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New Rochelle is a mid-size city of 82,769 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 20 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $703k and rent runs about $2k a month.
82,769people
$703kTypical home
$1,917/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
238Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 82,769
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,047 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $703k (≈$4,430/mo)
- Median rent $1,917/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,206 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to HPN airport
- 11 mi to LGA (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 59 ft
- Right on the coast
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 190 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,863 bars within 25 mi
- 5,308 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 134 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 292 museums within 25 mi
- 66 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 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