Census-designated place in New York, United States

Yorktown Heights

$683kMedian Home
286Sunny Days/yr
62°FAvg High Temp
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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. Snow is a real part of winter.

About Yorktown Heights

Yorktown Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Yorktown Heights had a population of 1,884.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Yorktown Heights, New York
Latitude41.27°
Longitude-73.78°
Population2k
Center elevation492 ft

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 its north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to its south, it 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.

Outdoors

Nature Access

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People

City Profile

Median Age45 yrs
College Educated60%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home16%of workforce
Practical

Cost of Living

Housing
$683k
Median home price
Household Income
$121k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

School Rating
6.9/10
Internet
Fiber
89%
Cable
90%
address availability
The year

Climate

Sunshine
286
sunny days per year
78% of the year
Avg High Temp
62°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
73% warm season / 71% cool season
Comfort Score
55/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
51"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
23"
inches per year
Air Quality
51
Moderate 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.

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Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
51" of precipitation per year
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humid summers
Summer 73% · Winter 71% · Mar-Sep 66-76%
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