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A town of 11,890, settled in 1832.
Tarrytown is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 49th of 745 graded towns in New York. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 97% of the country, it reports less crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns, and its schools rank ahead of 81% of New York towns. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $894K, 9 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 90% of U.S. towns. 65% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Tarrytown, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Few places in the country are easier to get around without a car. Only 19 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on the outdoors.
Where Tarrytown beats most towns.
9.9% of the town is conserved land, across 9 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Tarrytown is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 2%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,025 in 1880, 11,860 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1828 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tarrytown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw23 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw20 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi TheatreStudio 54Central 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 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tarrytown, 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 Tarrytown.
Tarrytown draws workers from New York City and beyond 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 #17 of 758 in New York.
10 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. The trail density in Tarrytown is 1.8 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Lyndhurst Estate, at 69 acres.
| Tarrytown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.9% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Old Croton Aqueduct State Park | 1.8 mi | 20 |
| 2. Pierson Park | 0.8 mi | 8 |
| 3. Lyndhurst Estate | 0.6 mi | 69 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 9 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $894K) costs more against local pay than in 92% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
Tarrytown’s median rent is $2,121 a month. Typical home values rose 13% in the year to September 2026. 57% of Tarrytown households own their home.
| Tarrytown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,121 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 57% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its widest gap with New York is tooth loss: 6.6% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.8% statewide.
16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Tarrytown. Tarrytown beats the New York average on 24 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of adults report frequent mental distress in Tarrytown.
| Tarrytown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.5% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tarrytown | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.6% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
9,337 jobs are based in Tarrytown, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 7,161 in 2013 to 9,337.
Most working residents leave Tarrytown for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Tarrytown has added 2,176 jobs, to 9,337 in 2023. The top destinations are New York (41%), Greenburgh (16%) and Mount Pleasant (7%).
| Tarrytown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Violent crime is rare: 6 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 23 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Tarrytown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Tarrytown has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Only 9 of the 758 New York towns we compare have a higher July high than Tarrytown.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
40 within 15 miles of the center of Tarrytown
About 7 of every 100 Tarrytown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Where Tarrytown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
20 notable people were born in Tarrytown.
Village in New York, United States
Tarrytown is a village in the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the New York metropolitan area. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, approximately 25 miles (40 km) north of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, and is served by a stop on the Metro-North Hudson Line. To the north of Tarrytown is the village of Sleepy Hollow (formerly North Tarrytown). The Tappan Zee Bridge (officially, Mario Cuomo Bridge) crosses the Hudson River at Tarrytown, carrying the New York State Thruway (Interstates 87 and 287) to South Nyack, Rockland County and points in Upstate New York. The population was 11,860 at the 2020 census. Historically, the name "Tarry…
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5 towns share a border with Tarrytown.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrytown | #49 | A+ | D− | A | A− | A+ |
| Greenburgh | #230 | B+ | D− | B− | B− | A+ |
| Mount Pleasant | #90 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Sleepy Hollow | #248 | B+ | D− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Irvington | #12 | A+ | D− | A− | A | A+ |
| Orangetown | #126 | A | D− | — | A− | A |
Mount Pleasant, Sleepy Hollow and Orangetown report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Tarrytown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Tarrytown grades A+ overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #49 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. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
20 notable people were born here, including Rockwell Kent and Moon Hyung-jin.
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