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Jefferson Valley-Yorktown is a big small town of 14,154 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 19 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 46 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $592k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,154people
$592kTypical home
$2,106/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
40"Snow
231Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,154
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,034 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to New York, NY
- 19 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $592k (≈$3,732/mo)
- Median rent $2,106/mo
- Median household income $157k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 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 47
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to HPN airport
- 38 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 669 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,215 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 672 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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