Coterminous town/village in New York, United States

Harrison

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289Sunny Days/yr
63°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation28kElevation69 ft
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Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Noticeable daylight swing. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year.

Harrison is a town and village in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Manhattan. The population was 28,218 at the 2020 census.Wikipedia

Four seasonsEven rainfallNoticeable daylight swing
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Where It Is

Location Context
Harrison, New York
Latitude40.97°
Longitude-73.71°
Population28k
Altitude69 ft

State Context

New YorkU.S. state

New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering the region of New England to its east, the country of Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. New York is the fourth-most populous state in the United States, with over 20 million residents, and the 27th-largest state by area, with a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2).Wikipedia

Income tax: 4.00% - 10.90%Avg sales tax: 8.53%Property tax: 1.62%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Nature Access

Nature & Park Feeds

Closest protected landscapes, reserves, and big park systems surfaced from the same nearby feeds used in compare.

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City Profile

Median Age36 yrs
College Educated59%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home18%of workforce
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Cost of Living

Housing
$4k/mo
Median rent
$0
Median home price
Rent burden32% of income
Household Income
$151k
Median annual
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Livability

Getting AroundWalkable + transit
Best available read from walkability, transit, and density signals

Walkable with usable transit.

Walk Score
60
Transit Score
52
School Rating
7.6/10
Internet
Fiber
92%
Cable
96%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
289
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
63°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
73% warm season / 70% cool season
Comfort Score
62/100
Good
Temp Swing
44°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
53"
inches per year
Snowfall
7"
inches per year
Air Quality
50
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
53" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 73% · Winter 70% · Mar-Jul 67-74%
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Current Conditions

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