Harrison NY Real Estate

Population (2010 census): 27,472 over 0.9 square miles
Median Age: 36 
Median Income: $102,702
% of Population with Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 49.6%
% Households with Children Under 18: 38.2%

Harrison is a town/village located approximately 22 miles North of New York City. Harrison is surrounded by Mamaroneck, White Plains, Rye, Scarsdale and North Castle of Westchester.

Harrison is home to the Platnium mile, an area in Purchase where many large corporations have offices. That includes Morgan Stanley, PepsiCo, and Mastercard. Some of these corporate compounds are a sight in its own. For example, the PepsiCo headquarters is located on 144 acres, with a garden designed by the British gardner Russell Page, and holds 45 contemporary sculptures at its Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens. 

Other beautiful campuses can be found at the local colleges. Harrison is home to Manhattanville College and SUNY Purchase. With all the large corporations located in Harrison, it helps lowers the property taxes for Harrison.

There are many country clubs and parks in Harrison. The Saxon Woods Park is a 700-acre property with the largest swimming pool in Westchester, playground, and an 18-hole golf course and miniature golf course. Another wonderful park to enjoy the outdoors is the Silver Lake Preserve, where you will find hiking trails among streams and woodlands. For golfing and country clubs, you will find the Westchester County Club, Old Oaks Country Club, Blink Brook Club to name a few.

The town also runs an active recreation department, managing the town pools and sports fields. Many programs are offered at the Mintzer Rec Center, Soliazzo rec center and the senior center. There is an annual Columbus Day celebration, where residents and visitors enjoy a parade, live entertainment, games and food along Main Street. 

Harrison Commute

Harrison is located around 22 miles from Manhattan. The train from Harrison Metro North station to Grand Central takes around 40 minutes. 

I-95, the Cross Westchester Expressway, and the Hutchinson River Parkway all pass through the town of Harrison, providing easy access to other parts of Westcheser and to New England. Harrison is also home to the Westchester Airport.

Harrison Schools

Students to to the Harrison School District Schools. Click here for more information about the Harrison Central School District, and more information about all Westchester school districts.

Harrison Real Estate

Driving through Harrison, you will find a country, woodsy setting. Along the road you will mostly see large homes with pristine lawns, tennis courts, and swimming pools.

In the Northern part of town are the hamlet of Purchase and West Harrison. Over there, the area is more isolated. Homes are on even larger lots and further apart. While you will mostly find older tudors and colonials in Harrison, there are some newer built homes in Purchase. There are also some condo and coop buildings in Harrison.

8,924 housing units are in Harrison. 59.8% of the homes are detached single family home. 27% of the properties are 2-4 unit multifamily homes. 24.7% of the homes were built before 1940, and 30% were built between 1940-1960.

Approximately 65.2% of the homes in Harrison are owner-occupied, and 34.8% are being rented. 

In 2014, there were 144 single family homes sold according to the Hudson Gateway MLS. The median sales price was $1,300,000 and the average days on market was 124 days. There were also 3 condos sold for a median of $280,000, and 32 co-ops sold for a median of $136,500.

Harrison Popular Neighborhoods and Developments

There are many lovely neighborhoods in Harrison and Purchase, and also beautiful developments including some gated communities. Below are a few popular ones:

• Brentwood Plaza
• Winfield Glen
• Sterling Ridge
• Sunnyridge
• Silver Lake
• Park Lane Preserve - a gated community of large single family homes
• The Pinnacle
• Stone Manor Estates
• Quarry Heights
• The Crossing at Blind Brook - a gated community of large luxury homes, built around 1986
• The Springs  - a gated community of 40 luxury homes, built around 1986
• Brae Burn - the neighborhood aroudn Brae Burn Country Club
• Morningside - a gated community of large luxury homes, built around 1985
• Lincoln Rise - a gated community of large luxury homes, built around 1985
• Ophir Farm Estates - exclusive community of estate homes
• Purchase Estates - Built around 2003. Located on 200 acres, it includes 73 large homes of 6000-10,000 square foot homes, situated on one or two acre lots, just outside the Country Club of Purchase.