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What Is It Like to Live in New Rochelle?

What it costs to live in New Rochelle, and how it compares with other New York cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

15

132nd best value in New York

How much you get for what you pay, versus other New York cities.

Overall livability

25

122nd overall in New York

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

New Rochelle is home to about 80,685 people. A typical home runs $578,000 and a household earns around $87,200, a price-to-income ratio of 6.6. Among New York's largest cities, it ranks 132nd for value and 122nd overall.

New Rochelle at a glance

Median home price

$578,000

130th in NY of 135

Median rent

$1,660/mo

Median household income

$87,200

Home price to income

6.6x

Unemployment

7.2%

110th in NY of 135

School rating

8/10

82nd in NY of 135

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in NY of 135

Walk score

8/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within New York only. Updated 2026.