Dobbs Ferry vs Rye Brook

A side-by-side comparison of Dobbs Ferry and Rye Brook: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dobbs Ferry has the higher population (11,397 vs 9,884 in Rye Brook). Rye Brook has the higher median household income ($236,968 vs $167,927 in Dobbs Ferry). Rye Brook has the higher median home value ($970,900 vs $719,300 in Dobbs Ferry).

Population, income & housing

	Dobbs Ferry	Rye Brook
Population	11,397	9,884
Median age	40.2 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$167,927	$236,968
Median home value	$719,300	$970,900
Median gross rent	$2,346	$2,220
Housing units	4,074	3,700
Homeownership rate	62.3%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.4%	75.4%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dobbs Ferry	Rye Brook
Population	11,070 → 11,397 (+3.0%)	9,487 → 9,884 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$143,462 → $167,927 (+17.1%)	$141,652 → $236,968 (+67.3%)
Median home value	$671,700 → $719,300 (+7.1%)	$725,400 → $970,900 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,918 → $2,346 (+22.3%)	$1,769 → $2,220 (+25.5%)

Dobbs Ferry

Population

11,07011,397

Median household income

$143,462$167,927

Median home value

$671,700$719,300

Median gross rent

$1,918$2,346

Rye Brook

Population

9,4879,884

Median household income

$141,652$236,968

Median home value

$725,400$970,900

Median gross rent

$1,769$2,220

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dobbs Ferry	Rye Brook
Under 5	5.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	20.4%
18 to 24	10.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	8.8%	5.5%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	13.5%	18.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	11.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	8.3%
75 and over	7.4%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dobbs Ferry	Rye Brook
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	75.6%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.4%	10.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	2.3%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dobbs Ferry	Rye Brook
No high school diploma	6.0%	2.8%
High school graduate	10.7%	9.8%
Some college or associate's	15.9%	12.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	40.1%	38.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dobbs Ferry	Rye Brook
Drove alone	46.6%	55.0%
Carpooled	4.3%	6.0%
Public transit	17.2%	13.8%
Walked	5.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.8%	24.0%
Other means	3.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dobbs Ferry	Rye Brook
1-unit, detached	36.5%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	14.3%	19.8%
2 to 4 units	26.5%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	1.2%
20 or more units	12.4%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dobbs Ferry	Rye Brook
Poverty rate	6.1%	6.1%
Average household size	2.74	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	34	33
Median year structure built	1956	1967