$1,009,162Average Value$174Average Price per Sq Ft1Home For Sale
Modern life in hills rich with Yorktown’s Revolutionary War history
Early on a May morning in 1781, musket fire echoed through Croton Heights. A former inn and Revolutionary War command post called the Davenport House sat in the forested hills above the Croton River, the scene of a betrayal and massacre known as the Battle of Pines Bridge. As freedom rang out in the ensuing years, Yorktown took its new name after the victory in Virginia and Croton Heights returned to rural tranquility. Centuries later, long after the river was dammed into the Croton Reservoir and railway expansion brought about a summer home community, the neighborhood has retained a thick canopy of old-growth trees and preserved its wartime history in public road names and private residences. “At the Davenport House, they still have some bullet holes up in the attic,” says Joe Tegeder, Yorktown’s director of planning. “Yorktown has retained the feeling of a semi-rural area. People come up from down-county, with very old-time suburban blocks, and feel like they’re in the country, even though they’re maybe five minutes from national stores. Croton Heights is definitely like that.” Divorced from wartime strategy, the advantages to living in this Yorktown neighborhood are clear to buyers seeking to balance convenience and scenic seclusion. From the pinnacle of hills in and around Croton Heights, northern Westchester County’s vast preserved green spaces and the more distant Manhattan skyline are equally as visible.
Most homes in Croton Heights have large driveways and are surrounded by trees.
Near Croton Heights, The Davenport House is the only surviving structure in Westchester Country which was held by Continental troops throughout the Revolutionary War as a command post.
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Wooded lots shading century-spanning Croton Heights homes
Colonial-era farmhouses still sit along country roads and deep in the woods of Croton Heights, but the neighborhood’s housing is as varied as its terrain. Weed-whacking bungalow builders and the development of the Croton Heights Estates in the early 20th century laid out many of the area’s meandering, narrow roadways and hilly, forested lots of around an acre or more. Older, seasonal residences have long since been expanded and weather-proofed, and custom-built homes that range from midcentury modern designs to large New Traditional forms have been built in more recent decades. Homes typically sell for $525,000 to $1 million. Though spottier than it was in the past, a recurring design motif implemented by its early land developers ensures residents know when they're in Croton Heights. “The stone walls are all around. But down on 118, there's that iconic gateway,” Tegeder notes.
Some homes in Croton Heights benefit from large circular driveways.
Larger homes in Croton Heights are often colonial style with modern improvements.
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Husker athletics at Yorktown High
Both Brookside and Mohansic elementary schools serve kindergarten through third grade and earn an A from Niche. Fourth and fifth graders attend A-rated Crompond Elementary School before moving on to A-rated Mildrid E. Strang Middle School. Yorktown High School also earns an A, known for its broad academic and extracurricular offerings. Yorktown Cornhuskers (or Huskers for short) are especially into school sports, with the high school’s athletic department boasting that upward of 70% of students play on at least one team.
Brookside School is a highly rated, public school serving Croton Heights students.
The Yorktown High School offers a sprawling campus with modern amenities for Croton Heights students.
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Trails in Turkey Hill Preserve and spanning the Croton Reservoir
The 750-mile-long Empire State Trail passes through Croton Heights, the North-South County Trailway section taking cyclists over the Croton Reservoir on an old railway truss bridge and into the hundreds of forested acres of Kitchawan Preserve. Just west of the neighborhood, deer and dog tracks mingle with boot prints along miles of forested hiking trails at Turkey Hill Preserve. Hikers that scramble up steep, rocky paths to the preserve’s peak are rewarded with sweeping views of the Greater Hudson Valley’s rolling hills and the more distant New York City skyline.
Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve provide Croton Heights hikers many different trails to explore.
The North County Rail Trail crosses the Croton Reservoir near Croton Heights.
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Dining al fresco in Croton Heights and Yorktown Heights shopping
Though Croton Heights is largely residential, a couple of restaurants stand along its forested back roads. Peter Pratt’s Inn is next to the Davenport House, itself an example of colonial and Victorian design that has been an upscale restaurant for several decades. Diners peruse dinner menus over white tablecloths in the rustic, wood-beamed cellar or out on a patio overlooking parklike grounds. The new owners of Nadine’s introduced a beer garden, French cuisine and its current name, but some of the restaurant’s menu items and decor harken back to its time as a German joint. Shoppers head to strip malls anchored by stores like ACME Markets and T.J. Maxx in Yorktown Heights, just a couple of miles north.
Nadine's is a German and French restaurant that serves homemade dishes to Croton Heights locals.
Pratt's Inn is an American eatery in a converted 18th-century barn with fireplace, serving locally sourced fare.
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Farmers markets and country band jams at Hanover Hill Farm
Acquired by Westchester County in the early 2000s, Hilltop Hanover Farm has developed into a well-utilized collection of crop fields, native plant plots, field trip-friendly classrooms and venues for frequent community events. Towering tomato plants in the greenhouses help stock the farm stand for multiple days a week through the summer, while hardier crops like Swiss chard keep warm under tarps and sell at monthly stand openings through the colder months. Fiddlers, local musicians bearing their own instruments and audiences flock to the farm on the first Saturday of each month for the Old Time Music Jam. Outside of farm stand hours and Appalachian folk jam sessions, the grounds are open daily for those wanting to explore miles of hiking trails or hang out with the cows and goats.
Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center is now offering many educational activities for young visitors.
Over at Hilltop Hanover Farm you can get a taste of farm life in Croton Heights.
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Taking narrow neighborhood roads to major Westchester commuter highways
The roads in Croton Heights may feel like country roads farther upstate, but Westchester County commuter highways are close at hand. By way of the Taconic State Parkway, White Plains is about 20 miles away. Manhattan is closer to a 45-mile drive. Although a handful of Bee-Line bus stops serve main roads, residents are largely car-dependent. Croton Heights falls between the Metro-North's Harlem and Hudson lines, but most riders will head 10 miles from home to the Croton-Harmon Station. Express trains can arrive at Grand Central Terminal in as little as 50 minutes. NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital is about 10 miles away and Westchester County Airport is around 20 miles away.
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Parks in this Area
Croton Gorge Park
Jack DeVito Veterans Memorial Track & Field
Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve
Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center
North County Rail Trail
Transit
Airport
Westchester County
29 min drive
Bus
Saw Mill River Rd & Birdsall Dr
Bus
Saw Mill River Rd & Croton Hgts Rd
Bus
Route 118 & Route 100
Croton Heights Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Croton Heights, Yorktown sell after 37 days on the market compared to the national average of 70 days. The median sale price for homes in Croton Heights, Yorktown over the last 12 months is $290,740.
Welcome home to Bari Estates. This beautifully maintained home shows pride of ownership in this impressive front porch colonial style, features an open two story entry, oversized dining room, a sundrenched eat in kitchen with dining area with butlers' server, open to the family room with fireplace and sliding glass doors out to an oversized 25' x 20' deck overlooking a private and fenced yard
Interested in learning more about homes in this area?
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Average Home Value
Source: Public Records
Property Mix - Square Feet
This Neighborhood Has More Owners
Demographics
Total Population
793
Median Age
43
Population under 18
24.7%
On par with the national average
23.8%
Population over 65
19.2%
On par with the national average
19.1%
Finances
Median Household Income
$121,785
Significantly above the national average
$71,702
Average Household Income
$177,276
Education and Workforce
High School Graduates
94.9%
College Graduates
55.7%
Above the national average
34.1%
Advanced Degrees
21.1%
Above the national average
13.3%
% Population in Labor Force
63.5%
Weather
Annual Precipitation
47''
Average Winter Low Temperature
23°F
Average Summer High Temperature
83°F
Annual Snowfall
7''
Area Factors
Somewhat Bikeable
Bike Score®
2/ 100
Car-Dependent
Walk Score®
0/ 100
Source: Walk Score
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