Yonkers vs Mount Vernon

Yonkers and Mount Vernon on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

48D+

D44

Yonkers ahead by 4Editorial weights

Category by category

FHousingF

Yonkers +4 pts

D+SchoolsD−

Yonkers +5 pts

C+Cost of livingD+

Yonkers +14 pts

FCommuteF

Mount Vernon +1 pts

A−AmenitiesA

Mount Vernon +5 pts

D−EmploymentF

Yonkers +7 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$502kMedian home value$484k

$1,784Median rent$1,629

35.6 minMean commute35.0 min

$84kMedian household income$79k

1.45%Effective property tax1.98%

35th pctWithin-state proficiency24th pct

88Restaurants & cafés107

209,978Population72,427

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.