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Valhalla is a small town of 2,937 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 27 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 30 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 $664k and rent runs about $3k a month.
2,937people
$664kTypical home
$3,167/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
34"Snow
231Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,937
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,539 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to New York, NY
- 27 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $664k (≈$4,184/mo)
- Median rent $3,167/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (857 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to HPN airport
- 21 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 374 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 169 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,970 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 623 bars within 25 mi
- 2,708 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 183 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 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