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White Plains is a mid-size city of 60,666 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 27 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $621k and rent runs about $2k a month.
60,666people
$621kTypical home
$2,269/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
231Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 60,666
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,230 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to New York, NY
- 27 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $621k (≈$3,915/mo)
- Median rent $2,269/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.6% 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
- 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
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,418 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 20% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to HPN airport
- 18 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 31% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 174 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11,527 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,445 bars within 25 mi
- 3,996 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 119 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 238 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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