Irvington on Hudson New York Homes For Sale - "Irvington-on-Hudson" As of the 2007, Irvington had a population of 6,682 living in an area of 4 square miles.
As of the 2000 US census, there were 6,631 people, 2,518 households, and 1,812 families residing in 2,601 housing units. Of the 2,518 households, 37% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62% were married couples living together.
The median income for a household in the village was $96,467, and the median income for a family was $120,895. Males had a median income of $85,708 versus $50,714 for females. The per capita income for the village was $59,116.
Irvington NY Schools - Irvington is part of the Irvington Union Free School District, which also includes East Irvington, an unincorporated area of the Town of Greenburgh, and the Pennybridge section of Tarrytown, Irvington's northern neighbor. The schools are Dows Lane School (K-3), Main Street School (4&5), Irvington Middle School (6-8), and Irvington High School (9-12). The Middle School and High School are sited together on a combined campus on Heritage Hill Road.
The school system is known for its small class size and emphasis on academics; the high school is #91 in the ranking of the top 100 high schools in the nation by the U.S. News & World Report, and about 98% of graduates go on to higher education. In 2009, the average SAT score was 1778, which is 267 points above the national average.
Irvington, NY is located along the Hudson River 20 miles north of Manhattan New York City. To the north of Irvington is the village of Tarrytown, to the south the village of Dobbs Ferry, and to the east Greenburgh, including East Irvington. Irvington includes within its boundaries the community of Ardsley-on-Hudson, which has its own zip code and Metro-North train station.
The village's main thoroughfare is Broadway (Route 9). Broadway runs north-south parallel to the river, and connects Irvington to Dobbs Ferry in the south and Tarrytown in the north. All of the village's major streets, including Main Street, branch off east and west from Broadway, and are designated as such. Broadway is designated "North Broadway" above Main Street, and "South Broadway" below it. Main Street begins at the Metro-North train station, just off the Hudson River, and travels uphill to Broadway. Side streets off of Main, which were originally designated A Street, B Street, C Street, etc. when the village grid was laid out, now have names, most of which come from local history: Astor, Buckhout, Cottenet, Dutcher, Ecker, Ferris and Grinnell.
The southbound Saw Mill River Parkway can be reached via Harriman Road/Cyrus Field Road, past the village reservoir, or East Sunnyside Lane/Mountain Road through East Irvington. The northbound Saw Mill and the New York State Thruway are accesible via Ardsley, and the Tappan Zee Bridge is nearby in Tarrytown.
Irvington NY commuter train service to New York City is available at the Irvington and Ardsley-on-Hudson train stations, served by the Metro-North Railroad of the MTA. Bus service is provided on Broadway by the Westchester County Beeline Bus System via route #1T (The Bronx-Yonkers-Tarrytown) and #1W (The Bronx-Yonkers-White Plains).
Irvington NY Riverfront Real Estate 15 20 25 miles North of Manhattan New York City Metro-North Trains
