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A town of 35,869 people in Westchester County, New York
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Town in New York, United States
36,569Population
39.3 sq miArea
459 ftElevation

Yorktown is a town on the northern border of Westchester County, New York, United States. A suburb of the New York City metropolitan area, it is approximately 38 miles (61 km) north of midtown Manhattan. The population was 36,569 at the 2020 U.S. Census.

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Housing in Yorktown

$740K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $740,000 in May 2026.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market27
Sale-to-list103.3%
Sold in May21
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Safety Grade A

Yorktown reports less crime per resident than 85% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New York has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Yorktown sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Yorktown 0.5
New York 3.7
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Yorktown 5.4
New York 15.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Yorktown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#50Best public schoolsof 484 in NY
DistrictYORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools12

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