HYPER LOCAL NEWS: Eastchester Newswire
The town of Eastchester is located in southern #WestchesterCounty, 22 miles north of Midtown #Manhattan, tucked between the Bronx River and Hutchinson River parkways.
Within the town, you’ll find the villages of #Bronxville and #Tuckahoe as well as the unincorporated hamlet of #Eastchester.
This five-square-mile town has a population of nearly 33,000, and the median age is 42 years old.
Educational attainment is high in the town, with 95 percent of residents high school graduates and 72 percent holding bachelor’s degrees or above.
The median household income is $105,318, nearly twice the national average.
Founded by a settlement of 10 families from Fairfield, Connecticut, Eastchester remained farmland until, like many #Westchester communities, the railroad began to transform the area into a suburban enclave in the mid-1800s.
Around this time, Tuckahoe was earning a reputation as the “marble capital of the world” thanks to rich white marble deposits discovered near the Bronx River.
Today, commuters can reach Grand Central Terminal in roughly 28 minutes on the Metro-North Railroad’s Harlem Line from the Tuckahoe, #Crestwood and #Scarsdale stations.
Locally, great shopping can be found at the Vernon Hills shopping center area which includes Lord & Taylor, Trader Joe’s, Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers, West Elm and other retail destinations.
Housing in the #TownOfEastchester is 75 percent owner occupied and 25 percent renter occupied, with median home values hovering around $579,200.
The unincorporated area of Eastchester, in particular, offers a wide range of housing types, from multimillion-dollar estates to reasonably priced apartment homes.
In the Lakeshore Drive area, tucked between Lake Isle Park and the reservoir, you’ll find grand homes in an array of architectural styles – modern, Mediterranean and ranch, to name a few – rarely found in older Westchester communities.
In historic Bronxville, meanwhile, sprawling estates in classic styles, such as Georgian, Queen Anne, Tudor and Colonial Revival, dot the landscape on impressive, manicured grounds.
Tuckahoe housing stock tends to lie on the more modest end of the spectrum with many three- and four-bedroom homes built in the 1920s.
With a combined enrollment of nearly 3,200 students,
The Eastchester Union Free School District includes three schools for elementary grades, a middle school and high school.Students at Eastchester High School can choose from 20 Advanced Placement courses, and 79 percent go on to four-year institutions.
The Tuckahoe Union Free School District educates approximately 1,100 students at William E. Cottle Elementary School, Tuckahoe Middle School and Tuckahoe High School.
The Bronxville School, run by the Bronxville Union Free School District, serves 1,700 students in grades K-12 in a single building.
Private schools in Eastchester include The Chapel School, Bronxville Montessori, St. Joseph School, Sarah Lawrence Early Childhood Center, Annunciation School and Immaculate Conception School.
Bronxville is home to #ConcordiaCollege, and #SarahLawrence is just across the parkway in #Yonkers.
Stunning parks are plentiful throughout this stretch of Westchester County.Twin Lakes Park in Eastchester provides a lakefront, wooded setting with miles and miles of trails for hiking and cross-country skiing.
Its Twin Lakes Farm equestrian center is the largest in Westchester County and offers boarding space, indoor and outdoor arenas, an academy and riding teams.
Westchester’s oldest park is The Bronx River Parkway Reservation, an 807-acre paradise with ponds, wooden bridges and lush foliage making it the perfect spot for running, biking and walking.
In 1979, the Town of Eastchester purchased the 116-acre former private club that now makes up the now-public Lake Isle Country Club.
The facility provides affordable recreation to community residents, including five swimming pools, an 18-hole golf course, tennis courts plus an array of community events and classes.
In addition to parks, a number of entries on the National Register of Historic Places dot the Eastchester area, including the Bronxville Post Office, Bronxville Women’s Club, Lawrence Park Historic District, the Masterton-Dusenberry House, The Marble Schoolhouse and Tuckahoe High School.
Private country clubs are also plentiful here. Leewood Country Club – Babe Ruth’s club of choice – plus Siwanoy Country Club and Lake Isle Country Club offer members golf, tennis and swimming in gorgeous, parklike settings….
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