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Scarsdale is a small city of 18,010 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 24 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.8M and rent runs about $4k a month.
18,010people
$1.8MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
33"Snow
238Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,010
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,698 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 $250k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" 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 (32 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (296 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 55% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 90% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 32% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to HPN airport
- 16 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 299 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 177 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,910 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,652 bars within 25 mi
- 4,594 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 128 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 274 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 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
- 4 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