Pleasant Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southwestern part of the town of Pleasant Valley in Dutchess County, New York, United States.

[3] Wappinger Creek, a tributary of the Hudson River, flows through the center of the community.

[2] As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,839 people, 753 households, and 502 families residing in the CDP.

There were 775 housing units at an average density of 494.2 per square mile (190.8/km2).

27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.