Pleasantville is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,305 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pleasantville is the 229th largest community in New York. Pleasantville home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Pleasantville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Pleasantville is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 95.05% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Pleasantville is a village of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pleasantville who work in management occupations (21.86%), teaching (11.97%), and legal occupations (9.87%). Also of interest is that Pleasantville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Pleasantville is also a village of artists. Pleasantville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pleasantville’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.01% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In addition, Pleasantville is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Because of many things, Pleasantville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Pleasantville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Pleasantville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Pleasantville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.02 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. In Pleasantville, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Pleasantville is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Pleasantville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Pleasantville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 73.93% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Pleasantville in 2022 was $80,691, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $322,764 for a family of four. Pleasantville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Pleasantville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pleasantville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pleasantville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.90% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pleasantville include Italian, Irish, German, European, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Pleasantville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
