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About Rye
City in New York, United StatesRye is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, within the New York City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Rye had a population of 16,592. It received its charter as a city in 1942, making it the most recent such charter in the state. The city has an area of 5.85 square miles. Rye is notable for its waterfront, and two National Historic Landmarks (NHLs). The first NHL is the Boston Post Road Historic District, designated in 1993. It is also the only National Historic Landmark District (NHLD) in Westchester County, and includes the Jay Estate, the childhood home and final resting place of John Jay, a Founding Father and the first Chief Justice of the United States, Mars…
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Housing in Rye
The median sale price was $2,259,000 in May 2026.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Rye
Safety Grade A+
Rye reports less crime per resident than 97% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Rye
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The public schools Rye’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 97% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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