Moving to Yorktown, NY

About Yorktown

Yorktown is a town in northern Westchester County, about 38 miles north of Midtown Manhattan (kellernewyork.com, citing Wikipedia). It is made up of five business hamlets — Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, and Crompond — plus twelve historic residential neighborhoods. Housing is predominantly owner-occupied single-family (colonials, ranches, capes), with townhouse communities and the Jefferson Village 55+ community. The town sits on the Taconic State Parkway corridor and is known for its parks, lakes, and the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights. Housing prices: median home price $639,000 (Homes.com "Yorktown" neighborhood page, read 2026-09-24).

Home prices in Yorktown

Home prices in Yorktown vary by neighborhood and property type.

Top places in Yorktown

• Jefferson Valley Mall — regional mall in Jefferson Valley.
• Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve — hiking with Hudson views.
• Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park — pool, trails, and picnic areas in Yorktown Heights.
• Hilltop Hanover Farm — county environmental education farm.
• Granite Knolls Sports Complex.
• Mohegan Lake — hamlet lake community.

Commuting from Yorktown

• No Metro-North station in the town. Commuters drive 10–20 minutes to either Croton-Harmon (Hudson Line) or Mount Kisco (Harlem Line), depending on which part of town they live in.
• Typical weekday trip to Grand Central: approximately 41–75 minutes by train plus the drive to the station (approximate).
• Approximate drive to Midtown Manhattan: ~1 hour (longer with traffic).

Yorktown FAQs

• What is the housing market like in Yorktown, NY?
  Home prices in Yorktown vary by neighborhood and property type.
• How is the commute from Yorktown, NY?
  No Metro-North station in the town. Commuters drive 10–20 minutes to either Croton-Harmon (Hudson Line) or Mount Kisco (Harlem Line), depending on which part of town they live in.

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