Moving to Hillburn, NY

About Hillburn

Hillburn is a small village in the town of Ramapo (per Wikipedia's Rockland County page, read September 24, 2026), set against the Ramapo Mountains near the New Jersey border. It has deep railroad roots — the Commons photo below shows a NJ Transit train passing Hillburn Yard on the Port Jervis Line — and a quiet, village-green character anchored by Hillburn Memorial Park.

Home prices in Hillburn

Home prices in Hillburn vary by neighborhood and property type.

Top places in Hillburn

• Hillburn Memorial Park (shown in the Commons photo below).
• Hillburn Yard rail heritage on the Port Jervis Line (shown in the Commons photo below).
• The village seen from the surrounding Ramapo foothills (shown in the Commons photo below).
• Nearby Harriman State Park — trailheads minutes from the village.
• Nearby Suffern — downtown, the Lafayette Theatre, and the train station.
• Nearby Sloatsburg — village downtown and its Port Jervis Line station.

Commuting from Hillburn

• No in-village station, but Suffern station (Port Jervis Line) is minutes away. Sampled 2026 schedules (read September 24, 2026): Suffern–Hoboken roughly 45–55 minutes; Midtown Manhattan via Secaucus transfer commonly 60–80 minutes.
• Rockland Coaches/Coach USA buses serve nearby corridors to the Port Authority Bus Terminal; times are approximate and traffic-dependent.
• Driving to Midtown via the NY State Thruway is approximately 60–85 minutes depending on traffic (approximate).

Hillburn FAQs

• What is the housing market like in Hillburn, NY?
  Home prices in Hillburn vary by neighborhood and property type.
• How is the commute from Hillburn, NY?
  No in-village station, but Suffern station (Port Jervis Line) is minutes away. Sampled 2026 schedules (read September 24, 2026): Suffern–Hoboken roughly 45–55 minutes; Midtown Manhattan via Secaucus transfer commonly 60–80 minutes.

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