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41.03° N · 73.69° W · GEOID 3664325

Rye Brook

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

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The short answer

Rye Brook is home to 9,900 people. Median household income is $246,944 a year and median rent is $2,593 a month, 12.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $1,016,100, about 4.1x annual median household income.

What sets Rye Brook apart is how far household money goes. After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $205,200 a year, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 314 New York places we track. Also notable: Household income growth is 11.8% a year, against 5% a year in its closest peers.

86OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Rye Brook scores better than 86% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 36th of 340 in New York.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%69
Economy 20%63
Safety 20%97
Amenities 15%25
Education 10%99
Commute 10%11
Growth 5%77
Median gross rent
$2,593
90% above the median place
Median household income
$246,944
208% above the median place
Median home value
$1,016,100
218% above the median place
Unemployment
6.2%
27% 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 Rye Brook

  • Value for moneyRent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 96 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.
  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs about $1,408 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 94% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Rye Brook

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
3.1% 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
$103,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,593 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,016,100.
Getting to work
33 minutes each way on average; 29.0% work from home; 10.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Hinsdale, IL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.1%
45% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$135,356
93% above the median place
Income of households moving in8
$145,007
105% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRye BrookAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.1%45% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.2%41% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-6.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$145,007105% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$135,35693% above
02

What it costs to live here

High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 99% of places we track, yet 66% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

Rye Brook12.6%
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
$103,720
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.6%
38% below the median place
Home price to income
4.1x
8% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$205,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Rye Brook, but easier on the budget

Places that match Rye Brook on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Hinsdale, IL919.2% vs 12.6%$17,500Compare
Lake Forest, IL919.3% vs 12.6%$4,200Compare
Glencoe, IL8910.7% vs 12.6%$13,100Compare
Winnetka, IL828.8% vs 12.6%$18,500Compare

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Median home value1
$1,016,100
218% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureRye BrookAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,59390% above
Rent to income112.6%38% below
Home price to income14.1x8% 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$10,001206% above
Median home value1$1,016,100218% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.7%77% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure41.8%19% below
Homeownership184.7%28% above
Renters paying 30%+165.8%30% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.5%23% below
Median year built119651% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $246,944, 208% above the median place.

Median household income1
$246,944
208% above the median place
Income per person1
$108,148
170% above the median place
Commutes by transit1
10.9%
above the median place (median 0.8%)

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home29.0% 2.3×
Mean commute33 min +33%
Unemployment6.2% +27%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRye BrookAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$246,944208% above
Income per person1$108,148170% above
Unemployment16.2%27% above
Average annual pay6County figure$95,01244% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure0.7%81% below
Jobs6County figure433,070187% above
Poverty rate1County figure9.0%16% below
Mean commute133 min33% above
Works from home129.0%133% above
Commutes by transit110.9%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 80.1%, 150% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
80.1%
150% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.4%
5% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.2%
4% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.9 +15%
No health insurance4.1% −36%
Median age42.9 +10%
Born abroad15.6% +76%
All 9 people measures
MeasureRye BrookAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19,9004197th largest
Population change since 20207-0.3%below (median 1.1%)
Median age142.910% above
Bachelor's or higher180.1%150% above
High school or higher197.4%5% above
Household size12.915% above
Born abroad115.6%76% above
No health insurance14.1%36% below
Homes with broadband196.2%4% above
05

Life in Rye Brook

The nearest National Park Service site is Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site, about 12 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1982. 245 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 21 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.1 −30%
Playgrounds per 10k8.1 −14%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.0 −73%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −70%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.6 2.8×

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site 12 miles
  • Sagamore Hill National Historic Site 14 miles
  • Weir Farm National Historical Park 20 miles

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.

Students per teacher14
7.6
51% below the median place
Public schools14
4
56% below the median place
Public school students14
1,603
67% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureRye BrookAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14456% below
Public school students141,60367% below
Students per teacher147.651% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure26.326% above
Shops per 10k9County figure33.310% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure7.685% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure25.124% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure4.387% above
Parks per 10k107.130% below
Playgrounds per 10k108.114% below
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k103.073% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.670% below
Transit stops per sq mi100.6176% above
Nearest National Park Service site1112.061% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1122above (median 2)
National Register listings12County figure245above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 10, 95% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
10
95% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
273
77% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Median air quality index17
38
12% below the median place
Hurricane risk16
93.6
33% above the median place
Good air days17
82.5%
20% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureRye BrookAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure85°F3% below
January average low15County figure21°F15% below
Average temperature15County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation15County figure48.2 in10% above
Natural hazard risk16County figure96.24% above
Hurricane risk16County figure93.633% above
Tornado risk16County figure72.711% below
Wildfire risk16County figure56.67% below
Heat wave risk16County figure96.27% above
Median air quality index17County figure3812% below
Good air days17County figure82.5%20% above
08

Rye Brook in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 13% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Rye Brook does better than 72% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 29%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,593/mo (2024)$3,360/mo$2,760 to $4,100/mo+4.4%
Median household income$246,944 (2024)$325,000$274,500 to $384,500+4.7%
Median home value$1,016,100 (2024)$1,437,000$1,043,000 to $1,979,000+5.9%
Population9,955 (2025)10,0109,600 to 10,440+0.1%

The median home would be worth 4.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.1 now.

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

09

Places like Rye Brook

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

PlaceRentIncome
Bellaire, TX$2,672$244,015Compare
Pelham Manor, NY$2,705$250,001Compare
Merion Station, PA$2,461$250,001Compare
Upper Montclair, NJ$2,237$250,001Compare
Upper Montclair, NJMerion Station, PAPelham Manor, NYBellaire, TXRye Brook, NYRye BrookBellaireMerion StationRye BrookBellaireMerion Station

Places built like Rye Brook

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Rye Brook performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Rye Brook, NY12.6%11.8%/yr-0.3%
Woodcliff Lake, NJ10.6%4.6%/yr1.1%Compare
Fanwood, NJ15.0%5.7%/yr3.3%Compare
Briarcliff Manor, NY12.7%4.9%/yr-1.3%Compare
Croton-on-Hudson, NY14.2%8.1%/yr-0.5%Compare
Bernardsville, NJ11.7%7.4%/yr1.1%Compare
North Caldwell, NJ19.2%2.1%/yr2.2%Compare

Common questions

Is Rye Brook a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 86 out of 100, better than 86% of the places we rate and 36th of 340 in New York. Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 96 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,408 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 94% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 98 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Rye Brook expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $1,016,100.

What salary do you need to live in Rye Brook?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $103,720 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Rye Brook safe?

There were 10 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Rye Brook?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bellaire, TX, Pelham Manor, NY, Merion Station, PA and Upper Montclair, NJ.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

Citytistics. “Rye Brook, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/rye-brook-new-york/

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