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c. 1860
The "Beautiful Curve" in Main Street About 1860. Courtesy of M. J. Witson, c. 1860
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About Yonkers
City in the United StatesYonkers ( ) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. With a population of 211,569 at the 2020 census, its highest decennial census count ever, Yonkers is the third-most populous city in New York state and the most populous city in Westchester County. Yonkers is classified as an inner suburb of New York City, immediately north of the Bronx and approximately 2.4 miles (4 km) north of Marble Hill (the northernmost point in Manhattan). Yonkers is a centrally located municipality within the New York metropolitan area. Downtown Yonkers is centered on Getty Square, where the municipal government is located. The downtown area, which also houses local businesses and nonprofit organi…
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How Yonkers ranks
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Housing in Yonkers
The typical Yonkers home is worth about $706,000, up 7% in a year, 34% above the New York typical home.
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Safety in Yonkers
Safety Grade C+
Yonkers reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 58% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 82%.
Schools in Yonkers
All Yonkers schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Yonkers’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% 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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