Ardsley vs Elmsford

A side-by-side comparison of Ardsley and Elmsford: population, income, housing, and more.

Ardsley and Elmsford are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elmsford has the higher population (5,183 vs 5,005 in Ardsley). Ardsley has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $116,779 in Elmsford). Ardsley has the higher median home value ($792,900 vs $568,000 in Elmsford).

Population, income & housing

	Ardsley	Elmsford
Population	5,005	5,183
Median age	42.0 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$116,779
Median home value	$792,900	$568,000
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,564
Housing units	1,740	1,823
Homeownership rate	82.2%	57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.8%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ardsley	Elmsford
Population	4,512 → 5,005 (+10.9%)	5,085 → 5,183 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$160,880 → $250,001 (+55.4%)	$90,823 → $116,779 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$654,700 → $792,900 (+21.1%)	$433,300 → $568,000 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,655 → $3,501 (+111.5%)	$1,810 → $2,564 (+41.7%)

Ardsley

Population

4,5125,005

Median household income

$160,880$250,001

Median home value

$654,700$792,900

Median gross rent

$1,655$3,501

Elmsford

Population

5,0855,183

Median household income

$90,823$116,779

Median home value

$433,300$568,000

Median gross rent

$1,810$2,564

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ardsley	Elmsford
Under 5	4.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	21.8%	19.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	5.0%	15.6%
35 to 44	15.5%	18.6%
45 to 54	19.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	6.4%	9.9%
65 to 74	12.9%	5.4%
75 and over	8.1%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ardsley	Elmsford
White (non-Hispanic)	62.0%	21.4%
Black or African American	2.0%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.2%	10.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	9.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	51.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ardsley	Elmsford
No high school diploma	4.2%	11.2%
High school graduate	12.0%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	8.0%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	31.9%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	43.9%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ardsley	Elmsford
Drove alone	44.4%	73.9%
Carpooled	9.1%	11.0%
Public transit	16.4%	8.3%
Walked	2.8%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.0%	4.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ardsley	Elmsford
1-unit, detached	71.0%	49.6%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	18.7%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	12.0%
20 or more units	11.6%	11.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ardsley	Elmsford
Poverty rate	3.5%	7.5%
Average household size	3.05	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	34	22
Median year structure built	1958	1959