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Elmsford is a big small town of 5,186 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 27 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 28 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $642k and rent runs about $3k a month.
5,186people
$642kTypical home
$2,546/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
33"Snow
231Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,186
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,906 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to New York, NY
- 27 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $642k (≈$4,047/mo)
- Median rent $2,546/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (310 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 40% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to HPN airport
- 19 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 279 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 174 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10,514 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,240 bars within 25 mi
- 3,623 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 99 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 226 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
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