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41.23° N · 73.93° W · GEOID 3619290

Crugers

Westchester County, New York · part of the New York, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Crugers is home to 1,634 people. Median household income is $54,962 a year and median rent is $1,621 a month, 35.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $639,600, about 11.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,621
19% above the median place
Median household income
$54,962
32% below the median place
Median home value
$639,600
100% above the median place
Unemployment
6.0%
24% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Crugers

  • Households average 1.70 people, smaller than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 338 New York places.
  • The median resident is 57.6 years old, older than in 97% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 338 New York places.
  • The median home is worth 11.6 years of the median household's income, more than in 99% of places its size.
  • Renters occupy 79% of homes, more than in 99% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $33,800 a year left, less than in 95% of places its size.
01

Moving to Crugers

Westchester County loses about 6.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in36,464
Moved out41,805
Net−5,341

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Bronx County, NY8,9513,707+5,244
New York County, NY5,1903,406+1,784
Queens County, NY2,5171,203+1,314
Kings County, NY2,4561,219+1,237
Putnam County, NY1,0261,890−864
Dutchess County, NY6381,693−1,055

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$145K
Leavers$135K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Westchester County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.2% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Westchester County report $145,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $135,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$64,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,621 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,084 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $639,600.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 17.3% work from home; 17.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Prescott, AZ matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.4%
23% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$135,356
93% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$145,007
105% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCrugersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.4%23% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.2%41% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-6.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$145,007105% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$135,35693% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 20.8%, 69% below the median place.

Crugers35.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$64,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
35.4%
74% above the median place
Home price to income
11.6x
206% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
35%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$33,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Crugers, $1,621 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Crugers, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Gardnerville, NV23.9% vs 35.4%n/aCompare
Flagler Beach, FL20.7% vs 35.4%$35,000Compare
Indian Hills, NV22.9% vs 35.4%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
20.8%
69% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
69.7%
38% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$9,141
180% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCrugersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,62119% above
Rent to income135.4%74% above
Property tax rate11.4%57% above
Home price to income111.6x206% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.612% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,97184% above
HUD area median income4County figure$164,20053% above
Property tax paid (median)1$9,141180% above
Median home value1$639,600100% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.7%77% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure41.8%19% below
Homeownership120.8%69% below
Renters paying 30%+169.7%38% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,08465% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.5%23% below
Median year built119581% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $54,962, 32% below the median place.

Median household income1
$54,962
32% below the median place
Mean commute1
29 min
16% above the median place
Works from home1
17.3%
39% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCrugersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$54,96232% below
Income per person1$48,88122% above
Unemployment1County figure6.0%24% above
Average annual pay6County figure$95,01244% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure0.7%81% below
Jobs6County figure433,070187% above
Poverty rate110.3%4% below
Mean commute129 min16% above
Works from home117.3%39% above
Commutes by transit1County figure17.3%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.7, 32% below the median place.

Household size1
1.7
32% below the median place
Median age1
57.6
48% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
82.9%
10% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad17.8% 2.0×
High school or higher89.2% −3%
Bachelor's or higher31.8% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCrugersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,6346646th largest
Median age157.648% above
Bachelor's or higher131.8%1% below
High school or higher189.2%3% below
Household size11.732% below
Born abroad117.8%101% above
No health insurance1County figure5.1%20% below
Homes with broadband182.9%10% below
05

Life in Crugers

245 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 21 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails3 km +35%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi4.5 21.5×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars26.3 +26%
Shops33.3 +10%
Arts, recreation and fitness7.6 +85%
Doctors' offices and clinics25.1 +24%
Child care centers4.3 +87%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
250
above the median place (median 9)
Child care centers per 10k8
4.3
87% above the median place
Public school students11
140,268
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureCrugersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure250above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure140,268above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure11.625% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure26.326% above
Shops per 10k8County figure33.310% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure7.685% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure25.124% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure4.387% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails92.735% above
Transit stops per sq mi94.5above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure245above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 38, 12% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Crugers. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index14
38
12% below the median place
Hurricane risk13
93.6
33% above the median place
Good air days14
82.5%
20% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureCrugersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure85°F3% below
January average low12County figure21°F15% below
Average temperature12County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation12County figure48.2 in10% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure96.24% above
Hurricane risk13County figure93.633% above
Tornado risk13County figure72.711% below
Wildfire risk13County figure56.67% below
Heat wave risk13County figure96.27% above
Median air quality index14County figure3812% below
Good air days14County figure82.5%20% above
08

Crugers in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 36% of the median income in 2030, up from 35% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,621/mo (2024)$2,050/mo$1,680 to $2,500/mo+4.0%
Median household income$54,962 (2024)$68,500$58,000 to $81,000+3.7%
Median home value$639,600 (2024)$918,000$666,000 to $1,264,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 13.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 11.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Crugers

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Prescott, AZ$1,395$70,874Compare
Palm Desert, CA$1,778$77,513Compare
Palm Springs, CA$1,562$73,119Compare
Gardnerville, NV$1,241$62,267Compare
Gardnerville, NVPalm Springs, CAPalm Desert, CAPrescott, AZCrugers, NYCrugersPrescottPalm DesertPalm SpringsGardnervilleCrugersPrescottPalm DesertPalm SpringsGardnerville

Common questions

Is Crugers a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Households average 1.70 people, smaller than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 338 New York places. The median resident is 57.6 years old, older than in 97% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 338 New York places. On cost, space and class size it scores 0 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Crugers expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 35.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $639,600.

What salary do you need to live in Crugers?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $64,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Crugers?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Prescott, AZ, Palm Desert, CA, Palm Springs, CA and Gardnerville, NV.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Crugers with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Crugers itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/crugers-new-york

Citytistics. “Crugers, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/crugers-new-york/

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