Moving to Brewster, NY

About Brewster

Brewster is an incorporated village inside the Town of Southeast, founded by and named for Walter Brewster, whose Greek Revival home still overlooks downtown. It is the Harlem Line's key Putnam County hub, with a walkable Main Street core, the Southeast Museum, and the historic Tilly Foster Farm just two miles away.

Home prices in Brewster

Home prices in Brewster vary by neighborhood and property type.

Top places in Brewster

• Walter Brewster House (43 Oak St) — Greek Revival c.1850, National Register 1980, event venue and cultural center.
• Southeast Museum (67 Main St) — town history museum on Main Street.
• Tilly's Table — farm-to-table restaurant in a barn setting at Tilly Foster Farm (~2 miles from the village).
• Tilly Foster Farm Museum (100 Route 312) — county farm: animals, picnicking, hiking, fishing, cross-country skiing; 4.8-star rated.
• Brewster Metro-North station — 1931 former New York Central station house (shown in the Commons photo below).
• Main Street / US Route 6 corridor — village downtown (shown in the Commons overview photo below).

Commuting from Brewster

• Brewster station — Metro-North Harlem Line: approximately 1h29m to Grand Central (read September 24, 2026); Rome2Rio cites a Grand Central→Brewster run of 1h25m every 30 minutes (read September 25, 2026).
• The 1931 former New York Central station house still stands behind the Wassaic-bound tracks (shown in the Commons photo below).

Brewster FAQs

• What is the housing market like in Brewster, NY?
  Home prices in Brewster vary by neighborhood and property type.
• How is the commute from Brewster, NY?
  Brewster station — Metro-North Harlem Line: approximately 1h29m to Grand Central (read September 24, 2026); Rome2Rio cites a Grand Central→Brewster run of 1h25m every 30 minutes (read September 25, 2026).

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