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Pelham is a big small town of 7,305 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 18 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $916k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,305people
$916kTypical home
$2,299/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
31"Snow
238Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,305
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,887 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $916k (≈$5,775/mo)
- Median rent $2,299/mo
- Median household income $184k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (46 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (405 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 51% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 23% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to LGA airport
- 10 mi to LGA (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 75 ft
- Right on the coast
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 189 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,570 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,877 bars within 25 mi
- 5,362 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 134 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 303 museums within 25 mi
- 69 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 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