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SheetNY-NEW-ROCHELLE-NY · New Rochelle, NY 81,591 pop · income 80th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around New Rochelle
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest New Rochelle on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Utica · lowest
51,513
Utica · lowest
51,513 median HH income
44.6% of the leader · rank #1
New Rochelle · this city
103,813
New Rochelle · this city
103,813 median HH income
89.8% of the leader · rank #2
Tinley Park · near
103,819
Tinley Park · near
103,819 median HH income
89.8% of the leader · rank #3
Centennial · near
103,828
Centennial · near
103,828 median HH income
89.8% of the leader · rank #4
Providence · near
103,831
Providence · near
103,831 median HH income
89.8% of the leader · rank #5
Overland Park · near
103,838
Overland Park · near
103,838 median HH income
89.8% of the leader · rank #6
White Plains · highest
115,586
White Plains · highest
115,586 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for New Rochelle on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 81,591.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
New Rochelle - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, New Rochelle places in the 80th percentile for household income and the 54th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
80th
percentile, household income
92nd
percentile, home value
78th
percentile, median rent
54th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: New Rochelle, NY
New York's New Rochelle is a small city, with 81,591 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in New Rochelle report a median income of $103,813 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 7.4%. Home values in New Rochelle run a median of $667,300, and the median resident age is 41.9 years. About 49.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 60.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 5 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 100% from five years earlier. New Rochelle reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1239.4 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
New York carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts New York at 107.9 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Above Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,579 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in New York run around $285, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Workers in New Rochelle report an average commute of 26.0 minutes, with 50.8% driving alone and 16.9% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 69.4 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of New Rochelle's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to schools and households to comparison shortlist to population change to work and mobility to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For New Rochelle, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in New Rochelle?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 6.4 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 7.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What does the education layer cover for New Rochelle?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 10 public schools within the city match. 49.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Which cities make useful reference points for New Rochelle?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within New York, the closest population matches are Cheektowaga (76,251 residents, $66,293 income); Mount Vernon (72,528 residents, $77,171 income); Schenectady (68,521 residents, $56,398 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Gastonia, NC (81,632 residents); Lake Charles, LA (81,679 residents); Alhambra, CA (81,483 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Is New Rochelle growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +5,659 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +7.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 5 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in New Rochelle?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 50.8%. The reported mean trip to work is 26.0 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Drive alone
50.8%
Work from home
16.9%
Public transit
17.2%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 40,225 workers age 16+.
What can the FBI record say about safety in New Rochelle?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1239.4 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 46% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
1239.4
Violent rate
134.2
Property rate
1105.2
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A-
49.1%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income B+
$103,813
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime C+
134 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate C-
7.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living F
107.9 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
New Rochelle profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 83/100 (A-) · 49.1%
Household income: 79/100 (B+) · $103,813
Violent crime: 62/100 (C+) · 134 /100k
Poverty rate: 50/100 (C-) · 7.4%
Cost of living: 12/100 (F) · 107.9 index
Where New Rochelle sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
New Rochelle's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - New Rochelle highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
New Rochelle, NY (this city): home $667,300, crime 1,239/100k
Gastonia, NC : home $250,000, crime 4,364/100k
Lake Charles, LA : home $204,000, crime 3,083/100k
Alhambra, CA : home $812,700, crime 2,675/100k
Warner Robins, GA : home $171,600, crime 3,646/100k
Mount Vernon, NY : home $449,600, crime 2,003/100k
Schenectady, NY : home $152,000, crime 3,775/100k
Utica, NY : home $133,400, crime 3,477/100k
Albany, NY : home $223,000, crime 3,665/100k
White Plains, NY : home $624,100, crime 1,872/100k
How does New Rochelle compare to other US cities?
New Rochelle measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income80% higher than other cities
Home value92% pricier than other cities
Median rent78% pricier than other cities
Safety54% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at New York, New Rochelle ranks #13 of 55 New York cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares New Rochelle against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to New York only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
New York-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places New Rochelle near the bottom of New York's cities
Among the 1,256 New York cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, New Rochelle ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares New Rochelle only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#413 of 1,205
66th percentile in New York
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,256
0th percentile in New York
Median Home Value
#185 of 1,202
85th percentile in New York
Poverty Rate
#432 of 1,246
65th percentile in New York
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#335 of 1,254
73rd percentile in New York
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within New York only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
80th percentile nationally for median household income · 54th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
New Rochelle's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
New Rochelle's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How New Rochelle's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$667,3008th percentilemore affordable than 8% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
New Rochelle's home-value-to-income ratio: 6.4×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,402 of 15,516
More affordable than 7% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#616 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 6.4×, New Rochelle sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,402 of 15,516 and #616 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$103,813New Rochelle, NY median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context New Rochelle, NY median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for New Rochelle, NY.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)49.1%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)7.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)60.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
81,591
Median Income
$103,813
Median Home Value
$667,300
Median Age
41.9
Poverty Rate
7.4%
Labor force participation
60.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
49.1%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1239.4
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
134.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1105.2
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
10
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
New Rochelle's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
80,205 residents
2021
81,460 residents
2022
82,558 residents
2023
84,300 residents
2024
85,667 residents
2025
85,864 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
5
housing units authorized
Single-Family
3
detached homes
Multifamily
2
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.1
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
1,284
2
1,282
$308.2M
2020
821
4
817
$170.0M
2021
863
2
861
$177.9M
2022
899
3
896
$187.5M
2023
328
13
315
$89.7M
2024
5
3
2
$2.1M
Permit volume decreased 100% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
26.0 minutes
Drive Alone
50.8%
Carpool
6.5%
Public Transit
17.2%
Walk
5.6%
Work from Home
16.9%
Other
3.0%
Based on 40,225 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
New York statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $285
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across New York at $285 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $65 ).
These are New York statewide averages, not a meter reading for New Rochelle. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
New York's BEA cost-of-living index is 107.9 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around New Rochelle is $1,579/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to New York statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 69.4 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a New York statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county New Rochelle sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How New Rochelle compares to similar-size New York cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.