What Things Cost in Westchester

Median home values in 2012

• Westchester: $516,600
• New Rochelle: $553,400
• White Plains: $517,000
• Port Chester: $437,000
• Cortlandt: $428,000
• Yonkers: $411,800

Median rent

• Westchester: $1,302
• New Rochelle: $1,303
• White Plains: $1,412
• Port Chester: $1,402
• Cortlandt: $1,325
• Yonkers: $1,161

Movies/Entertainment

• City Center 15: Cinema de Lux (White Plains): $12.25 (general admission), $16.25 (IMAX), $16.75 (3D), $17.25 (IMAX 3D) 
• Greenburgh Multiplex Cinemas (Elmsford): $12 (GA), $16.50 (3D)
• Cross County Multiplex (Yonkers): $12.25 (GA), $16.75 (3D)
• Jacob Burns Film Center (Pleasantville): $12 (adult, non-member); $7.50 (child, non-member)
• Westchester Broadway Theatre (Elmsford): Dinner and a show ranges between $54 and $80; weekday matinees $64

Dinner at Blue Hill at Stone Barns (Pocantico Hills)

• $208 for the “grazing, pecking, rooting” pairing
• $148 for the “farmer’s feast” pairing 

Haircuts, etc., at Vasken Demirjian Salon (White Plains) 

• Women’s haircuts begin at $85
• Men’s begin at $60
• A blow-dry begins at $40
• Styling begins at $70
• Updos begin at $125

Haircuts at Supercuts (White Plains)

• Unisex haircut: $15.95
• Seniors and children under 10: $13.95

Piano lessons

• Forbes Music Company (White Plains): $20-$90 for a one-hour, private session (914-607-2605)
• Harrison School of Music: $102 per hour (914-698-1500)
• Westchester Home Music: $90-$110 per hour (914-262-5474)

Organic food (at Whole Foods Market in Port Chester) 

• 1 gallon organic milk: $3.79
• 1 gallon Organic Valley (Local) milk: $6.99
• Large brown eggs:  $3.99
• Vermont Bread Company whole-wheat bread: $4.50

Commuting to Grand Central from (monthly/weekly/one way, peak/one way, off-peak) 

• New Rochelle: $222/$71/$10/$7.50 
• North White Plains: $249, $79.75/$11.25/$8.50
• Croton-Harmon: $289/$92.50/$13/$9.75
• Yonkers: $222/$71/$10/$7.50

SAT tutor/prep course

• Kaplan Test Prep: from $299 for the online course to $1,099 unlimited prep for all tests (SAT, ACT, PSAT)
• The Princeton Review: from $299 for “self-paced” online prep to $1,699 for an unlimited, 30-hour, small-group course