Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 33/100
F
Median home value$501,600
New York $614,200
Median rent$1,784/mo
New York $1,830/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
New York 42%
Yonkers
Westchester County209,978 residentsYonkers City School District
48
D+
Suburbgrade score
41st of 60 New York suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by commute & transport.
48
New York median 52
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Yonkers is like to live in, by category
Bars show Yonkers against New York. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Within-state proficiency35th pct
New York median 35th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.7
New York median 11.6
Graduation rate85%
New York median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index95
New York 100
Eff. tax rate1.45%
New York 1.37%
Local sales tax8.54%
New York median 8.54%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 29/100
F
Mean commute35.6 min
New York 35.6 min
Under 30 minutes44%
New York 44%
Transit stops / sq mi6.0
New York median 2.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 85/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés88
New York median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries13
New York median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks78
New York median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 38/100
D−
Median household income$83,549
New York $99,155
Unemployment7.1%
New York 6.8%
Professional occupations40%
New York 48%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Yonkers on commute & transport
Yonkers's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Monsey16 mi from YonkersC+ 44 D White Plains8 mi from YonkersC 56 C− Paterson16 mi from YonkersC 43 D Passaic15 mi from YonkersC− 44 D Harrison9 mi from YonkersC− 59 C Spring Valley15 mi from YonkersC− 43 D Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Yonkers
Is Yonkers, NY a good place to live?
Yonkers scores 48 out of 100, 41st of 60 New York suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Yonkers expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $501,600, 18% below the New York median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.45%. $1,784/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Yonkers?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Yonkers sit at the 35th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 85% graduation rate and a 16.7 student–teacher ratio. Yonkers is served by Yonkers City School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Yonkers?
The mean commute is 35.6 min, with 44% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 6.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Yonkers?
Within two miles there are 13 groceries, 88 restaurants and cafés and 78 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Yonkers old or new?
The median home in Yonkers was built in 1958 — close to the New York median of 1960. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 29% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.