Best PlacesDowntown Yonkers, Yonkers, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers, 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.
Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers ranks 4,336th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers
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.
Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers' strengths and weaknesses
Where Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute35.9 minutes each way, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $56,082, 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 Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers' effective rate of 1.84%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers
Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers runs younger 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 Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers.
Who works in Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers, and how
Work in Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 51%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 36%
Life in Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers, month by month
Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers
Laguardia sits about 11 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 118 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers
Schools across Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers average a B−, better than 70% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Mlk Jr High Tech & Computer Magnet SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Cesar E Chavez SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Yonkers High SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
- Barack Obama School For Social JusticeB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers 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 Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers
Is Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers ranks 4,336th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and fast internet, and lowest on car insurance costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $382,100. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $56,082 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers safe?
Yes, Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers is safer than 70% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $363 per resident a year.
Compare Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers 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.
Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers 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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