Yonkers has plenty to offer, but the price of admission usually comes with traffic, sky-high rent, and a calendar that fills itself.
If you want the upside of Yonkers without the daily grind, the answer is almost always a good suburb. The catch: not every suburb is worth the move.
So we ranked them. Using Saturday Night Science, we pulled the numbers on every place within commuting distance of Yonkers: incomes, home prices, unemployment, schools, the works. The result is a no-nonsense ranking of where you actually want to live.
$250,001 median income · $1,369,018 median home price
Ho-Ho-Kus is always mentioned as one of the best suburbs in the Yonkers area. We’ll tell you the good about “Awesome Ho-Ho-Kus.”
Everyone here is rich; families average $250,001 a year, which is the 8th highest in the Yonkers region. And only 1.7% are out of work. Homes average more than $1,369,018 each.
$250,001 median income · $2,377,695 median home price
Munsey Park is the second best ‘burb we looked at near Yonkers for 2026.
It ranks 8th for incomes in the area and only 0.0% of residents lack insurance, good for best.
$250,001 median income · $2,367,031 median home price
Here in Flower Hill, it’s really safe, and residents are just about as rich as you’ll see in the Yonkers metro area.
The bad side? Schools are more crowded, and the cost of living puts a large part of the city out of reach for most families.
But price is based on demand and a lot of people want to live in Flower Hill.
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
$214,750 median income · $1,374,902 median home price
East Williston ranks as the 4th best suburb of Yonkers for 2026.
You won’t find many better places to raise your kids in the region than in East Williston and the schools are some of the best around.
$250,001 median income · $2,157,586 median home price
Located in
Westchester County, New York
Coming in as the fifth best is Scarsdale.
Scarsdale gets kudos for having the 12th most expensive homes in the Yonkers area, where houses sell for an average of $2,157,586. However, the cost of living here is among the highest in the area.
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
$215,815 median income · $1,450,321 median home price
Located in
Westchester County, New York
Bronxville is proud of its 6th place finish on this list. And here’s why.
Most residents have great jobs and the unemployment rate sits at 3.8%.
According to online reports, Bronxville is quickly becoming one of the more affluent suburbs in the Yonkers area, meaning you need to get in soon.
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
$136,389 median income · $1,268,767 median home price
The 7th best suburb on our list goes to Port Washington North.
Port Washington North schools are some of the best in the region, and crime is really low. The cost of living makes it a lot more desirable for many families, especially first-time home buyers.
And, it’s only 11.3 miles to downtown, which is a good thing.
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
$173,315 median income · $1,472,340 median home price
Located in
Nassau County, New York
North Hills is growing quickly, and for a good reason. Crime is far below average, and most residents are gainfully employed. Even the cost of living is reasonable.
A solid 0.4% of people lack insurance, good for 5th in the area.
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
$221,322 median income · $975,412 median home price
Is ‘Everything Better In Oradell?’
Almost.
It placed 9th on our list thanks to the fact that it’s really expensive to live here, but the schools are great, so you get what you pay for in that regard.
$250,001 median income · $1,125,697 median home price
And rounding out the top ten for 2026 is Glen Ridge.
This city is far above average in every category, and the best part? It’s far more affordable than the other cities listed above. So, you get a big bang for your buck here.
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is New York’s statewide median.
New York statewide median: $85,974
New York statewide median: $507,794
New York statewide median: 6.4%
New York statewide median: 14.0%
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Where the best Yonkers suburbs are
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How we determined the best suburbs around Yonkers for 2026
Figuring out the best suburbs around Yonkers was simple. We used Saturday Night Science to find things people like about living in the suburbs and then locate the suburbs with those things.
We analyzed the newest American Community Survey data for 2020-2024 to research each suburb. We decided upon the following criteria:
- Low unemployment rate
- High median household incomes
- Population density (lots of things to do)
- High home values
- A lot of college-educated people
- Low poverty
- High rate of insured families
We defined a suburb as being within 30 miles of Yonkers.
