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Yonkers, NY is a great place to live. It has its pros and cons like any city, but with a quality of life rating of 8/10 and an overall value of 8/10, it’s no surprise why so many people choose to live here.
This rating is a weighted average of commute time, crime rate, population, median salary, and more.
8/10
This score adds annual household income and cost of living to the city rating.
8/10
Compared to New York, Yonkers has a low population density. Yonkers is perfect for those who want to be in the city without constantly rubbing shoulders.
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Yonkers, NY is a great place to live. It has its pros and cons like any city, but with a quality of life rating of 8/10 and an overall value of 8/10, it's no surprise why so many people choose to live here.
Population density is a way of determining how crowded an area is. Yonkers has a population density of 11,028, with 199,354 current residents.
Out of the 199,354 current residents, 48% are male and 53% are female. 51% of the residents are married and 49% are single.
As for living in Yonkers, the air quality is 35% and the weather, on average, is 55% sunny, 46% rainy, and 34% snowy. The average temperature is 53°F.
Whether you're looking to buy or rent a home in Yonkers, you should know that 41.8% of homes are owned while 53.1% of homes are rented, and 5.1% of homes are vacant. The median price of a home is 449,060, the median age of homes is 53 years, the annual home appreciation is -6.17% and the annual property tax is 20.95%.
When looking at the community of Yonkers, it's important to determine the crime rate. Yonkers's crime rate is 5 total number of crimes reported per 100,000 total population. The average age of residents in Yonkers is 39 years and the breakdown of political affiliations is 63.39% Democratic, 35.79% Republican, and 0.83% Independent.
Student teacher ratio 1:15
When looking at Yonkers, it's important to understand employment statistics. 9% of residents are unemployed in Yonkers (which does not include the percentage of residents who are no longer in the labor force). Of the employed Yonkers residents: 13.4% work in the management and business field, 17.2% are in the customer service field, 29.8% are in the sales field, 8.8% of employed residents work in the construction field, and 10.1% work in production. When it comes to education, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:15. The percentage of residents who have graduated high school is 77%, 5% of residents have an associate's degree, 14% of residents have a bachelor's degree, and 10% have a graduate degree.
If you plan on commuting to work in Yonkers, you should be aware that the average commute time is 35 minutes, compared to the national average commute time of 26 minutes. When it comes to commuting, residents of Yonkers have a few different options. 58% of commuters use their own cars, 12% of commuters carpool, 23% of commuters use the transit system, and 2% of residents work from home.
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