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Rye is a small city of 16,428 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 24 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.8M and rent runs about $4k a month.
16,428people
$1.8MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
30"Snow
238Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,428
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,807 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.8M (≈$11k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $240k
- Property tax about 0.5% 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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" 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 (24 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (218 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 46% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 80% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 31% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to HPN airport
- 15 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 182 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,079 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,693 bars within 25 mi
- 4,739 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 128 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 273 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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