Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Eastchester is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, ranked 16th of 745 in New York. It is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates, the median household earns $156K, and its schools rank ahead of 91% of New York towns. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $806K for a typical one and 8.1 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 6 places on the National Register. 68% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Eastchester, above both the New York town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Eastchester is among the most walkable places in the country. Its National Register listings include US Post Office-Bronxville and Lawrence Park Historic District.
Where Eastchester beats most towns.
Lawrence Park Historic District| Widest gap | Eastchester | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 17.2% |
Its founding year, 1664, comes before those of 97% of the New York towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 738 in 1800, a low of 738 in 1800, 34,641 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1835 and 7 maps from 1897 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Eastchester is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eastchester. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw14 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw16 mi TheatreStudio 54Central 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 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eastchester, 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 Eastchester.
Eastchester has less food insecurity than most of New York, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York and has a long record of flood insurance claims.
6.1 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. Eastchester’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile. Twin Lakes Park, at 117 acres with 4.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Twin Lakes Park | 4.2 mi | 117 |
| 2. Leewood Park | 0.4 mi | 6 |
| 3. Nature Study Woods | 0.1 mi | 38 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $806K.
Its public schools are run by the Eastchester Union Free School District. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastchester Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 695 | B |
| Eastchester Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 922 | A |
| Tuckahoe High SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 299 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 7.2% of its 16,544 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
22% of adults have obesity in Eastchester. Eastchester beats the New York average on 24 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Eastchester.
| Eastchester | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Eastchester | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.1% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2024, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate in Eastchester is 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Eastchester | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 5.7 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 11.5 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Eastchester has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Among 758 New York towns, just 9 have a higher July high than Eastchester.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
114 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 16 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 114 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Eastchester.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Eastchester for work: only 10% work in town. 23% of Eastchester workers work from home. The top destinations are New York (47%), Yonkers (5%) and Greenburgh (4%).
| Eastchester | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $156,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 23% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 8.1 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 89% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
The median sale price was $1,150,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
54 within 15 miles of the center of Eastchester
About 5 of every 100 Eastchester residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
6 places in Eastchester on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Eastchester.
Town in New York, United States
Eastchester is a town in southern Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was over 34,641 at the 2020 United States census over 32,363 at the 2010 census. There are two villages within the town: Bronxville and Tuckahoe. The town contains a census-designated place also named Eastchester, which is the whole town of Eastchester excluding Bronxville and Tuckahoe.
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6 towns share a border with Eastchester.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastchester | #16 | A+ | D− | A | A | A+ |
| Yonkers | #552 | C | D− | C+ | C+ | B |
| New Rochelle | #336 | B | D− | B− | B− | A |
| Bronxville | #10 | A+ | D− | A | A+ | A+ |
| Tuckahoe | #14 | A+ | D− | A+ | A | A+ |
| Mount Vernon | #684 | D | D | C− | C− | B− |
| Scarsdale | #3 | A+ | D− | A | A+ | A+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Eastchester grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #16 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. The typical home is worth about $806,000, 54% above the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
3 notable people were born here, including Bobby Moynihan and Priscilla Herdman.
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