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    Moving to Yonkers, NY

    Is Yonkers a good place to live?

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    Yonkers ranks #62 of 66 New York cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (33/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.1% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $478,000
    +4.7% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,730
    per month
    Household income
    $81,816
    median
    Unemployment
    7.4%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Yonkers

    The median home value in Yonkers is $478,000 and median rent is $1,730 a month, against a median household income of $81,816. Homes cost about 5.8× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Yonkers crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across New York the 2025 rate was 368 violent and 1,567 property crimes per 100,000 people — #18 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Yonkers, NY

    Yonkers has about 209,529 residents, 7.4% unemployment and 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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