Scarsdale
- Suburb of New York City, NY
Suburb
Scarsdale
- grade A+Overall Grade
- Suburb of New York City, NY
- Rating 3.97 out of 5 35 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A+
- Crime & Safetygrade B
- Housinggrade B minus
- Nightlifegrade B+
- Good for Familiesgrade A+
- Diversitygrade B minus
- Jobsgrade B
- Weathergrade B minus
- Cost of Livinggrade C
- Health & Fitnessgrade A+
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade B
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$1,474,000
National
$244,900Median Rent
$3,401
National
$1,163Area Feel
Sparse Suburban
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Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade B
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault16.8national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape0national 40.7
- Robbery5.6national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary44.8national 500.1
- Theft381national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft5.6national 284
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Working in Scarsdale
Jobs
grade B
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$250,001
National
$69,021Places to Work in Scarsdale
Top Public Schools Serving Scarsdale
Top Private Schools Near Scarsdale
- grade A+
Riverdale Country School
- Rating 4.4 out of 5 75 reviews
- grade A+
Horace Mann School
- Rating 4.33 out of 5 150 reviews
- grade A+
Rye Country Day School
- Rating 4.33 out of 5 115 reviews
- grade A+
French-American School of New York
- Rating 4.34 out of 5 107 reviews
- grade A+
Hackley School
- Rating 4.31 out of 5 78 reviews
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Scarsdale Reviews
Rating 3.97 out of 5 35 reviews
Great schools, lovely architecture, access to multiple village centers with shops and dining. 35 minutes to midtown Manhattan by train and easy access to hiking and biking just minutes away. Not much ethnic or socioeconomic diversity, but nevertheless a solid sense of community can be found and it is a great place to raise kids. High rents and challenging parking seem to limit the success of the Village’s core commercial district, leading to the loss of Zachy’s and several solid restaurants. For its high property taxes residents get modern and well-appointed schools, well-paid teachers, and a gorgeous newly redesigned public library. Curiously, however, the roads seem comparatively less well-maintained than neighboring jurisdictions. On balance, people move here for the schools, the commute, and property values that are robust to broader economic shocks and mostly seem to move up at a steady clip. Scarsdale has a surprising number of adults residents who grew up here.
Helicopter moms galore and lots of Karens in this neighborhood. Downtown is nice, but generally boring, and lacks any decent shopping. Restaurants have improved. Community is NOT well manicured, roads are falling apart, and the housing stock is mostly mediocre, Edgemont is worse than Queens. If you compare Scarsdale to Great Neck or Westbury, there is really no comparison whatsoever. The North Shore of LI in general has vastly superior housing stock, developments, roads, and shopping. However Scarsdale people seem to be a lot better grade of people than most Long Islanders. The school is hugely overrated, while the SAT scores are high, it is really not much better than any average decent Queens or Brooklyn school and students end up going to the same top 50 schools as NYC children, mostly due to coolness factor. Look at the actual placements there is not much Ivy placement, the kids end up choosing popular party schools like SUNY or Mich U, Chicago, etc. So what's the point then?
The school system is very rigorous and prestigious. A lot of the students are involved in extracurriculars and are high-achieving. However, some of the opportunities they receive are not necessarily based on their ability as students and more on their connections.