Ardsley vs Thornwood

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

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

Ardsley has the higher population (5,005 vs 4,405 in Thornwood). Ardsley has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $186,635 in Thornwood). Ardsley has the higher median home value ($792,900 vs $654,600 in Thornwood).

Population, income & housing

	Ardsley	Thornwood
Population	5,005	4,405
Median age	42.0 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$186,635
Median home value	$792,900	$654,600
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,245
Housing units	1,740	1,509
Homeownership rate	82.2%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.8%	49.6%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ardsley	Thornwood
Population	4,512 → 5,005 (+10.9%)	4,186 → 4,405 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$160,880 → $250,001 (+55.4%)	$124,750 → $186,635 (+49.6%)
Median home value	$654,700 → $792,900 (+21.1%)	$606,600 → $654,600 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,655 → $3,501 (+111.5%)	$1,722 → $2,245 (+30.4%)

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

Thornwood

Population

4,1864,405

Median household income

$124,750$186,635

Median home value

$606,600$654,600

Median gross rent

$1,722$2,245

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ardsley	Thornwood
Under 5	4.7%	7.6%
5 to 17	21.8%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	5.0%	10.1%
35 to 44	15.5%	16.6%
45 to 54	19.6%	14.7%
55 to 64	6.4%	12.4%
65 to 74	12.9%	9.5%
75 and over	8.1%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ardsley	Thornwood
White (non-Hispanic)	62.0%	81.0%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.2%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.8%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ardsley	Thornwood
No high school diploma	4.2%	7.9%
High school graduate	12.0%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	8.0%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	31.9%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	43.9%	23.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ardsley	Thornwood
Drove alone	44.4%	68.3%
Carpooled	9.1%	1.9%
Public transit	16.4%	10.5%
Walked	2.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.0%	17.6%
Other means	0.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ardsley	Thornwood
1-unit, detached	71.0%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	4.7%
20 or more units	11.6%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ardsley	Thornwood
Poverty rate	3.5%	3.7%
Average household size	3.05	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	34	30
Median year structure built	1958	1960