaier, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, filed a suit against Airmont and the village of Ramapo; Barr and Obermaier said that Airmont created a zoning plan intended to exclude Orthodox Jews from living in the village and "that other individuals acting at the behest of the defendants have engaged in a pattern of harassment against Orthodox Jews in the village.
There are 4 airports and 7 Amtrak train stations within 30 miles of the Airmont city center.
The average travel time to work in Airmont is 28% higher than the national average.
The number of people who take public transportation in Airmont is 71% higher than the national average.
The number of people who carpool to work in Airmont is 6% lower than the national average.
The number of people who work from home in Airmont is 58% higher than the national average.
White (86.30%)
African American (3.50%)
Native American (0.17%)
Asian (2.53%)
Pacific Islander (0.03%)
Other races (1.00%)
Two or more races (1.36%)
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.26% of the population.
Median resident age: 42.3 years
New York median age: 38.2 years
Airmont: 3.1 people
New York: 2.6 people
Airmont: $87,278 (it was $87,678 in 2000)
New York: $57,369
Airmont: $454,142 (it was $253,900 in 2000)
New York: $277,600
Mean prices in 2013: All housing units: $436,783; Detached houses: $475,662; Townhouses or other attached units: $341,396; In 2-unit structures: $336,525; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $223,333; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $357,648; Mobile homes: $108,013
Median gross rent in 2013: $934.
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 12.1 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 12.5 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 1.94. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.6 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 28.0. 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 3.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 9.02. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.0 miles away from the city center.
Here: 4.6%
New York: 4.8%
The overall crime rate in Airmont is 69% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 2.51 daily crimes that occur in Airmont.
Airmont is safer than 82% of the cities in the United States.
In Airmont you have a 1 in 110 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Airmont has decreased by 6%.