Why $100K Feels Different in Westchester
Why high household income does not automatically translate into low financial pressure.
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Research and analysis
Original student analysis focused on questions young people can actually feel: housing, mobility, college, wages, and what local averages hide.
One County, Different Starting Lines
How median household income and poverty vary across ten Westchester communities.
Explore comparisons →What a Median Hides
Why medians are useful—and why distribution, margins of error, and household composition still matter.
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Research question
Can young adults afford to stay?
A new research brief by Ishan Gheewala looks at income, housing, debt, transportation, and savings as one affordability system.
10 local communities in the current dataset
Enough variation to make “Westchester” a starting point—not the conclusion.