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Rye Brook is a big small town of 9,900 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 28 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 29 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
9,900people
$1.0MTypical home
$2,593/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
34"Snow
231Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,900
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,888 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to New York, NY
- 28 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,408/mo)
- Median rent $2,593/mo
- Median household income $247k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" 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 (38 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (371 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 43% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 79% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to HPN airport
- 20 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 230 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 181 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,754 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 759 bars within 25 mi
- 3,056 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 52 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 191 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% 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
- 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