Best Places10533, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 10533, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
10533 ranks 718th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 10533
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
10533's strengths and weaknesses
Where 10533 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$179,058 median, better than 98% of zip codes
Where 10533 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Short commute35.1 minutes each way, better than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 10533
A household needs to earn about $262,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 10533 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $179,058, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 10533's effective rate of 2.33%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 10533
10533 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 10533.
Who works in 10533, and how
Work in 10533 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 43%
- Work from home 39%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in 10533
10533 has more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. The coast is about 16 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 10533 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 10533, month by month
10533 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 10533
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 18 miles away.
The best schools in and around 10533
Schools across 10533 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Main Street School School (4-5)A+ · 89% proficient
- Concord Road Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Dows Lane (k-3) SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Irvington Middle SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Ardsley Middle SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Dobbs Ferry Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Irvington High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Ardsley High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Dobbs Ferry High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 10533 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
10533 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 10533 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 10533
Is 10533 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 10533 ranks 718th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, health care access, and an educated workforce, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 10533 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $827,780. The overall cost of living runs about 36% above the national average. Set against a $179,058 median income, cost of living beats 96% of zip codes.
Is 10533 safe?
10533 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $328 per resident a year.
Compare 10533 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 10533. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 10533 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
10533 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 10533: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 10533: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 10533: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 10533: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
10533 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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