Montrose is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,862 people and two associated neighborhoods, Montrose is the 486th largest community in New York.

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

A relatively large number of people in Montrose telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.15% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, Montrose is a college town. There are a lot of students in Montrose attending college, and as a result Montrose provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Because of many things, Montrose 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, Montrose really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Montrose 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 Montrose is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Montrose, the average commute to work is 35.61 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Even though Montrose is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Montrose, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Montrose is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.23% 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 Montrose in 2022 was $44,552, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $178,208 for a family of four. However, Montrose contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Montrose is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Montrose home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Montrose residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Montrose also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.72% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Montrose include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Montrose is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.