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City in New York, United States

White Plains

$768kMedian Home
287Sunny Days/yr
62°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 59k· Elev. 213 ftWikipedia

White Plains is a city in and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is an inner suburb of New York City, and a commercial hub of Westchester County, a densely populated suburban county that is home to about one million people. White Plains is located in south-central Westchester County. Its downtown is 25 miles (40 km) north of Midtown Manhattan.Wikipedia

Nickname: The Birthplace of New York StateMotto: (Always Faithful)

State Context

New YorkU.S. state

New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, 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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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$3k/mo
Median Rent
$768k
Median Home Price
Rent burden34% of income
Household Income
$110k
Median annual
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Livability

Walk Score
97
Transit Score
64
School Rating
4.9/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
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Climate

Sunshine
287
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
62°F
annual average
Humidity
72%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
70/100
Good
Temp Swing
45°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
54"
inches per year
Snowfall
8"
inches per year
Air Quality
45
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population59k
Altitude213 ftabove sea level
Median Age41 yrs
College Educated53%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home18%of workforce
Poverty Rate10%

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