Hillcrest, New York

About Hillcrest

Set in the southern part of New York, Hillcrest is a small unincorporated community.

Hillcrest holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.3 square miles.

📰 Hillcrest News Today

• Hillcrest/Fresh Meadows QN08 furmancenter.org · Mar 1
• Watch Hillcrest fire chief give update on Spring Valley NY house fire Lohud · Apr 6
• Rockland County District Attorney Announces Indictment in Kidnapping and Attack of Female Passenger at Knifepoint by Taxi Driver in Spring Valley — Rockland County District Attorney Rockland County District Attorney · May 19
• Robert W. McAlister Obituary (2026) - Hillcrest, NY - J.A. McCormack Sons Funeral Home Legacy obituary · May 22
• 31 Hillcrest Ave Unit 1FL, Staten Island, NY 10308 Realtor.com · Apr 8

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What Makes Hillcrest Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

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