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Yonkers is a mid-size city of 209,978 people in Westchester County, New York. It's about 20 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $502k and rent runs about $2k a month.
209,978people
$502kTypical home
$1,784/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
238Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 209,978
- Part of a metro area
- About 11,662 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $502k (≈$3,163/mo)
- Median rent $1,784/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (260 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 27% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LGA airport
- 12 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 29% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 325 ft
- Right on the coast
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 192 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,325 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,838 bars within 25 mi
- 5,211 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 134 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 288 museums within 25 mi
- 64 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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