Living in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Hastings-on-Hudson is a big small town of 8,434 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 23 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $865k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,434people
$865kTypical home
$1,877/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
33"Snow
238Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,434
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,262 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $865k (≈$5,456/mo)
- Median rent $1,877/mo
- Median household income $194k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 33" 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 (72 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (339 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 25% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to HPN airport
- 15 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 331 ft
- Right on the coast
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 178 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,275 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,733 bars within 25 mi
- 4,687 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 131 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 271 museums within 25 mi
- 60 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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