Additionally, we limited the analysis to places that have over 2,000 people. This left us with a grand total of 190 suburbs to evaluate around Yonkers.
We ranked each place with scores from 1 to 190 in each category, where 1 was the best.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each place to create a quality-of-life index.
Finally, we crowned the city with the best quality of life index, the “Best Suburb near Yonkers.” We’re lookin’ at you, Ho-Ho-Kus.
This result may differ from our state-wide data as we did not include commute times and crime for this analysis to allow for a more extensive selection of suburbs.
We updated the data for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the best Yonkers suburbs. Skip to the end to see the list of all the suburbs ranked from best to worst.
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Table: Best Yonkers Suburbs
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| Rank | City | Suburb Score | Population | Median Income | Median Home Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ho-Ho-Kus | 28.86 | 4,270 | $250,001 | $1,369,018 |
| 2 | Munsey Park | 35.29 | 2,778 | $250,001 | $2,377,695 |
| 3 | Flower Hill | 40.29 | 4,803 | $250,001 | $2,367,031 |
| 4 | East Williston | 40.43 | 2,611 | $214,750 | $1,374,902 |
| 5 | Scarsdale | 41.93 | 18,010 | $250,001 | $2,157,586 |
| 6 | Bronxville | 42.57 | 6,510 | $215,815 | $1,450,321 |
| 7 | Port Washington North | 42.93 | 3,149 | $136,389 | $1,268,767 |
| 8 | North Hills | 43.00 | 5,415 | $173,315 | $1,472,340 |
| 9 | Oradell | 45.43 | 8,235 | $221,322 | $975,412 |
| 10 | Glen Ridge | 46.07 | 7,943 | $250,001 | $1,125,697 |
| 11 | Essex Fells | 46.14 | 2,361 | $250,001 | $1,438,414 |
| 12 | Ridgewood | 47.71 | 26,308 | $208,211 | $1,200,489 |
| 13 | Pelham Manor | 47.79 | 5,644 | $250,001 | $1,309,985 |
| 14 | Irvington | 47.93 | 6,531 | $173,248 | $1,222,448 |
| 15 | East Hills | 49.21 | 7,257 | $250,001 | $1,751,159 |
| 16 | Sands Point | 49.50 | 2,722 | $250,001 | $3,232,903 |
| 17 | Franklin Lakes | 50.57 | 11,084 | $235,795 | $1,557,852 |
| 18 | Kings Point | 50.71 | 5,634 | $211,299 | $2,373,621 |
| 19 | Pelham | 51.00 | 7,305 | $184,375 | $1,360,404 |
| 20 | Floral Park | 51.07 | 16,169 | $150,084 | $858,496 |
| 21 | Old Brookville | 52.29 | 2,107 | $250,001 | $2,396,388 |
| 22 | Haworth | 52.36 | 3,363 | $236,765 | $1,191,256 |
| 23 | Hastings-on-Hudson | 52.57 | 8,434 | $193,621 | $1,036,677 |
| 24 | Upper Brookville | 53.29 | 2,004 | $250,001 | $2,642,036 |
| 25 | Norwood | 54.14 | 5,724 | $178,311 | $898,894 |
| 26 | Lloyd Harbor | 54.21 | 3,565 | $250,001 | $2,031,896 |
| 27 | Larchmont | 54.36 | 6,567 | $167,536 | $1,661,377 |
| 28 | Old Tappan | 55.86 | 6,008 | $205,385 | $1,224,145 |
| 29 | Rye | 56.43 | 16,428 | $239,815 | $2,180,592 |
| 30 | Demarest | 56.43 | 4,911 | $208,036 | $1,462,793 |
