Living in Irvington, NY
Irvington is a big small town of 6,531 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 26 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $868k and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,531people
$868kTypical home
$2,592/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
33"Snow
231Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,531
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,341 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $868k (≈$5,474/mo)
- Median rent $2,592/mo
- Median household income $173k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (675 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 20% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to HPN airport
- 18 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 135 ft
- Right on the coast
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 174 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11,940 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,510 bars within 25 mi
- 4,184 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 120 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 253 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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