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Settled in 1842, this town now has 12,162 residents.
Lewisboro’s strongest subject is safety — it reports less crime per resident than 100% of U.S. towns. It is strong on health as well (A+). The drawback is cost of living (D): the typical home is worth about $821K, 8.3 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. All told, that adds up to an A+ overall, better than almost every U.S. town. In the ranking it comes 8th of 745 in New York. On the outdoors, just 87 of New York’s 1,216 towns do better. This New York town has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bridge L-158 and Mead Memorial Chapel. 73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more locally, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Lewisboro beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Lewisboro | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.7% | 17.2% |
Census counts: 1,453 in 1790, a low of 1,069 in 1920, 12,265 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1883 and 4 maps from 1947 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 Lewisboro is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for safety (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 10%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lewisboro. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw39 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw39 mi MuseumSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum1.1M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaCiti FieldUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0 · Citi Field: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lewisboro, 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 Lewisboro.
Lewisboro has less food insecurity than most of New York and pairs an A for schools with high home prices, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
44 miles of trail in 36 parks and preserves. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, at 1,105 acres with 14.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. For Lewisboro, the trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation | 14.1 mi | 1,105 |
| 2. Leon Levy Preserve | 6.3 mi | 364 |
| 3. John Jay Park | 2.4 mi | 132 |
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 $821K.
The largest public high school is John Jay High School, with 912 students. Public schools: the Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District. Of its 4 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Jay Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 630 | B+ |
| John Jay High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 912 | A |
| Increase Miller Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 479 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
Lewisboro reports less crime per resident than 100% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. No violent crime was reported here.
| Lewisboro | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 5.7% of its 3,950 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
Only 9 of the 755 New York towns we compare have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Lewisboro. Among adults here, 16% have been diagnosed with depression. Against the New York average, Lewisboro comes out ahead on 24 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1.
| Lewisboro | 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) | 9.5% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.9% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lewisboro | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.2% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Households in Lewisboro have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2012. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 88% of U.S. communities. Also worth knowing: since 1979, Lewisboro has seen 21 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
32.7% of workers work from home, against 14.9% across New York.
Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles. The typical household income in Lewisboro is $232,000. Just 8% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Only 6 of the 758 New York towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Lewisboro.
| Lewisboro | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $232,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 20°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 8.3 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 90% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
Homes sold in Lewisboro spent a median 26 days on the market. The typical rent for Lewisboro comes to $2,256 a month. 93% of Lewisboro households own their home.
| Lewisboro | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,256 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 93% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lewisboro
About 3 of every 100 Lewisboro residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
14.7% of the town is conserved land, across 36 parks and preserves.
6 places in Lewisboro on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Lewisboro is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 12,265 at the 2020 census. The town is named after John Lewis, an early settler. Lewisboro is a suburb of New York City.
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9 towns share a border with Lewisboro.
At #8 in NY, it grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Bedford (A+) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisboro | #8 | A+ | D | A+ | A | A+ |
| Somers | #83 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Golden's Bridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Salem | #48 | A+ | C− | — | A− | A+ |
| Bedford | #31 | A+ | D− | A+ | A− | A+ |
| Pound Ridge | #45 | A+ | D | A | B+ | A+ |
Somers and North Salem report no FBI crime data of their own. Golden's Bridge isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lewisboro with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Lewisboro grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #8 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, by national standards. Lewisboro reports less crime per resident than 100% of U.S. towns, an A+ Safety Grade: 0 violent and 0 property crimes in 2025.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $821,000, 56% 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.
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