Scarsdale

About Scarsdale

Scarsdale () is a coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York, United States, 19 miles (31 km) north of New York City. It is on 6.683 square miles (17.31 km2) and is located inland within the Bronx River Valley. Scarsdale includes 17 neighborhoods which are bundled into the geographic regions of Edgewood, Fox Meadow, Greenacres, Heathcote, and Quaker Ridge. It is served by the Scarsdale station of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line. Scarsdale has six entries on the National Register of Historic Places.

In the precolonial era, the village's area was inhabited by a band of the Wappinger tribes of Native Americans. Caleb Heathcote purchased land from four Native American leaders near the end of the 17th century. The town was incorporated in 1788, yet in 1908 the town opted to use a village government following annexation threats from the neighboring city of White Plains. The population has increased from 281 people when established to 18,253 at the 2020 census.

The village is primarily residential. It has about 714.78 acres (289.26 ha) of recreational facilities and parks, all accessible to the public. The village has fifteen houses of worship, with three rectories. Scarsdale operates under a coterminous town-village structure with an elected Mayor and six Trustees, which appoints a professional Village Manager to oversee daily administrative operations. Its municipal departments include police, fire, recreation, and public works. In the New York State Legislature, Scarsdale is in the New York State Assembly's 88th district and the New York State Senate's 37th district. In Congress, the town/village is in New York's 16th congressional district.

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Living in Scarsdale

Median household income

$250,001

Median home value

$1,800,700

Median rent

$3,501/mo

Median age

41.5

Map of Scarsdale

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Scarsdale, NY population

Scarsdale had 18,253 residents in the 2020 Census.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census.

Scarsdale at a glance

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Towns near Scarsdale

• Hartsdale2.0 mi NW
• Greenville2.2 mi W
• White Plains2.5 mi NE
• Eastchester2.9 mi SW
• Ardsley3.5 mi W
• Fairview3.5 mi N
• Harrison3.7 mi NE
• Tuckahoe3.7 mi SW
• Bronxville4.5 mi SW
• Elmsford4.6 mi NW
• Mamaroneck4.8 mi SE
• Larchmont4.9 mi S

Straight-line distance between town centers.

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