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Rye vs Harrison

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

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Rye, NYA colonial town, settled 1660New York · 16,428 people
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Harrison, NYA regional job hubNew York · 29,961 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.

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

Rye and Harrison share a border

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

RyeHarrisonRyeHarrison
Rye ↔ Harrison5.5 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
RyeHarrison
Snow a year33″33″
January low23°F23°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)189d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd15th
Outdoors & history
RyeHarrison
Conserved land5.1%5.2%
Settled16601696
National Register places9—
Archive photos612
Famous people born here40—
Community
RyeHarrison
Library hours a week62 hrs55 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.

RyeHarrison
People
Population 16,428Lowest 29,961Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.5%Highest NY: +4.2% +2.7%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age 42.5±1.2Highest 7% above NY 37.2±2.1Lowest 7% below NY
Kids under 18 28.9%±2.8Highest NY: 20.5% 23.2%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5%
Age 65+ 16.1%±2.2Highest NY: 17.9% 13.2%±1.6Lowest 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+ 80.5%Highest NY: 40.2% 60.4%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±1Lowest NY: 7% 15.5%±1.5Highest NY: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $239,815±$28kHighest 179% above NY $164,250±$17kLowest 91% above NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,819,900±$240kHighest 329% above NY $1,010,700±$108kLowest 138% above NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly $3,501Highest 116% above NY $2,616±$155Lowest 61% 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 50.8%±12.8Lowest NY: 52.1% 53.7%±8.9Highest 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 2.7%Lowest NY: 14% 4.1%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.4%Highest NY: 54.3% 60.5%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY 1962Highest 3 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 22% above NY 29 minLowest 10% below NY
Work from home 26.5%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% 22.7%±2.8Lowest 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 9.8%Lowest 9.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.44Lowest 2.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New York (47%)New York (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Harrison2% work in Rye
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.2 miHighest 10.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 mi 0.6 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 10Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.5Lowest 45.9Highest
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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