Town guide

Yonkers, New York

Yonkers is a city in Westchester County, New York, home to about 209,978 people across 18 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 10701, 10703, 10704, 10705, 10707, 10708 and 10710, and parts of 10583 are in Yonkers too.

Homes sold for a median of $370 per square foot across 7 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 5 of 7 were seller’s markets.

Population209,97811,659 per sq mi

Median home value$501,600Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$370Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking45%Median of 7 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Yonkers

8 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Yonkers, NY10701 Balanced $306/sq ft +0.9% vs. last year 5 months of supply · 51% sold over asking Competition 61/100

All in Yonkers

Yonkers, NY10703 Seller’s market $341/sq ft +0.4% vs. last year 3.2 months of supply · 47% sold over asking Competition 74/100

All in Yonkers

Yonkers, NY10704 Seller’s market $370/sq ft −0.8% vs. last year 3.9 months of supply · 54% sold over asking Competition 75/100

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Yonkers, NY10705 Balanced $267/sq ft −17.6% vs. last year 4.7 months of supply · 29% sold over asking Competition 49/100

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Tuckahoe, NY10707 Seller’s market $493/sq ft +20.8% vs. last year 1.7 months of supply · 41% sold over asking Competition 80/100

Mostly Yonkers; also Eastchester

Bronxville, NY10708 Seller’s market $492/sq ft +8.8% vs. last year 2.1 months of supply · 45% sold over asking Competition 83/100

Mostly Yonkers; also Eastchester and Mount Vernon

Yonkers, NY10710 Seller’s market $392/sq ft +32.1% vs. last year 2.6 months of supply · 43% sold over asking Competition 72/100

All in Yonkers

Scarsdale, NY10583 Seller’s market $648/sq ft +11.6% vs. last year 0.9 months of supply · 77% sold over asking Competition 97/100

Mostly Scarsdale; part is in Yonkers

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Yonkers. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Yonkers at a glance

City · Westchester County, NY

Population	209,97811,659 per square mile
Land area	18 square milesplus 2.3 of water
Median household income	$83,549average $113,129
Median home value	$501,600as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,784/month
Homes lived in by owners	46%
Single-family houses	25% of homes
Median year built	1958
Average household	2.53 people
Median age	39.9
Average commute	36 minutes12% work from home
Adults with a degree	36%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the county subdivision; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Yonkers

Distances

Nearest major airport	LaGuardia Airport (LGA)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	Jersey City, NJ19 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+	New York, NY20 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Yonkers; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Yonkers

U.S. Representative · New York’s 16th DistrictGeorge Latimer (D)
U.S. SenatorCharles E. Schumer (D)
U.S. SenatorKirsten E. Gillibrand (D)
GovernorKathy Hochul (D)

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Yonkers had 211,569 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.

It’s the 13th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Westchester County grew from 184,257 residents in 1900 to 1,004,457 in 2020.

Westchester County, 1900–2020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 51.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 33 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, NY weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Westchester County

389,560 jobs at 31,174 businesses in Westchester County. The biggest industries by employees:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

2,241 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Yonkers’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

St. John's Riverside HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Yonkers2.1 miles
St. Joseph's Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Yonkers2.3 miles
Montefiore Mount Vernon HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Mount Vernon2.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	256
Specialist doctors	397
Dentists	169
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	346
Mental health providers	656
Physical and occupational therapists	353
Optometrists	30
Chiropractors	34
Pharmacies	98

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Yonkers

Parks (66 nearby)

Tibbetts Brook Park · 201 acres1.9 mi
Twin Lakes Park · 125 acres2.9 mi
Untermyer Park and Gardens · 37 acres2.1 mi
Scout Field · 23 acres1.5 mi
Bronx River Park · 18 acres1.2 mi
Yonkers War Memorial Field · 14 acres1.8 mi

Grocery stores (19 nearby)

ShopRite0.6 mi
Whole Foods Market1.1 mi
Midland Fresh Market1.2 mi
H Mart1.3 mi

Pharmacies (15 nearby)

Value Drugs1.4 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.4 mi
Lake Avenue Pharmacy1.5 mi
Robert Jacobson Pharmacy1.5 mi

Libraries (9 nearby)

Yonkers Public Library Grinton I. Will Branch0.9 mi
Esther Raushenbush Library1.1 mi
Bronxville Public Library1.6 mi
Tuckahoe Public Library1.8 mi
Scheele Memorial Library1.9 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

Hudson River Museum2.1 mi
Marble School House2.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)

Monica A and Charles A Heinbold, Junior Visual Arts Center1.0 mi
Charles DeCarlo Performing Arts Center1.0 mi
Sommer Center for Worship and the Performing Arts1.9 mi

Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1646.

Notable people born here

Jon Voight (1938) · American actor (born 1938)
Carlos Alazraqui (1962) · American actor
Antony Blinken (1962) · American lawyer and diplomat (born 1962) and former United States Secretary of State (2021–2025)
John Howard Northrop (1891) · American biochemist (1891-1987)
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek (1923) · American medical researcher
James Comey (1960) · American lawyer and 7th director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (born 1960)
James Blake (1979) · American tennis player
Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919) · American artist, writer and activist (1919–2021)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Yonkers

Public schools here are run by Yonkers City School District, Bronxville Union Free School District, Charter School of Educational Excellence and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (45)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Cesar E Chavez SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–8	574	Public	2.4 mi
Ella Fitzgerald AcademyYonkers	Pre-K–8	470	Public	2.1 mi
Enrico Fermi School for the Performing ArtsYonkers	Pre-K–8	857	Public	2.0 mi
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–8	590	Public	2.7 mi
Family School 32Yonkers	Pre-K–8	562	Public	1.5 mi
Justice Sonia Sotomayer Community School DistrictYonkers	Pre-K–7	423	Public	2.6 mi
Kahlil Gibran SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–8	539	Public	1.5 mi
Las Hermanas Mirabal Community SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–8	594	Public	2.7 mi
Mlk Jr. High Tech & Computer Magnet SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–8	507	Public	2.0 mi
Montessori School 27Yonkers	Pre-K–6	332	Public	3.1 mi
Montessori School 31Yonkers	Pre-K–6	351	Public	0.8 mi
Paideia School 15Yonkers	Pre-K–8	583	Public	2.0 mi
Paideia School 24Yonkers	Pre-K–6	281	Public	0.9 mi
Patricia A Dichiaro SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–8	536	Public	0.9 mi
Pearls Hawthorne SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–8	813	Public	2.9 mi
Robert C Dodson SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–8	720	Public	2.3 mi
Rosemarie Ann Siragusa SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–6	500	Public	2.0 mi
School 16Yonkers	Pre-K–8	582	Public	1.8 mi
School 17Yonkers	Pre-K–6	282	Public	0.8 mi
School 21Yonkers	Pre-K–6	328	Public	2.6 mi
School 22Yonkers	Pre-K–6	381	Public	2.0 mi
School 23Yonkers	Pre-K–8	498	Public	1.9 mi
School 29Yonkers	Pre-K–8	580	Public	2.6 mi
School 30Yonkers	Pre-K–8	566	Public	1.3 mi
School 5Yonkers	Pre-K–8	572	Public	0.6 mi
William Boyce Thompson SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–8	338	Public	2.3 mi
Yonkers Early Childhood AcademyYonkers	Pre-K–2	297	Public	1.6 mi
Yonkers Montessori AcademyYonkers	Pre-K–12	1,234	Public	2.6 mi
Bronxville Elementary SchoolBronxville	K–7	688	Public	1.5 mi
Charter School of Educational ExcellenceYonkers	K–12	1,127	Charter	2.0 mi

And 15 more.

Private schools (19)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Andalusia SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–12	313	Islamic	1.6 mi
Annunciation SchoolTuckahoe	Pre-K–8	364	Roman Catholic	2.6 mi
Bronxville Montessori SchoolBronxville	Pre-K–K	10	Nonsectarian	0.9 mi
Immaculate Conception SchoolTuckahoe	Pre-K–8	203	Roman Catholic	2.0 mi
John A Coleman SchoolYonkers	Pre-K	115	Nonsectarian	1.9 mi
New Testament Church SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–8	14	Pentecostal	1.7 mi
Oakview Prep School of SdaYonkers	Pre-K–8	142	Seventh-day Adventist	1.8 mi
Sarah Lawrence Early Childhood CenterBronxville	Pre-K–1	11	Nonsectarian	1.1 mi
St Eugene SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–8	156	Roman Catholic	1.1 mi
St Joseph SchoolBronxville	Pre-K–8	197	Roman Catholic	1.4 mi
St Mark's Lutheran SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–8	56	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod	2.9 mi
St Peter Elementary SchoolYonkers	Pre-K–8	134	Roman Catholic	2.7 mi
Stein Yeshiva of Lincoln ParkYonkers	Pre-K–8	21	Jewish	2.2 mi
The Chapel SchoolBronxville	Pre-K–8	153	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod	2.0 mi
Westchester School for Special ChildrenYonkers	Pre-K	259	Nonsectarian	1.8 mi
St John the BaptistYonkers	K–8	213	Roman Catholic	1.5 mi
Orchard SchoolYonkers	1–9	127	Nonsectarian	2.5 mi
Flex School - BronxvilleBronxville	5–12	26	Nonsectarian	1.8 mi
Sacred Heart High SchoolYonkers	9–12	253	Roman Catholic	1.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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