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For most people who can afford it, yes. Pelham Manor grades B+ overall, 212th of 745 graded towns in New York. It is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates. The median household earns $250K and its schools rank ahead of 92% of New York towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $1.1 million, 11 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 80% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pelham Manor, 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.
Where Pelham Manor beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Pelham Manor | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.6% | 17.2% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Pelham Manor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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Census counts: 852 in 1910, 5,752 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 7 maps from 1897 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pelham Manor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw11 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw13 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw15 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 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, 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 Pelham Manor, 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 Pelham Manor.
Pelham Manor is among the three healthiest towns in New York and has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in New York, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
It ranks #3 of the 755 New York towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 5.6% of its 4,048 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
22% of adults have obesity in Pelham Manor. Pelham Manor beats the New York average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 25% of adults have high blood pressure in Pelham Manor.
| Pelham Manor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.4% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pelham Manor | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.6% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.3% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The property crime rate in Pelham Manor is 28.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Pelham Manor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 28.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The New York Laguardia Ap weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 22 days a year reach 90°, the highest of 2,222 New York places with climate records. The New York Laguardia Ap weather station, 9 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 244 days, the #2 highest of 2,222 New York places with climate records.
Pelham Manor has chilly winters and warm summers. Pelham Manor’s July high is 86°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
24.2% of workers work from home, against 14.9% across New York.
2.5% of Pelham Manor residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Pelham Manor has added 550 jobs, to 2,746 in 2023. Most working residents leave Pelham Manor for work: only 5% work in town.
| Pelham Manor | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $250,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 61 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pelham Manor.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glover Field | — | 18 |
| 2. Glen Island Park | — | 1 |
| 3. Martha Emmons Weihman Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 11 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 95% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
83 within 15 miles of the center of Pelham Manor
About 3 of every 100 Pelham Manor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
3 notable people were born in Pelham Manor.
Village in New York, United States
Pelham Manor is an affluent village located in Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 5,752. It is located in the town of Pelham.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with Pelham Manor.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelham Manor | #212 | B+ | D | C− | A | A+ |
| Pelham | #68 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Mount Vernon | #684 | D | D | C− | C− | B− |
| Pelham | #18 | A+ | D− | A | A | A+ |
| New Rochelle | #336 | B | D− | B− | B− | A |
| New York | #651 | C− | D− | D | — | B+ |
Pelham reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Pelham Manor with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Pelham Manor grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #212 of 745 in New York. It grades A+ for health, C− for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,093,000, 108% 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 Bob Cremins and Lauren S. McCready.
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