How big is Lewisboro?

Lewisboro is 29 square miles. Slightly less than 5% of Lewisboro’s total area - 851 acres - is comprised of bodies of water.

Lewisboro is comprised of five hamlets: Goldens Bridge, Waccabuc, South Salem, Lewisboro and Vista.

How far is Lewisboro from Indian Point?

The town house in South Salem is about 20 miles from the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, N.Y.

How many people live here?

Neither the county nor state keep up-to-date population statistics. The 2000 census showed Lewisboro’s total population as 12,324. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Lewisboro’s population grew to 12,483 in 2005. That was broken down to 6,295 females and 6,029 males. Further details show that 12.4% of the population is 65 or older; 6.8% is five years old or under.

How many houses are in town?

The census information cited above shows 4,465 total housing units, of which 3,848 are owner-occupied and 370 are rentals.

What is the average income?

Per capita income, according to the 2000 census, was $54,452. Median household income was $112,462; median family income was $129,473. Twenty-one percent of households earned between $100,000 and $199,999, while 25% of households had a yearly income exceeding $200,000.

Westchester’s per capita income for 2003 was tabulated at $55,557.

What is the median price of a house here?

According to published reports this year, there were 50 houses sold in Lewisboro from January through June 2006, of the 191 listed. That compares to 86 houses sold during the same period in 2005, when 192 were listed. The average days on the market for 2006 was 202, compared to 143 in 2005. This includes from the time of listing to closing.

The median sale price for the first six months of 2006 waas $788,000; the median list price was $925,000. In 2005, the median sale price was $759,000; the median list price was $832,5000.

What is the average annual rainfall and snow?

The average rainfall in this area is 48.64 inches of total accumulation, which includes 38.2 inches of snow.

What is the growing season around here?

Lewisboro is in Zone 5. The growing season starts in April for cool-weather crops. A good time to plant tender vegetables and flowers is after Mother’s Day in May, presumably following the last frost.

Some of the most popular flowers are impatiens and geraniums. People prefer to grow what the deer don’t eat, however, and it is getting harder to find plants they dislike. Vegetable growers have success with tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, and corn. Herb gardens do well here and are becoming more popular.

First frost can be expected after mid-September.