| 31 | Glen Rock | 57.71 | 12,154 | $215,096 | $1,056,914 |
| 32 | Hillsdale | 57.86 | 10,144 | $186,688 | $843,788 |
| 33 | Old Westbury | 58.93 | 4,241 | $250,001 | $2,918,405 |
| 34 | Park Ridge | 59.21 | 9,406 | $171,029 | $845,038 |
| 35 | Waldwick | 59.57 | 10,164 | $177,962 | $738,299 |
| 36 | Sea Cliff | 59.71 | 5,033 | $193,590 | $1,099,757 |
| 37 | Great Neck Estates | 59.71 | 3,023 | $237,788 | $1,963,479 |
| 38 | Massapequa Park | 59.93 | 16,963 | $171,953 | $792,452 |
| 39 | Hoboken | 60.29 | 58,668 | $180,579 | $855,399 |
| 40 | Lawrence | 60.71 | 6,778 | $170,000 | $2,123,230 |
| 41 | Bayville | 61.86 | 6,744 | $149,191 | $841,959 |
| 42 | Malverne | 63.64 | 8,477 | $149,489 | $801,814 |
| 43 | Ardsley | 63.71 | 4,998 | $243,000 | $999,658 |
| 44 | Wesley Hills | 64.07 | 6,196 | $209,345 | $1,123,610 |
| 45 | Northport | 64.79 | 7,322 | $146,921 | $850,559 |
| 46 | East Rockaway | 65.36 | 10,077 | $124,929 | $735,012 |
| 47 | Long Beach | 65.79 | 34,756 | $140,739 | $805,359 |
| 48 | River Edge | 66.00 | 12,091 | $159,028 | $839,655 |
| 49 | Cresskill | 66.57 | 9,174 | $170,376 | $1,000,899 |
| 50 | Harrington Park | 66.86 | 4,954 | $180,500 | $967,522 |
| 51 | Roslyn | 67.71 | 2,978 | $116,386 | $1,660,036 |
| 52 | Piermont | 67.86 | 2,514 | $140,450 | $813,807 |
| 53 | Rockville Centre | 68.29 | 25,765 | $151,938 | $965,150 |
| 54 | Allendale | 69.07 | 6,865 | $160,162 | $1,073,640 |
| 55 | Woodcliff Lake | 69.14 | 6,152 | $213,981 | $1,228,602 |
| 56 | Williston Park | 71.29 | 7,542 | $156,382 | $927,596 |
| 57 | North Caldwell | 71.57 | 6,656 | $208,245 | $1,133,696 |
| 58 | Oyster Bay Cove | 71.86 | 2,075 | $250,001 | $2,303,815 |
| 59 | New Hyde Park | 72.00 | 10,220 | $142,927 | $974,068 |
| 60 | Silver Lake | 72.00 | 2,515 | $139,934 | $359,405 |
| 61 | Roseland | 72.43 | 6,268 | $164,458 | $819,880 |
| 62 | Tenafly | 72.79 | 15,319 | $208,200 | $1,262,422 |
| 63 | Thomaston | 73.29 | 2,744 | $157,917 | $1,298,841 |
| 64 | Brookville | 74.36 | 2,941 | $250,001 | $2,396,388 |
| 65 | Upper Saddle River | 74.50 | 8,439 | $250,001 | $1,412,975 |
| 66 | Closter | 75.00 | 8,606 | $190,469 | $1,153,806 |
| 67 | Rye Brook | 75.21 | 9,900 | $246,944 | $1,236,848 |
| 68 | Briarcliff Manor | 75.71 | 7,519 | $229,732 | $1,094,016 |
| 69 | Englewood Cliffs | 76.50 | 5,362 | $230,611 | $1,733,277 |
| 70 | Lake Success | 78.21 | 2,829 | $244,079 | $1,863,190 |
| 71 | Mineola | 78.43 | 21,211 | $137,739 | $815,487 |
| 72 | Florham Park | 79.07 | 13,564 | $158,696 | $1,025,256 |
| 73 | Farmingdale | 79.57 | 8,474 | $122,980 | $717,477 |
| 74 | Ramsey | 79.86 | 14,805 | $160,996 | $863,404 |
| 75 | Manorhaven | 80.43 | 6,958 | $105,486 | $823,279 |
| 76 | Valley Stream | 80.64 | 40,315 | $133,190 | $756,941 |
| 77 | Emerson | 80.93 | 7,305 | $155,536 | $780,190 |
| 78 | Dobbs Ferry | 84.86 | 11,443 | $165,417 | $975,067 |
| 79 | Buchanan | 85.50 | 2,397 | $128,218 | $576,521 |
