Crestwood

Yonkers, NY

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Crestwood - Yonkers, NY Area Guide

A cheery neighborhood in northeast Yonkers

Suburban Family-Friendly Golf Upscale Public Transit

Nestled between Bronx River Parkway and Scarsdale Road, Crestwood is a small suburban sliver of Yonkers. This welcoming community features a blend of longstanding houses, affordable apartments, and stately homes — so there’s something for everyone. Crestwood is home to the Crestwood Library and several private schools, with public schools available nearby including Robert Dodson School in the Yonkers Public School District.

Crestwood sits near the Leewood Golf Club, Lake Isle Country Club, Yonkers Gateway Center, and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. This picturesque suburb is about six miles northeast of Yonkers, and along the way, you’ll pass Sarah Lawrence College, Cross County Shopping, and Tibbetts Brook Park. Crestwood is an ideal suburb for renters interested in staying close to Yonkers, while enjoying a welcoming community and small-town charm.

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

60 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

20 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

30 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

20 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Ward Acres
  • Greenburgh Nature Center
  • Sheldrake Environmental Center
  • Weinberg Nature Center
  • Lenoir Preserve

Airports

  • Westchester County
  • LaGuardia

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.