Is Hastings-on-Hudson a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Hastings-on-Hudson earns an A+, ranked 5th of 745 in New York. It is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates, the median household earns $194K, and its schools rank ahead of 94% of New York towns. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $1.2 million for a typical one and 11.7 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 74% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hastings-on-Hudson, above both New York’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). Hastings-on-Hudson is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Only 33 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on the outdoors.
What makes Hastings-on-Hudson stand out
Where Hastings-on-Hudson beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Hastings-on-Hudson | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4% | 12.8% |
8 miles of trails in Hastings-on-Hudson
11.1% of the town is conserved land, across 10 parks and preserves.
How Hastings-on-Hudson grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Hastings-on-Hudson is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Central Park and 539 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hastings-on-Hudson. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw15 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw16 mi TheatreStudio 54Photo credits
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 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Hastings-on-Hudson: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hastings-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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hastings-on-Hudson.
Hastings-on-Hudson reports less crime than Greenburgh or any other graded neighbor and has less tooth loss than most of New York, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
Hastings-on-Hudson’s grade for cost of living is a D
At 11.7 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $1.16M) costs more against local pay than in 96% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. Home values rose 46% in five years, to about $1.16M, against 30% across New York.
Hastings-on-Hudson’s median rent is $1,877 a month. Typical home values rose 12% in the year to September 2026.
| Hastings-on-Hudson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,877 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hastings-on-Hudson stands out in New York and nationally: trail density there is higher
The trail density in Hastings-on-Hudson is 2.8 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Hillside Park, 93 acres with 3.7 miles of trail. 8.2 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hillside Park | 3.7 mi | 93 |
| 2. Old Croton Aqueduct State Park | 1.6 mi | 15 |
| 3. Pulver's Woods | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A smaller share of adults report frequent mental distress in Hastings-on-Hudson than in most of New York or the rest of the country
Its widest gap with New York is tooth loss: 4% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.8% statewide.
12% of Hastings-on-Hudson adults report frequent mental distress. Hastings-on-Hudson beats the New York average on 24 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 9.5% of Hastings-on-Hudson adults report frequent physical distress.
| Hastings-on-Hudson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 33% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hastings-on-Hudson | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.3% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Less crime per resident in Hastings-on-Hudson than in 93% of U.S. towns
Its A tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Greenburgh (B−) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
About half of Hastings-on-Hudson’s working residents commute to New York City
The average commute for its 3,085 working residents takes 41.3 minutes, against 32.6 across New York. 28.4% of workers work from home, against 14.9% across New York.
Most working residents leave Hastings-on-Hudson for work: only 6% work in town. 28% of workers work from home in Hastings-on-Hudson. Jobs based in Hastings-on-Hudson fell to 2,021 in 2023, 215 fewer than in 2013.
| Hastings-on-Hudson | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 28% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 41 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $194,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Hastings-on-Hudson
Hastings-on-Hudson has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Among 758 New York towns, just 3 have a higher July high than Hastings-on-Hudson.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Hastings-on-Hudson, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 26 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hastings-on-Hudson.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Hastings-on-Hudson
Colleges nearby
59 within 15 miles of the center of Hastings-on-Hudson
About 4 of every 100 Hastings-on-Hudson residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
94% of working residents leave Hastings-on-Hudson for work
Where Hastings-on-Hudson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Hastings-on-Hudson
5 notable people were born in Hastings-on-Hudson.
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About Hastings-on-Hudson
Village in New York, United States
Hastings-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County located in the southwestern part of the town of Greenburgh in the state of New York, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of midtown Manhattan, and is served by a stop on the Metro-North Hudson Line. To the north of Hastings-on-Hudson is the village of Dobbs Ferry, to the south, the city of Yonkers, and to the east unincorporated parts of Greenburgh. As of the 2020 US Census, it had a population of 8,590. The town lies on U.S. Route 9, "Broadway" and the Saw Mill River Parkway.
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- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 10706
- Area code
- 914
Hastings-on-Hudson’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Hastings-on-Hudson.
At #5 in NY, it grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Dobbs Ferry (A) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings-on-Hudson | #5 | A+ | D | A | A | A+ |
| Dobbs Ferry | #121 | A | D− | B− | A | A+ |
| Greenburgh | #230 | B+ | D− | B− | B− | A+ |
| Yonkers | #552 | C | D− | C+ | C+ | B |
| Orangetown | #126 | A | D− | — | A− | A |
Orangetown reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Hastings-on-Hudson with a neighbor →
Questions about Hastings-on-Hudson
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hastings-on-Hudson, NY a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Hastings-on-Hudson grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #5 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.
Is Hastings-on-Hudson, NY expensive?
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.
What is Hastings-on-Hudson, NY known for?
Hastings-on-Hudson was incorporated in 1879. 5 notable people were born here, including Carlotta Joaquina Maury and Henry Kulky.