Yonkers
- Suburb of New York City, NY
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Yonkers
- grade B minusOverall Grade
- Suburb of New York City, NY
- Rating 3.64 out of 5 426 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B minus
- Crime & Safetygrade C+
- Housinggrade D minus
- Nightlifegrade A
- Good for Familiesgrade B
- Diversitygrade A+
- Jobsgrade C minus
- Weathergrade B minus
- Cost of Livinggrade C minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade A
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade B+
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Median Home Value
$420,000
National
$244,900Median Rent
$1,550
National
$1,163Area Feel
Urban
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Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C+
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault178.1national 282.7
- Murder4national 6.1
- Rape10.5national 40.7
- Robbery71.9national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary100.8national 500.1
- Theft630.2national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft123.5national 284
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Working in Yonkers
Jobs
grade C minus
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$72,403
National
$69,021Top Public Schools Serving Yonkers
- grade A+
Bronx High School of Science
- Rating 3.88 out of 5 1,022 reviews
- grade A+
Stuyvesant High School
- Rating 4.1 out of 5 1,117 reviews
- grade A+
Townsend Harris High School
- Rating 4.2 out of 5 670 reviews
- grade A+
High School of American Studies at Lehman College
- Rating 4.07 out of 5 137 reviews
- grade A+
High School Math Science & Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY)
- Rating 4.06 out of 5 196 reviews
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Rating 3.64 out of 5 426 reviews
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Yonkers it's a very family friendly city, where you can find anything you need. It's fast and easy to commute to NYC while living in a more peaceful, nice and quite place. The school system is really good, even during pandemic, focus students have the oportunity to access very well planned and structured clases and that was very important for me as a mother of 3 children. Yonkers is expanding everyday, I hope always to better!
Yonkers is an amazing city to live in because of its location. Yonkers sits in between Manhattan and Upstate New York. This makes transportation to school quick and easy. As an autistic student, when I first moved to New York City, the rush of the lifestyle was super overwhelming. Yonkers is a smaller city and provides a family-friendly environment. It has the culinary and neighborly diversity of Manhattan, but the pace of a suburb. Further, it provides an escape from city life with beautiful upstate nature walks such as the Marshland Conservatory in Rye and the Marian Woods in Hartsdale. There is plenty of accessibility to healthy foods with grocery stores and farmer's market options. It is not the safest city I have lived in, but it is safer and more cost-effective than the housing options near campus in Morningside Heights.
I have lived in southeast Yonkers for a little over 3 years and so far it has been enjoyable. I moved out of Astoria to have more space, and though it isn't the city it is quieter and I finally have some space! The only downsides ti living here are restaurants are not open nearly as late and street paving in a lot of Yonkers is terrbile.