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Moving to Yonkers, NY
NYC suburb, river views, transit.
Pop. 212kCost index 112.6 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $2,400/moMedian home $600kWalk score 67
Yonkers (metro area) has an overall price level 112.6 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
112.6Housing index
122.2Groceries index (modeled)
103.2Utilities index (modeled)
101.9Electricity rate
28.6 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
102.5Median home value (est.)
$600,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$2,400/moNew York unemployment is 4.6% with median household income $86k.
Unemployment rate
4.6%Median household income
$85,820Per-capita income
$51,002Labor-force participation
63.0%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberYonkers: median home value $600,000.
Home value
$600,000Rent
$2,400/moHomeownership rate
54.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
69/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowNew York 4th-grade math proficiency: 36.6% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
36.6%Per-pupil spending
$26,051Student–teacher ratio (est.)
19Public 4-yr grad rate
56.0%Notable universities
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