{"id":259059,"date":"2025-09-27T15:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T15:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/259059\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T15:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T15:31:12","slug":"new-yorks-safest-and-richest-suburb-revealed-and-its-not-in-westchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/259059\/","title":{"rendered":"New York’s safest and richest suburb revealed \u2014 and it’s not in Westchester"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York town of Scarsdale recently hit headlines after it was named America\u2019s wealthiest suburb,<\/a> with an eye-popping mean household income of $601,193 per year.<\/p>\n

But in a new study of Big Apple \u2018burbs, the tony town was snubbed when it came to taking out the title of \u201cNew York\u2019s Safest and Richest Suburb.\u201d<\/p>\n

GOBankingRates <\/a>analyzed data from the US Census, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the AreaVibes \u201cLivability Score\u201d index, and various other sources to determine the \u201clocales where high household incomes meet low crime rates and high livability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rockville Centre on Long Island took top spot on the strength of its livability score, low rates of property and violent crime, and high household income Audley C Bullock\/Wirestock \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

Scarsdale came in 5th place, pipped at the post by four suburbs in Nassau County on Long Island. <\/p>\n

Rockville Centre took top spot based on the strength of its livability score, low rates of property and violent crime, and high household income.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The mean annual household income in the Long Island enclave is $202,529, while the annual cost of living is a comparatively low $101,463.<\/p>\n

The neighboring town of Lynbrook came in as New York\u2019s second in the GOBankingRates study, while Long Beach and Garden City, also located in Nassau County, took our third and fourth spots, respectively. <\/p>\n

Garden City, New York was named the fourth safest and richest suburb the Empire State. littleny \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

Scarsdale was the fifth safest and richest suburb in New York, and the highest entry for Westchester County. <\/p>\n

While Westchester residents might be fuming that Long Island suburbs took out the four top spots, they can rest easy knowing that more Westchester suburbs made the top 20 list overall. <\/p>\n

Westchester County places 11 suburbs in the list, compared to Nassau County\u2019s nine. <\/p>\n

Scarsdale boasts the highest mean annual household income in America, but it was pipped at the post when it came to taking the title of New York\u2019s \u201csafest and richest suburb\u201d. Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/p>\n

While Scarsdale certainly boasts the highest mean annual household income on the list of New York suburbs, it was brought down overall by a lower livability score. <\/p>\nRankSuburbScoreViolent Crime Rate per 1000Property Crime Rate per 1000LivabilityAverage Household IncomeAnnual Cost of Living for Necessities<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\nRockville Centre, New York<\/td>\n3.7477<\/td>\n0.2356<\/td>\n4.7111<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n$202,529<\/td>\n$101,463<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\nLynbrook, New York<\/td>\n3.7312<\/td>\n0.7509<\/td>\n4.7056<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n$170,605<\/td>\n$84,224<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\nLong Beach, New York<\/td>\n3.5815<\/td>\n0.7820<\/td>\n1.0427<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n$154,026<\/td>\n$90,518<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\nGarden City, New York<\/td>\n3.4868<\/td>\n0.2625<\/td>\n7.8750<\/td>\n84<\/td>\n$292,919<\/td>\n$123,738<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\nScarsdale, New York<\/td>\n3.4647<\/td>\n0.0568<\/td>\n3.4087<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n$601,193<\/td>\n$142,654<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\nFloral Park, New York<\/td>\n3.4055<\/td>\n1.2659<\/td>\n4.3041<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n$195,150<\/td>\n$91,413<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\nEastchester, New York<\/td>\n3.1849<\/td>\n0.2006<\/td>\n5.6681<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n$209,817<\/td>\n$120,646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n8<\/td>\nFreeport, New York<\/td>\n3.0653<\/td>\n1.6291<\/td>\n9.1549<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n$141,297<\/td>\n$77,531<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n9<\/td>\nTarrytown, New York<\/td>\n3.0135<\/td>\n0.3433<\/td>\n4.1198<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n$167,926<\/td>\n$90,942<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n10<\/td>\nPort Washington, New York<\/td>\n3.0122<\/td>\n1.2570<\/td>\n8.0953<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n$249,834<\/td>\n$118,631<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n11<\/td>\nHarrison, New York<\/td>\n2.9415<\/td>\n0.0631<\/td>\n4.7607<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n$258,737<\/td>\n$135,541<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n12<\/td>\nMamaroneck, New York<\/td>\n2.8202<\/td>\n0.0817<\/td>\n5.3948<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n$184,151<\/td>\n$111,077<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n13<\/td>\nRye, New York<\/td>\n2.8074<\/td>\n0.1243<\/td>\n2.5475<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n$421,259<\/td>\n$190,450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n14<\/td>\nPeekskill, New York<\/td>\n2.7953<\/td>\n2.0797<\/td>\n9.7316<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n$115,364<\/td>\n$67,469<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n15<\/td>\nPort Chester, New York<\/td>\n2.7812<\/td>\n0.7601<\/td>\n9.6497<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n$134,151<\/td>\n$80,839<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n16<\/td>\nGlen Cove, New York<\/td>\n2.5612<\/td>\n1.1164<\/td>\n4.6818<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n$123,790<\/td>\n$85,873<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n17<\/td>\nNew Rochelle, New York<\/td>\n2.4208<\/td>\n1.3418<\/td>\n11.0523<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n$166,757<\/td>\n$99,515<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n18<\/td>\nHempstead, New York<\/td>\n2.2908<\/td>\n4.5852<\/td>\n10.9803<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n$112,145<\/td>\n$75,803<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n19<\/td>\nWhite Plains, New York<\/td>\n2.2670<\/td>\n1.1143<\/td>\n17.6025<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n$164,273<\/td>\n$89,924<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n20<\/td>\nYonkers, New York<\/td>\n2.0258<\/td>\n3.1178<\/td>\n10.1473<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n$110,907<\/td>\n$82,151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York town of Scarsdale recently hit headlines after it was named America\u2019s wealthiest suburb, with 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