| 80 | Westbury | 85.79 | 15,808 | $145,185 | $768,992 |
| 81 | Midland Park | 85.79 | 7,019 | $146,841 | $732,465 |
| 82 | Great Neck | 85.93 | 11,087 | $137,981 | $1,455,883 |
| 83 | Rutherford | 86.64 | 18,894 | $143,153 | $738,683 |
| 84 | Oakland | 86.93 | 12,768 | $162,019 | $750,020 |
| 85 | Montvale | 86.93 | 8,901 | $178,269 | $920,951 |
| 86 | Dumont | 87.00 | 18,279 | $126,071 | $666,365 |
| 87 | Saddle River | 87.21 | 3,389 | $212,143 | $2,270,388 |
| 88 | Kinnelon | 87.43 | 10,013 | $187,438 | $836,759 |
| 89 | Wood-Ridge | 88.00 | 10,218 | $136,108 | $709,508 |
| 90 | Ringwood | 89.00 | 11,657 | $152,414 | $596,571 |
| 91 | Croton-on-Hudson | 89.14 | 8,202 | $191,678 | $812,905 |
| 92 | Cedarhurst | 89.43 | 7,320 | $101,572 | $1,206,385 |
| 93 | Pleasantville | 90.36 | 7,371 | $136,406 | $987,582 |
| 94 | Harrison | 91.07 | 29,961 | $164,250 | $1,211,014 |
| 95 | Westwood | 91.29 | 11,283 | $165,781 | $755,182 |
| 96 | Hawthorne | 91.36 | 19,628 | $110,237 | $629,474 |
| 97 | Fair Lawn | 91.43 | 35,610 | $144,574 | $709,175 |
| 98 | Lynbrook | 92.14 | 20,325 | $136,696 | $745,362 |
| 99 | Pomona | 94.29 | 3,996 | $156,000 | $722,364 |
| 100 | Montebello | 94.71 | 4,673 | $133,750 | $1,081,804 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 190 suburbs within 30 miles of Yonkers.
Summary
Summary: Welcome to the Best Yonkers ‘Burbs of 2026
We said it once, and we’ll say it again–life in the big city isn’t for everyone. At least not all the time.
The best suburbs of Yonkers are Ho-Ho-Kus, Munsey Park, Flower Hill, East Williston, Scarsdale, Bronxville, Port Washington North, North Hills, Oradell, and Glen Ridge.
So if you’re craving the amenities of a larger city like Yonkers but don’t want to deal with the drawbacks, one of these suburbs might be for you. Not sold on New York? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Best Suburbs Of Yonkers FAQs
What is the best suburb of Yonkers?
Ho-Ho-Kus is the best suburb of Yonkers for 2026, according to Saturday Night Science. Munsey Park and Flower Hill are next.
What are the best suburbs of Yonkers?
The best suburbs of Yonkers are Ho-Ho-Kus, Munsey Park, Flower Hill, East Williston, Scarsdale, Bronxville, Port Washington North, North Hills, Oradell, and Glen Ridge. We ranked all 190 places within commuting range.
How expensive is Ho-Ho-Kus?
The median household income in Ho-Ho-Kus is $250,001 and the median home costs $1,369,018. Top suburbs rarely come cheap; that is part of how they got there.
What counts as a suburb of Yonkers?
Any place within 30 miles of Yonkers qualifies. 190 towns fit that circle, and every one of them got scored.
How do you rank Yonkers suburbs?
Each suburb is scored on income, home values, density, unemployment, education, insurance coverage, and poverty, using Census American Community Survey data. The best combined score, Ho-Ho-Kus, takes the crown.
