Shrub OakNY
A town of 2,498, settled in 1829.
Is Shrub Oak a good place to live?
37% of the land in Shrub Oak is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Granite Knolls Park, 127 acres with 5.6 miles of trail. We don’t grade Shrub Oak yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Shrub Oak for work
Where Shrub Oak’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
United States Military Academy and 242 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shrub Oak. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw38 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw40 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw39 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 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 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Shrub Oak: who provides what
Shrub Oak is unincorporated, so Westchester County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Shrub Oak.
Trail density in Shrub Oak is higher than in most of New York or the rest of the country
9.6 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Shrub Oak: 2, covering 197 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Granite Knolls Park | 5.6 mi | 127 |
| 2. Taconic Parkland | 2.9 mi | 70 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: very low risk in Shrub Oak, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts 73% of Shrub Oak’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to hurricanes. Compared with just over four fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Shrub Oak stands out in New York and nationally, with fewer of its residents who live below the poverty line
Among 759 New York towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Shrub Oak. The town’s typical household income is $173,000, above both New York’s towns ($82,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based locally fell to 552 in 2023, 82 fewer than in 2013. In Shrub Oak, the typical journey to work is 33 minutes.
| Shrub Oak | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $173,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 0.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Shrub Oak has four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 36 inches of snow, with January nights at 19° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical home in Shrub Oak: about $632K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 5.1%. Two thirds of Shrub Oak households own their home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Shrub Oak is
Among adults in Shrub Oak, 11% report frequent physical distress. CDC measures, 32 in all: Shrub Oak beats New York on 21 and trails on 1. 12% of adults in Shrub Oak report frequent mental distress; 16% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Shrub Oak | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Shrub Oak | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.6% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Shrub Oak
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Shrub Oak
About 4 of every 100 Shrub Oak residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Shrub Oak
CDP in New York, United States
Shrub Oak is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Shrub Oak had a population of 2,143.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 440 ft
- ZIP code
- 10588
Shrub Oak’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Shrub Oak.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrub Oak | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Mohegan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Valley-Yorktown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crompond | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Shrub Oak, Lake Mohegan, Jefferson Valley-Yorktown and Crompond aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Shrub Oak with a neighbor →
Questions about Shrub Oak
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Shrub Oak, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Shrub Oak yet; the figures below are still real.