Best PlacesCroton On Hudson, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Croton On Hudson, 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.
Croton On Hudson ranks 1,817th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Croton On Hudson
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.
Croton On Hudson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Croton On Hudson ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$163,414 median, better than 98% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
Where Croton On Hudson ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Short commute41.0 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Croton On Hudson
A household needs to earn about $205,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Croton On Hudson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $163,414, 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 Croton On Hudson's effective rate of 1.83%, 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 Croton On Hudson
Croton On Hudson runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Croton On Hudson.
Who works in Croton On Hudson, and how
Work in Croton On Hudson centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 51%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 22%
Life in Croton On Hudson
Croton On Hudson has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of towns and more parkland per resident than 99% of towns. The coast is about 28 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Croton On Hudson and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Croton On Hudson, month by month
Croton On Hudson sees roughly 66 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 Croton On Hudson
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around Croton On Hudson
Schools across Croton On Hudson average an A+, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Westorchard SchoolA+ · 89% proficient
- Furnace Woods Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Frank G Lindsey Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seven Bridges Middle SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Pierre Van Cortlandt SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Blue Mountain Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Croton-harmon High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Ossining High SchoolA+ · 89% proficient
- Hendrick Hudson High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Croton On Hudson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Croton On Hudson 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 Croton On Hudson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Croton On Hudson
Is Croton On Hudson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Croton On Hudson ranks 1,817th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, high incomes, and good schools, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Croton On Hudson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $688,293. The overall cost of living runs about 24% above the national average. Set against a $163,414 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Croton On Hudson safe?
Croton On Hudson is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $325 per resident a year.
Compare Croton On Hudson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Croton On Hudson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Croton On Hudson 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.
Croton On Hudson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Croton On Hudson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Croton On Hudson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Croton On Hudson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Croton On Hudson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Croton On Hudson 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.
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