Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Plenty to like here, at a price. Scarsdale grades A+ overall and ranks 3rd of 745 in New York. On that grade it does better than almost every U.S. town. Its best grade is for health (A+). It is strong on schools as well — its public schools beat 98% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. What counts against it is cost of living (D−) — the typical home is worth about $1.8 million, 18.2 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 91% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 95% of U.S. towns, with 6 places on the National Register.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
Where Scarsdale beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Scarsdale | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.9% | 17.2% |
Caleb Hyatt House
Census counts: 3,506 in 1920, 18,253 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1788 and 5 maps from 1932 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 Scarsdale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Scarsdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw18 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaYankee 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 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Scarsdale, 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 Scarsdale.
Scarsdale is the healthiest town in New York, has schools in the top 5% of New York and reports less crime than Eastchester or any other graded neighbor.
Protected or conserved: 15% of the land in Scarsdale. Saxon Woods Park, at 449 acres with 17.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 22 miles of trail wind through 15 parks and preserves.
| Scarsdale | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 3.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 15% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Saxon Woods Park | 17.4 mi | 449 |
| 2. Boulder Brook Field | — | 21 |
| 3. Crossway Park | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
That grade ranks #4 of the 755 New York towns we grade for schools. It is the best School Grade on its borders; Eastchester (A) is next.
Public schools: the Scarsdale Union Free School District. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. 6 public schools serve Scarsdale, with 3,213 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarsdale Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,083 | A |
| Scarsdale Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,479 | A+ |
| Greenacres SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 354 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
It is the healthiest 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: 4.9% of its 12,603 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
For adults in Scarsdale, the share who have high blood pressure is 25%. Among 755 New York towns, just one has a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Scarsdale. Two figures for adults in the town: 10% report frequent mental distress, 7.9% report frequent physical distress. Of 32 CDC measures, Scarsdale beats the New York average on 25 and trails it on 1.
| Scarsdale | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Scarsdale | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 2.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A tops all 4 graded towns on its borders; Eastchester (A) comes closest. Reported crimes fell from 105 to 45 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The rate of reported violence for Scarsdale comes to 0.2 per 1,000 residents. The town’s rate of thefts and burglaries is 2.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Scarsdale | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
403 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 49 properties have flooded more than once.
403 flood insurance claims have been paid in Scarsdale since 1978. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in 87% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 9 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 5,909 working residents takes 42.5 minutes, against 32.6 across New York. 36.4% of workers work from home, against 14.9% across New York.
Employers in Scarsdale shed 540 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 3,434. Only 5% of working residents stay in Scarsdale for work; the rest commute out. For Scarsdale, the typical household income is $250,000. Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles.
| Scarsdale | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 36% | 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 | 2.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 18.2 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 98% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
Among households in Scarsdale, 92% own their home. The town’s typical rent stands at $3,501 a month. Bidding over the asking price: three quarters of homes sold in the town.
| Scarsdale | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,501 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 92% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
30 within 15 miles of the center of Scarsdale
About 5 of every 100 Scarsdale residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
15% of the town is conserved land, across 15 parks and preserves.
6 places in Scarsdale on the National Register of Historic Places.
26 notable people were born in Scarsdale.
Coterminous town and village in New York, United States
Scarsdale () is a coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York, United States, 19 miles (31 km) north of New York City. It is on 6.683 square miles (17.31 km2) and is located inland within the Bronx River Valley. Scarsdale includes 17 neighborhoods which are bundled into the geographic regions of Edgewood, Fox Meadow, Greenacres, Heathcote, and Quaker Ridge. It is served by the Scarsdale station of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line. Scarsdale has six entries on the National Register of Historic Places. In the precolonial era, the village's area was inhabited by a band of the Wappinger tribes of Native Americans. Caleb Heathcote purchased land from four Native American l…
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9 towns share a border with Scarsdale.
At #3 in NY, it grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Eastchester (A+) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarsdale | #3 | A+ | D− | A | A+ | A+ |
| White Plains | #324 | B | D− | C+ | B | A |
| New Rochelle | #336 | B | D− | B− | B− | A |
| Greenburgh | #230 | B+ | D− | B− | B− | A+ |
| Greenville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hartsdale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamaroneck | #94 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Eastchester | #16 | A+ | D− | A | A | A+ |
Mamaroneck reports no FBI crime data of its own. Greenville and Hartsdale aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Harrison and Harrison are one community, graded once. Compare Scarsdale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Scarsdale grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #3 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. The typical home is worth about $1,801,000, 243% 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−.
26 notable people were born here, including Daniel D. Tompkins and Susan Lucci.
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