Rank

3109of 3,144

Westchester, New York

Score 3.99 / 10· population 990,817

Westchester County lies just north of New York City, 450 square miles between the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. Median property tax bills there top $10,000, on homes with a median value of $663,200 in Census data for 2020 to 2024, and only 15 other US counties reach that level. Residents can expect to live 82.0 years, about five more than the national 77.1, in the 2025 County Health Rankings.

Sources
  • Westchester is located just north of New York City, occupies 450 square miles, and is bordered by the shores of Long Island Sound and the Hudson River (Westchester County, Facts and Statistics) westchestercountyny.gov
  • Westchester County median housing value $663,200 and median property taxes paid $10,000+ (2024 ACS 5-year estimate, 2020-2024); Westchester is one of 16 US counties whose median property tax payment exceeds $10,000 (Tax Foundation, Property Taxes by State and County, 2026, published March 2026) taxfoundation.org
  • County Health Rankings 2025 release: life expectancy 82.0 years in Westchester County, 77.1 years in the United States (analytic data file, v147) countyhealthrankings.org

v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.4
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President3.7
  4. Sales tax2.4
  5. Property tax0.8

Environment

  1. Air quality6.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.9
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees2.2
  4. Single-parent households6.0

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