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Harrison vs Rye

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: home values (+80% in Rye) and household income (+46% in Rye).

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Harrison, NYA regional job hubNew York · 29,961 people
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Rye, NYA colonial town, settled 1660New York · 16,428 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $4,240 more a month in Rye

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Harrison$6,130/mo
Typical home $1.01M (Census) · tax rate 0.99%+ · or rent about $2,616/mo · Housing →
Rye$10,380/mo
Typical home $1.82M (Census) · tax rate 0.55%+ · or rent about $3,501/mo · Housing →

The difference: $4,240 a month, about $50,900 a year, between Rye and Harrison.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Where they are

Harrison and Rye share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

HarrisonRyeHarrisonRye
Harrison ↔ Rye5.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
234 Harrison residents work in Rye (2.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Harrison →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every New York ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
HarrisonRye
Snow a year33″33″
January low23°F23°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)189d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)15th53rd
Outdoors & history
HarrisonRye
Conserved land5.2%5.1%
Settled16961660
National Register places—9
Archive photos126
Famous people born here—40
Community
HarrisonRye
Library hours a week55 hrs62 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

HarrisonRye
People
Population 29,961Highest 16,428Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% +5.5%Highest NY: +4.2%
Median age 37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below NY 42.5±1.2Highest 7% above NY
Kids under 18 23.2%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% 28.9%±2.8Highest NY: 20.5%
Age 65+ 13.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% 16.1%±2.2Highest NY: 17.9%
Rye and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 60.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% 80.5%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 15.5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% 3.3%±1Lowest NY: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $164,250±$17kLowest 91% above NY $239,815±$28kHighest 179% above NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,010,700±$108kLowest 138% above NY $1,819,900±$240kHighest 329% above NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,616±$155Lowest 61% above NY $3,501Highest 116% above NY
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 52% above NY $10,000+ at least 52% above NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.7%±8.9Highest NY: 52.1% 50.8%±12.8Lowest NY: 52.1%
Harrison and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.1%Highest NY: 14% 2.7%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% 70.4%Highest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Highest 3 yrs newer than NY 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 10% below NY 40 minHighest 22% above NY
Work from home 22.7%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% 26.5%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9%
Rye and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.9%Highest 9.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.04Highest 1.44Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town New York (40%)New York (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in RyeFew work in Harrison
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.2%Highest 5.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.1 miLowest 11.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 mi 0.6 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 7Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.9Highest 27.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#3 of 484 in NY
School district —RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · RYE NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —Rye High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.4
New York average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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