Livability Score

71
/100
i The AreaVibes Livability Score evaluates 9 different categories and creates an overall score out of 100. The higher the score, the better the area.

amenities F

There are not many amenities close to this location.
Coffee (1) F
City Limits
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Crosswest Office Building
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Parkway Cafe
Coffee Shop
Entertainment (5) F
Loucks Field
Stadium
City Center 15
Cinema
Westchester County Center
Stadium
Neuberger Museum of Art
Museum
Neuberger Musuem of Art
Museum
Bow Tie Cinemas 100
Cinema
Food and Drink (6) F
Dunkin'
Fast Food
Vino 100
Alcohol
Lazy Boy Saloon
Bar
Bagel Deli Express
Fast Food
Five Guys
Fast Food
McDonald's
Fast Food
McDonald's
Fast Food
Shake Shack
Fast Food
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Sweets
Dunkin' Donuts
Fast Food
Hartsdale Wine & Liquors
Alcohol
Ralph's Italian Ices
Sweets
SoBol
Fast Food
Panera Bread
Fast Food
Purchase Country Market
Deli
Dunkin' Donuts
Fast Food
A Spirit for Every Season Wines & Liquors
Alcohol
Subway
Fast Food
Burger King
Fast Food
Snack Bar
Fast Food
Zachys Wine and Liquor
Alcohol
Dig
Fast Food
Dunkin' Donuts
Fast Food
Fitness (0) F
WESPAC Foundation
Community Centre
New York Sports Clubs
Gym
Bellefair
Community Centre
Groceries (4) C-
Daido market
Grocery Store
Whole Foods Market
Grocery Store
Super Stop and Shop
Grocery Store
ShopRite
Grocery Store
Wegmans
Grocery Store
Wegmans
Grocery Store
H Mart
Grocery Store
Trader Joe's
Grocery Store
Super Stop and Shop
Grocery Store
DeCicco Family Market
Grocery Store
Parks (30) A+
Bryant Park
Park
Gedney park playground
Playground
Gedney Field
Park
Gedney Park
Park
Druss park
Park
Manor park
Park
Brodway Avenue Park
Park
Druss Park
Park
Tibbets Park
Park
Turnure Park
Park
Delfino Park
Park
Delfino Playground
Playground
Ralph Field
Park
West Harrison Village Green
Park
Liberty Park
Park
Battle Hill Park
Park
Jacob Purdy House
Park
John A. Passidomo Veterans Park
Park
Battle of White Plains Park
Park
Gardella Park
Park
George Field Park
Park
Silver Lake Park
Park
Corell Park
Park
Presser Park
Park
Presser Park (Webb Field)
Park
Shops (8) F
Aria Hair & Beauty
Beauty
New Look Barber Shop
Hairdresser
Target
Department Store
Barnes & Noble
Books
Burlington
Department Store
Macy's
Department Store
Sears
Department Store
Best Buy
Electronics
Valero Food Mart
Convenience Store
DSW
Shoes
PetSmart
Pets
Carter's
Clothing
OshKosh B'Gosh
Clothing
Kmart
Department Store
HomeGoods
Houseware
Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center
Mall
Hair Lounge Westchester
Hairdresser
Chinese Store
Convenience Store
Foodsmart
Convenience Store
Shell
Convenience Store
Bed Bath & Beyond
Houseware
Value Electronics
Electronics
Rye Ridge Plaza
Mall
Scarsdale Hardware Store
Home Improvement
7-Eleven
Convenience Store
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commute A+

Of all people who commute, 15.6% take public transportation in White Plains.
Public Transit Stops (24)
Stops & Stations
B+
S BROADWAY @ MARITIME AVE
Bus Stop
N BROADWAY @ MAIN ST
Bus Stop
MARITIME AVE @ COURT ST
Bus Stop
EJ CONROY DR @ MAIN ST
Bus Stop
MAIN ST @ COURT ST
Bus Stop
MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD @ MAIN ST
Bus Stop
MAIN ST @ GALLERIA MALL
Bus Stop
Main St and S Lexington Ave
Bus Stop
Main Street & Bank Street
Bus Stop
WHITE PLAINS BUS TERMINAL LANE B
Bus Stop
White Plains
Transit Station
TARRYTOWN RD @ CHATTERTON AVE
Bus Stop
TARRYTOWN RD @ CENTRAL AVE
Bus Stop
TARRYTOWN RD @ CENTRAL AVE
Bus Stop
TARRYTOWN RD @ AQUEDUCT RD
Bus Stop
TARRYTOWN RD @ OLD KENSICO RD
Bus Stop
North White Plains
Transit Station
TARRYTOWN RD @ GIBSON AVE
Bus Stop
TARRYTOWN RD @ HILLSIDE AVE
Bus Stop
Hartsdale
Transit Station
TARRYTOWN RD @ MANHATTAN AVE
Bus Stop
TARRYTOWN RD @ N MANHATTAN AVE
Bus Stop
TARRYTOWN RD @ PLAZA CROSSROADS SC
Bus Stop
TARRYTOWN RD @ YELLOWSTONE AVE
Bus Stop
Bus Stop for Beeline 20, 21, BmX 4C
Bus Stop
Workers Taking Public Transit
15.6%
A-
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cost of living F

The cost of living in White Plains is 159/100 - which is 36% higher than New York.
Cost of Living
Goods & Services, Housing, etc.
F
Tax Rates
Income & Sales Tax
F
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crime A+

White Plains crime rates are 1,387 per 100k, which is 36% lower than New York
Property Crime
1,273 crimes per 100k
B+
Violent Crime
114 crimes per 100k
A+
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employment A+

The median income in White Plains is $96,715 - which is 59% higher than New York.
Med. Household Income
$96,715
A+
Unemployment Rate
3.7%
C
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health A-

There are not many hospitals, police and fire stations,
Health & Safety (10)
Dentist, Doctor, Hospital, etc.
A+
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Division
Hospital
Burke Rehabilitation Center
Hospital
CVS Pharmacy
Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Erica Leon Nutrition LLC
Doctor
Westchester Dental Group
Dentist
Passport Health White Plains Travel Clinic
Clinic
White Plains Hospital
Hospital
Hospital For Special Surgery
Hospital
CVS Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Scarsdale Police Department
Police
Scarsdale Fire Department
Fire Station
Harrison Police Department
Police
Harrison Emergency Medical Services
Ambulance Station
Rite Aid
Pharmacy
Hartsdale Fire Station 1
Fire Station
Hartsdale Fire Station 2
Fire Station
Health and Harmony RX
Pharmacy
Scarsdale Volunteer Firefighters, Company 3
Fire Station
Scarsdale Ambulance Corps
Ambulance Station
Saint Vincent's Hospital Westchester
Hospital
Scarsdale Fire Station 1
Fire Station
New Rochelle Fire Station #5
Fire Station
Air Quality
Median Air Quality
F
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housing B-

White Plains home prices are $558,100 - which is 95% higher than New York
Home Price
$558,100
A+
Home Appreciation Rate
8%
B+
Home Affordability
5.8x (home price to income ratio)
F
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schools C

The White Plains graduation rate is 85% - which is 3% higher than New York
School Test Scores
50%
F
High School Grad. Rates
85%
C
Elementary Schools (16) F
Mamaroneck Avenue School
Our Lady Of Sorrows School
Ridgeway Nursery School & Kindergarten
Fusion Academy/Westchester
Samuel J Preston School
White Plains Middle School
Post Road School
German International School New York
Ridgeway School
Kodomono Kuni
Church Street School
George Washington School
Greenacres School
Highview School
Purchase School
Lee F Jackson School
Richard J Bailey School
Scarsdale Middle School
Fox Meadow School
Woodlands Middle School
The Solomon Schechter School Of Westchester
Heathcote School
New York School For The Deaf
Virginia Road Elementary School
Westchester Boces
High Schools (5) F
White Plains Senior High School
Fusion Academy/Westchester
Reach Academy (The)
Archbishop Stepinac High School
German International School New York
Keio Academy Of New York
Woodlands Middle/High School
The Solomon Schechter School Of Westchester
Scarsdale Senior High School
Harrison High School
New York School For The Deaf
Maria Regina High School
Edgemont Junior-Senior High School
Westchester Boces
Louis M Klein Middle School
Port Chester Senior High School
Alexander Hamilton High School
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ratings D

White Plains has an overall rating of 55% from 9 reviews.
User Reviews (5)
From AreaVibes
F
User Surveys (4)
From AreaVibes
A
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  • White Plains has a Livability Score of 71/100, which is considered excellent
  • White Plains crime rates are 36% lower than the New York average
  • Cost of living in White Plains is 36% higher than the New York average
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Snotty, You Say? Yes, but No. 4 rating By Anonymous ( Apr 23, 2019) I was born in Canada, grew up in Oregon and have lived most of my life in NYC. Having come to White Plains four years ago, I would have to agree that the people here are more judgmental than in NYC. But that's where the agreement ends. To claim that black people are "confined" to ...Read More "two high rises in the worst streets of the city" is totally wrong. In the first place, black people own houses here and live all over the city. Second, what exactly defines the "worst streets of the city"? Some would say crime, but as Michelle Alexander has shown us, "crime" is usually cultural shorthand for black people.

I understand that being a schoolteacher in Westchester is going to put you in contact with one of the snobbiest factions in White America -- self-involved parents -- but that experience is only one among many in White Plains.

Here's one of the great things about White Plains: it isn't that white. One million people live here, and a third of the people I see every day aren't white. Sometimes I'm the only white person riding home on the bus from the Metro North (I work in NYC), and that's a great feeling, to be surrounded by diversity and not just people who look like you. I live in a condo where two different buses stop in front of my door, a 24-hour pharmacy is a block away and everything you need is within walking distance.

Yes, I've noticed that it can be difficult for an artist to make friends here, and my NYC-weaned hipster mode of dress makes me look like an outsider here. But in the cold Greyhound bus depot of life, who gives a damn when the cost of living in a one-bedroom with your wife is dirt cheap, everything is within walking distance, transportation is effortless and diversity is all around you? The occasional lunatic will stroll past saying or doing something eccentric, but if that bothers you, then why the hell are you in NYS?

If you're comfortable in your skin and don't find yourself trawling for approval; if you would like to live in a place with trees and far less pollution that is reasonably near the City; if you love being around people whose cultures and experiences are very different from your own; if want to own property in a pricey state without paying ridiculous prices; then White Plains just might have what you're looking for.

The worst part is the feeling of isolation from my artistic communities and friends in NYC. The best part is that I live amid trees and am still not only close enough to visit, but so connected by public transit that I need only step outside my front door to avail myself of it.

White Plains is a hidden value when it comes to places that people decide to move. It doesn't feel like a privileged place (I see you, Scarsdale), but that's a good thing. If it did feel privileged, then I'd feel, in Raymond Chandler's words, like a "tarantula on a piece of angel's food cake."

Thing is, I don't feel like that. I feel at home. Read Less
The people are unbearable! 1.5 rating By MLocke ( Mar 28, 2018) Westchester is one of the most expensive places to live in the country because of its proximity to the city and its safe neighborhoods. It is also home to the most entitled, anti-social and judgmental people on the planet! Interpersonal relations in WP are defined by looking for ...Read More the worst in every kind person you meet and seeking to outdo or ruin them for your own satisfaction. Seriously, I work as a school teacher and I've never seen parents this competitive and vindictive. Helicopter moms that will do what's worst for their kids if it means showing off a trophy report card or college admission (never mind that their children are suicidal from stress and the constant supervision). Entitled kids who will threaten with lawsuits over being given sub-par grades. And every administration bows to their whiny whims, from elementary school to college. It is also a very socially conservative area despite being in eternally blue NY. Everyone constantly whines about the growing Hispanic population (whom, on average, are far kinder than those who have been here for generations) and the black population (which is largely relegated to high rises on the two worst streets in the city due to the astronomical cost of living). Gay and trans kids find themselves shamed and shunned by their parents. The police will target anyone and everyone who catches the ire of any noisy busybody (black kids in white neighborhoods, skateboarders downtown, men sitting alone in parks). If you stick out in any way, prepare for the natives to assume the worst and for the police (who have little real crime to manage) to come running. All of this combines to create a pervasive and underlying feeling of hostility that makes NYC seem like a welcoming hippie commune by comparison. I've been lucky enough to avoid the ire of these piranhas for two decades now, and I'm planning to escape to a kinder place soon. Don't come here if you're a mentally and socially healthy human being, period. Read Less
Parking tickets on public holiday 0.5 rating By hw310 ( Jan 02, 2018) why do they give parking tickets on new year's day? I regret going there at the beginning of the year. I will not go there again. ...Read More Read Less
City of White Plains PARKING VIOLATIONS 0.5 rating By hatecityofwp ( Oct 25, 2017) BEWARE of using the meters on the street (POST ROAD). I put money in the meter and received a parking ticket anyway. The response from the City of White Plains is "too bad you don't have a receipt to proof you put money in - there's nothing we can do." BUT THE FREAKING METERS ...Read More DON'T PROVIDE RECEIPTS SO HOW SHOULD I PROOF THIS!!!I WILL NOT PATRONIZE ANY RETAIL STORES OR MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANYTHING IN THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS AGAIN!!! Read Less
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Parking tickets on public holiday 0.5 rating By hw310 ( Jan 02, 2018) why do they give parking tickets on new year's day? I regret going there at the beginning of the year. I will not go there again. ...Read More Read Less
City of White Plains PARKING VIOLATIONS 0.5 rating By hatecityofwp ( Oct 25, 2017) BEWARE of using the meters on the street (POST ROAD). I put money in the meter and received a parking ticket anyway. The response from the City of White Plains is "too bad you don't have a receipt to proof you put money in - there's nothing we can do." BUT THE FREAKING METERS ...Read More DON'T PROVIDE RECEIPTS SO HOW SHOULD I PROOF THIS!!!I WILL NOT PATRONIZE ANY RETAIL STORES OR MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANYTHING IN THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS AGAIN!!! Read Less
Why I Loved Living in White Plains, New York 4.5 rating By Anonymous ( Mar 23, 2012) I have lied in White Plains, NY for many years and loved it. Although I have recently relocated, White Plains was a spectacular place to grow up, live and work. The city, located just outside of New York City in Westchester County, boasts great neighborhoods, an abundance of fant ...Read More astic shops and restaurants, good roads and schools and a vibrant cultural scene. Although the downsides to living in White Plains include its high cost of living and expensive real estate market, the city's wealth of amenities and friendly atmosphere more than make up for these deficiencies.

White Plains is located mere minutes from New York City, making it ideal for commuters and students who work and study there. It boasts good roads, convenient access to a number of international airports and a stable real estate market. The city's housing stock includes everything from single-family homes to apartments to modern condominiums, but they do come at a premium price given the prime location of White Plains. The city plays host to a plethora of great neighborhoods to live in, most of which offer low crime rates and clean streets. The city's top neighborhoods include Bryant Gardens, Dekalb, Rosedale, Downtown and many more. In addition, White Plains is home to many parks and public spaces to enjoy, such as Saxon Woods Park and Silver Lake Preserve. The city also boasts a strong economy and plentiful employment opportunities, especially in Downtown White Plains.

The city of White Plains also offers a top-notch cultural scene. The White Plains Performing Arts Center plays host to a wide array of performing arts events and concerts while historic sites like the White Plains Armory abound. The city also boasts outstanding schools as well as a bevy of great shops, cafes and restaurants to enjoy. All in all, White Plains residents are treated to many benefits in terms of culture, education and social life. Read Less

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      F Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in White Plains? Well, there are not many amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Bryant Park
      Gedney park playground
      Gedney Field
      Gedney Park
      Druss park
      Manor park
      Brodway Avenue Park
      Druss Park

      Entertainment

      Loucks Field
      City Center 15
      Westchester County Center
      Neuberger Museum of Art
      Neuberger Musuem of Art
      Bow Tie Cinemas 100

      Food & Drink

      Dunkin'
      Vino 100
      Lazy Boy Saloon
      Bagel Deli Express
      Five Guys
      McDonald's
      McDonald's
      Shake Shack

      A+ Commute

      Is public transit available in White Plains? Of all people who commute, 15.6% take public transportation in White Plains.
      Drive to Work
      54%

      23% lower than the US average

      Take Public Transit
      16%

      10% higher than the US average

      Walk to Work
      9%

      6% higher than the US average

      B+ Health & Safety

      Is White Plains a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are some hospitals, police and fire stations.

      Hospitals

      Hospital For Special Surgery
      Burke Rehabilitation Center
      NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Division
      White Plains Hospital

      Pharmacies

      CVS Pharmacy
      CVS Pharmacy
      CVS Pharmacy

      Doctors

      Erica Leon Nutrition LLC