Best Places10601, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 10601, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
10601 ranks 4,750th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 10601
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.
10601's strengths and weaknesses
Where 10601 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 10601 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 10601
A household needs to earn about $145,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 10601 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $98,771, 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 10601's effective rate of 1.10%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 10601
10601 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 10601.
Who works in 10601, and how
Work in 10601 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 46%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 35%
Life in 10601
10601 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of zip codes. The coast is about 8 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 10601 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 10601, month by month
10601 sees roughly 65 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 10601
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 19 miles away.
The best schools in and around 10601
Schools across 10601 average an A−, better than 88% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Purchase SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Samuel J Preston SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Post Road SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Richard J Bailey SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Louis M Klein Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- White Plains Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Harrison High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
- White Plains Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Woodlands Middle/high SchoolA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 10601 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
10601 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 10601 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 10601
Is 10601 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 10601 ranks 4,750th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and big-city access, and lowest on noise and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 10601 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $531,843. The overall cost of living runs about 31% above the national average. Set against a $98,771 median income, cost of living beats 44% of zip codes.
Is 10601 safe?
10601 is safer than 24% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $486 per resident a year.
Compare 10601 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 10601. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 10601 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.
10601 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 10601: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 10601: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 10601: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 10601: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
10601 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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