Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Because it does well by almost any measure. Larchmont earns an A, ranked 70th of 745 in New York. It is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates, its public schools beat 89% of New York towns on state tests and graduation, and the median household earns $168K. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.8 million, 17.8 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns. 84% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Larchmont, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Few places in the country are easier to get around without a car. Only 4 of the 758 New York towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Larchmont.
Where Larchmont beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Larchmont | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.3% | 17.2% |
Its founding year, 1614, is the earliest of any New York town we grade.
Census counts: 945 in 1900, 6,630 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 3 maps from 1947 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Larchmont 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.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Larchmont. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw15 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw17 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife StadiumCentral 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 · 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 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Larchmont, 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 Larchmont.
Larchmont 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.
At 17.8 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $1.77M) costs more against local pay than in 98% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Home values rose 47% in five years, to about $1.77M, against 30% across New York.
Larchmont’s going rate for rent comes in at $2,093 a month. Home values are up 13% over the year to September 2026. Homes sold in Larchmont spent a median 21 days on the market.
| Larchmont | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,093 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 6.3% of its 4,606 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
Among adults in Larchmont, 6.3% worry about having enough food. Only 6 of the 755 New York towns we compare have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Larchmont. Nearly a quarter of adults in the town have obesity; 12% report frequent mental distress. Of 32 CDC measures, Larchmont beats the New York average on 24 and trails it on 1.
| Larchmont | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.8% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Larchmont | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.1% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 11 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 57% of New York’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
For Larchmont, the rate of thefts and burglaries is 11.3 per 1,000 residents. Police in Larchmont reported no violent crime.
| Larchmont | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
381 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 52 properties have flooded more than once.
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Larchmont is 25 of 100. Since 1978, Larchmont has seen 381 flood insurance claims paid out. Expected losses in Larchmont break down as 72% from inland flooding and 8% from coastal flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 26°, with about 33 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 2,100 working residents takes 43.2 minutes, against 32.6 across New York. 38.7% of workers work from home, against 14.9% across New York.
For most workers, Larchmont is a place to come home to: only 5% work in town. Employers in Larchmont added 354 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 2,590. Its average trip to work is 43 minutes. The top destinations are New York (48%), Mamaroneck (8%) and White Plains (3%).
| Larchmont | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 43 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $168,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest park or preserve is Flint Park, at 23 acres. In 9 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.8 miles of trail. The trail network density for Larchmont comes to 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Larchmont | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Flint Park | 0.6 mi | 23 |
| 2. Manor Park | 0.1 mi | 13 |
| 3. Larchmont Yacht Club | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
54 within 15 miles of the center of Larchmont
About 1 of every 100 Larchmont residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Coastal flooding makes up 8% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
20 notable people were born in Larchmont.
Village in Mamaroneck, New York, US
Larchmont () is an affluent village located within the Town of Mamaroneck in Westchester County, New York. Larchmont is a suburb of New York City, located approximately 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2020 census, Larchmont had a population of 6,630. In February 2019, Bloomberg ranked Larchmont as the 15th wealthiest place in the United States and the third wealthiest in New York.
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2 towns share a border with Larchmont.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larchmont | #70 | A | D− | B+ | A | A+ |
| Mamaroneck | #94 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| New Rochelle | #336 | B | D− | B− | B− | A |
Mamaroneck reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Larchmont with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Larchmont grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #70 of 745 in New York. It grades A+ for health, B+ 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−.
20 notable people were born here, including Dick Smith and George Mitchell.
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