Yonkers

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Yonkers is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. Developed along the Hudson River, it is the fourth-most populous city in the state of New York, behind New York City, Buffalo, and Rochester. It is classified as an inner suburb of New York City, directly to the north of the Bronx and approximately two miles (3 km) north of the northernmost point in Manhattan.

Yonkers's downtown is centered on a plaza known as Getty Square, where the municipal government is located. The downtown area also houses significant local businesses and non-profits. It serves as a major retail hub for Yonkers and the northwest Bronx.

The city is home to several attractions, including Untermyer Park; Hudson River Museum; Saw Mill River daylighting, wherein a parking lot was removed to uncover a river; Science Barge; and Sherwood House. Yonkers Raceway, a harness racing track, renovated its grounds and clubhouse, and added legalized video slot machine gambling in 2006 in a "racino" called Empire City. This casino-style gambling added to the attraction of the track as a destination.

Major shopping areas are located in Getty Square, on South Broadway, at the Cross County Shopping Center and Westchester's Ridge Hill, and along Central Park Avenue, informally called "Central Ave" by area residents, a name it takes officially a few miles north in White Plains.

Yonkers is known as the "City of Seven Hills," which includes Park, Nodine, Ridge, Cross, Locust, Glen, and Church hills.

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Q1 2020
MEDIAN SALES PRICE
$517.5k
+ 6%
From Q4 2019
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$517.5k
2020
$478.9k
2019
$455.0k
2018
RATING* SCHOOL NAME GRADES SCHOOL TYPE
1 Paideia School 24 Preschool - 6th Grade Public
1 Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts Preschool - 8th Grade Public
1 Mlk Jr High Tech And Computer Magnet School Preschool - 8th Grade Public
1 School 5 Preschool - 8th Grade Public
1 School 16 Preschool - 8th Grade Public
1 Scholastic Academy For Academic Excellence Preschool - 8th Grade Public
1 School 23 Preschool - 8th Grade Public
1 Thomas Cornell Academy Preschool - 6th Grade Public
1 William Boyce Thompson School Preschool - 8th Grade Public
N/A Museum School 25 Preschool - 6th Grade Public
N/A School 9 Preschool - 6th Grade Public
1 School 22 Preschool - 6th Grade Public
N/A Yonkers Early Childhood Academy Preschool - 2Nd Grade Public
1 School 13 Preschool - 8th Grade Public
1 School 21 Preschool - 6th Grade Public
5 Pearls Hawthorne Preschool - 8th Grade Public
1 Cedar Place Elementary School Preschool - 8th Grade Public
2 Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School Preschool - 8th Grade Public
4 Montessori School 27 Preschool - 6th Grade Public
3 Yonkers Montessori Academy Preschool - 12th Grade Public
* School data provided by National Center for Education Statistics, Pitney Bowes, and GreatSchools. Intended for reference only. GreatSchools Ratings compare a school’s test performance to statewide results. To verify enrollment eligibility, contact the school or district directly.
  • East / West Boundaries: Hudson River to Long Island Sound
  • North / South Boundaries: Lake Mohegan to Yonkers

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