Best PlacesNorthwest Yonkers, Yonkers, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northwest 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.
Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers ranks 2,102nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Northwest 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.
Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers' strengths and weaknesses
Where Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers ranks low
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers
A household needs to earn about $128,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $104,536, 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 Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers' effective rate of 1.32%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers
Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers'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 Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers.
Who works in Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers, and how
Work in Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 27%
Life in Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers
Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers has more parkland per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 13 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers, month by month
Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers sees roughly 62 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 Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 13 miles away.
The best schools in and around Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers
Schools across Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers average a B−, better than 77% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hillside Elementary SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
- Patricia A Dichiaro SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Paideia School 24B+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Farragut Middle SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Cross Hill AcademyD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Hastings High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Saunders Trades & Technical High SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
- Gorton High SchoolA · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northwest 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 Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers
Is Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers ranks 2,102nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, big-city access, and fast internet, and lowest on long commutes 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 Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $456,465. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $104,536 median income, cost of living beats 67% of neighborhoods.
Is Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers safe?
Yes, Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers is safer than 75% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $328 per resident a year.
Compare Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northwest 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.
Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northwest 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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