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What Is It Like to Live in Yonkers?

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

Value score

15

131st best value in New York

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

Overall livability

15

135th overall in New York

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

Yonkers is home to about 209,730 people. A typical home runs $420,000 and a household earns around $72,400, a price-to-income ratio of 5.8. Among New York's largest cities, it ranks 131st for value and 135th overall.

Yonkers at a glance

Median home price

$420,000

124th in NY of 135

Median rent

$1,550/mo

Median household income

$72,400

Home price to income

5.8x

Unemployment

6.9%

107th in NY of 135

School rating

6/10

97th in NY of 135

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in NY of 135

Walk score

25/100

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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.