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A town of 18,022 people in Westchester County, New York
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Map of New Castle: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land12%1,797 of 14,922 acres
Trails28 mi1.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves22100 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About New Castle

Town in New York, United States
1791Established
18,311Population
23.5 sq miArea
561 ftElevation

New Castle is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 18,311 in the 2020 United States census, an increase over 17,569 at the 2010 census. It includes the named hamlets of Chappaqua and Millwood, but residents and businesses in the Town of New Castle can also have a designated city address of Ossining, or Millwood (together commonly referred to as the "West End" of New Castle) as well as Chappaqua or even Mt. Kisco.

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Living in New Castle

Housing in New Castle

$1.6M Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $1,600,000 in May 2026.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market34
Sale-to-list111.5%
Sold in May9
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Safety in New Castle

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). New Castle's police department reported only 2023, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
New Castle 0.1
New York 4
U.S. 3.9
Property crime per 1,000
New Castle 3.6
New York 18.7
U.S. 19.5
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School Grade A

The public schools New Castle’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#4Best public schoolsof 484 in NY
DistrictCHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools7

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.

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