Living in Eastchester, NY
Eastchester is a small city of 20,491 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 22 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $790k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,491people
$790kTypical home
$2,210/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
32"Snow
238Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,491
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,208 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to New York, NY
- 22 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $790k (≈$4,982/mo)
- Median rent $2,210/mo
- Median household income $157k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (857 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 21% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to HPN airport
- 13 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 256 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 183 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,876 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,786 bars within 25 mi
- 5,017 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 134 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 286 museums within 25 mi
- 65 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Westchester County: D+26 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk