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Tarrytown – Home To Diverse American Historical Sites

Tarrytown is a village that is situated on the eastern bank of the Hudson River and that is connected to South Nyack by the Tappan Zee Bridge. It is famously included in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow as the starting point for the story, and literature afficionados can visit the home, called Sunnyside, where Irving lived. The Underground Railroad also ran through the area during the Civil War, and it was also home to John D. Rockefeller.

Commuters can reach Manhattan in just 40 minutes via train, accessing the vast array of jobs in industry, tech, and communications. Tarrytown has 11 schools, two of which are charter schools, and college-bound young adults can attend Fordham University. The village boasts exquisite Gothic cathedrals, the Castle on the Hudson, and the Lyndhurt mansion.

Demographics

11,090 people reside within the village of Tarrytown, and these are dispersed at an average rate of 3,724 residents per square mile. Out of 4,533 total households, 26% have children younger than 18 living therein, and 48% are married couples.

31% of homes are occupied by individuals living alone, and 9% are female heads of household, with 10% of sole occupants being aged more than 65 years. Average household size is 2.33 people.

Real Estate

The median price for a home available for purchase in Tarrytown is $667,000, and this figure is up 2.4% from this time last year. Houses will sell for 98.32% of their asking price, receive one offer on average, and will spend approximately 53 days on the market. Average value per square foot is $353, and 53 homes are currently for sale. 7 properties were sold in the past month.

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