Peekskill
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About Peekskill
City in New York, United StatesPeekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, 35 miles (56 km) north of New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940. It lies on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across from Jones Point in Rockland County. The population was 25,431 at the 2020 U.S. census, up from 23,583 at the 2010 census. It is the third-largest municipality in northern Westchester County, after Cortlandt and Yorktown. The area was an early American industrial center, primarily for iron plow and stove products. The Binney & Smith Company, now named Crayola LLC and makers of Crayola products, is linked to the Peekskill Chemical Compa…
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How Peekskill ranks
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Housing in Peekskill
The typical Peekskill home is worth about $527,000, up 3.7% in a year, close to the New York typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Peekskill
Safety Grade B
Peekskill reports less crime per resident than 55% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Peekskill
Full picture →Most working residents leave Peekskill for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are New York (28%), Cortlandt (9%) and Yorktown (5%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Health in Peekskill
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 82% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New York
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Peekskill
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 20% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Peekskill
Full climate →Peekskill has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Peekskill
All Peekskill schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Peekskill’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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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