Chestnut Ridge is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 10,450 people and three associated neighborhoods, Chestnut Ridge is the 177th largest community in New York.

Chestnut Ridge home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Chestnut Ridge real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Chestnut Ridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.79% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Chestnut Ridge, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.25 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Despite being a small village, Chestnut Ridge has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of Chestnut Ridge are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.51% of adults in Chestnut Ridge have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Chestnut Ridge in 2018 was $41,748, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,992 for a family of four. However, Chestnut Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Chestnut Ridge is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Chestnut Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chestnut Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chestnut Ridge include Polish, Haitian, German, Hungarian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Chestnut Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.