Hot-summer humid continental
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Westchester County, New York · Population 11k · 112 ft elevation
Living in Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sleepy Hollow at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 112 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $757k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,836/mo82th percentile
- Median household income
- $102k75th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.32%66th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.091th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,017 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 23°F | 3.9″ | 9.4″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 25°F | 3.3″ | 10.9″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 4.4″ | 5.8″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 4.3″ | 0.7″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.5″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 64°F | 4.4″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 4.6″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 45°F | 4.4″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 36°F | 3.9″ | 0.3″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 29°F | 4.7″ | 5.6″ | 142 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology