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Hawthorne is a small town of 4,878 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 25 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 31 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $692k and rent runs about $3k a month.
4,878people
$692kTypical home
$2,601/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
35"Snow
231Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,878
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,443 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to New York, NY
- 25 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $692k (≈$4,365/mo)
- Median rent $2,601/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 35" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to HPN airport
- 23 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 279 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 166 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,349 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 405 bars within 25 mi
- 2,109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 167 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.