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Because it does well by almost any measure. Pound Ridge earns an A+, 45th among New York's 745 graded towns. It is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates, the median household earns $250K, and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 93% of U.S. towns. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $1.1 million for a typical one and 11.2 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 77% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pound Ridge, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 26 of New York’s 1,216 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, 2,826 acres with 34.4 miles of trail.
Where Pound Ridge beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Pound Ridge | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.1% | 17.2% |
25% of the town is conserved land, across 16 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Pound Ridge is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,062 in 1790, a low of 515 in 1920, 5,082 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 4 maps from 1947 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pound Ridge. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw36 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw37 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw36 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · 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 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pound Ridge, 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 Pound Ridge.
Pound Ridge has less food insecurity than most of New York and is one of New York’s best towns for the outdoors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #21 of 758 in New York.
Pound Ridge’s trail density is 2.2 miles per square mile. 51 miles of trail in 16 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation | 34.4 mi | 2,826 |
| 2. Clark Preserve | 1.8 mi | 67 |
| 3. Halle Ravine Nature Preserve | 1.1 mi | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B+, North Castle highest at A+.
Its public schools are run by the Bedford Central School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pound Ridge Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 202 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 5.1% of its 4,048 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
11% of adults report frequent mental distress in Pound Ridge. Only 6 of the 755 New York towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Pound Ridge. 9.3% of adults report frequent physical distress in Pound Ridge.
| Pound Ridge | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.4% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Pound Ridge | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.4% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Pound Ridge is 1.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Pound Ridge | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pound Ridge.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 1,960 working residents takes 42.5 minutes, against 32.6 across New York. Jobs based here grew from 799 in 2013 to 1,274.
Most working residents leave Pound Ridge for work: only 10% work in town. 35% of Pound Ridge workers work from home. Jobs based in Pound Ridge grew to 1,274 in 2023, 475 more than in 2013.
| Pound Ridge | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 35% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 43 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $250,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pound Ridge has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 11.2 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
7 within 15 miles of the center of Pound Ridge
About 7 of every 100 Pound Ridge residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Where Pound Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 notable people were born in Pound Ridge.
Town in New York state, United States
Pound Ridge is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 5,082 at the 2020 census. The town is located toward the eastern end of the county, bordered clockwise to the north and east by Lewisboro, to the south by New Canaan, Connecticut and Stamford, Connecticut, and to the west by North Castle and Bedford. While much of the town of Pound Ridge is characterized by sprawling estates and rural landscapes, the hamlet of Scotts Corners serves as the town's "downtown" area. It contains a quarter-mile stretch of businesses along Westchester Avenue, including boutiques, stores, and essential services. The town’s name is a combination of its physical geography and its…
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6 towns share a border with Pound Ridge.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its A+; North Castle (A+) is closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound Ridge | #45 | A+ | D | A | B+ | A+ |
| North Castle | #34 | A+ | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Lewisboro | #8 | A+ | D | A+ | A | A+ |
| Bedford | #31 | A+ | D− | A+ | A− | A+ |
| Scotts Corners | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North Castle reports no FBI crime data of its own. Scotts Corners isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pound Ridge with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Pound Ridge grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #45 of 745 in New York. It grades A+ for health, A for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,115,000, 112% 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.
4 notable people were born here, including George E. Lounsbury and Drew Goodman.
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