Best PlacesDobbs Ferry, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dobbs Ferry, 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.
Dobbs Ferry ranks 545th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dobbs Ferry
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.
Dobbs Ferry's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dobbs Ferry ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of towns
Where Dobbs Ferry ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dobbs Ferry
A household needs to earn about $236,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dobbs Ferry home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $162,040, 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 Dobbs Ferry's effective rate of 1.93%, 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 Dobbs Ferry
Dobbs Ferry's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dobbs Ferry.
Who works in Dobbs Ferry, and how
Work in Dobbs Ferry centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 49%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in Dobbs Ferry
Dobbs Ferry has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of towns. The coast is about 16 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Dobbs Ferry and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Dobbs Ferry, month by month
Dobbs Ferry sees roughly 67 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 Dobbs Ferry
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 16 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dobbs Ferry
Schools across Dobbs Ferry average an A+, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Concord Road Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Springhurst Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ardsley Middle SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Dobbs Ferry Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Greenburgh Eleven Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- 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 Dobbs Ferry school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dobbs Ferry 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 Dobbs Ferry against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dobbs Ferry
Is Dobbs Ferry a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dobbs Ferry ranks 545th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, big-city access, and population health, 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 Dobbs Ferry expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $780,424. The overall cost of living runs about 36% above the national average. Set against a $162,040 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Dobbs Ferry safe?
Dobbs Ferry is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $301 per resident a year.
Compare Dobbs Ferry with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dobbs Ferry. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dobbs Ferry 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.
Dobbs Ferry detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dobbs Ferry: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dobbs Ferry: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dobbs Ferry: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dobbs Ferry: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dobbs Ferry 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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