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Today 8,282 people live in this town, first settled in 1891.
Trash day: look up yoursCroton-on-Hudson’s strongest subject is health (A+). What counts against it is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $851K, 8.6 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. The overall grade lands at A+, 24th of 745 in New York. It comes out better than 97% of U.S. towns. Only 5 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on the outdoors. Three quarters of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, above both the New York town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Few places in the country are easier to get around without a car. Croton-on-Hudson's schools outperform 90% of the state's.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · USGS PAD-US.
Where Croton-on-Hudson beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Croton-on-Hudson | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 17.2% |
10.6% of the town is conserved land, across 16 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Croton-on-Hudson is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,533 in 1900, 8,327 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers and 7 maps from 1892 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Croton-on-Hudson. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw30 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw31 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw30 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Croton-on-Hudson, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Croton-on-Hudson.
Croton-on-Hudson has less food insecurity than most of New York and is safe by national standards but not by New York’s; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #5 of 758 in New York.
Croton-on-Hudson’s density of trails stands at 1.6 miles per square mile. Trails run 18 miles in 16 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Croton Point Park | 3.4 mi | 416 |
| 2. Brinton Brook Sanctuary | 2.2 mi | 81 |
| 3. Graff Sanctuary | 1 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 6.4% of its 6,362 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
12% of adults report frequent mental distress in Croton-on-Hudson. Against the New York average, Croton-on-Hudson comes out ahead on 24 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Two figures for adults here: 23% have obesity, 9.4% report frequent physical distress.
| Croton-on-Hudson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Croton-on-Hudson | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.7% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 8.6 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $851K) costs more against local pay than in 91% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
For Croton-on-Hudson, the going rate for rent is $2,274 a month. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 13% in value. On the market here: a median 27 days to sell.
| Croton-on-Hudson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,274 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 6.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 74% of New York’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 57 to 29 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The level of violent crime in Croton-on-Hudson is 0.2 per 1,000 residents. The property crime rate locally is 3.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Croton-on-Hudson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Since 1980, Croton-on-Hudson has seen 10 flood insurance claims paid out. On expected storm and flood damage, Croton-on-Hudson sits below 84% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 66% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to earthquakes. Also worth knowing: households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 3,323 working residents takes 45.1 minutes, against 32.6 across New York. 30.3% of workers work from home, against 14.9% across New York.
For most workers, Croton-on-Hudson is a place to come home to: only 10% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 305, to 2,359. Its average trip to work is 45 minutes. The top destinations are New York (31%), Cortlandt (13%) and Greenburgh (5%).
| Croton-on-Hudson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 30% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 45 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $192,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
23 within 15 miles of the center of Croton-on-Hudson
About 5 of every 100 Croton-on-Hudson residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Croton-on-Hudson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 notable people were born in Croton-on-Hudson.
Village in New York, United States
Croton-on-Hudson ( KROH-tin) is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 8,327 at the 2020 United States census over 8,070 at the 2010 census. It is located in the town of Cortlandt as part of New York City's northern suburbs. The village was incorporated in 1898.
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7 towns share a border with Croton-on-Hudson.
At #24 in NY, it grades higher overall than all 6 graded towns on its borders; Cortlandt (A−) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croton-on-Hudson | #24 | A+ | D | A | A | A+ |
| Cortlandt | #155 | A− | D | — | A− | A |
| Ossining | #258 | B+ | D− | — | B− | A+ |
| Ossining | #433 | B− | D− | — | C− | A |
| Crugers | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haverstraw | #470 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Haverstraw | #706 | D | D− | — | C | C |
| Clarkstown | #201 | A− | D− | B− | A− | A |
Cortlandt, Ossining, Ossining, Haverstraw and Haverstraw report no FBI crime data of their own. Crugers isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Croton-on-Hudson with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Croton-on-Hudson grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #24 of 745 in New York. It grades A+ for health, A for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
4 notable people were born here, including Premik Russell Tubbs and George Seabo.
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