Pound Ridge, N.Y.: A Rural Alternative to Nearby Commuter Towns

To see the changes happening in Pound Ridge, N.Y., a good place to start is Food Truck Fridays.

Houses in this rural town in northeastern Westchester County generally sit on lots of two to four acres, offering plenty of privacy (one reason celebrities live here) and nature views (more than half of the land is preserved permanently), but not, traditionally, much togetherness. The foodie event, which began in 2018 and takes place one Friday a month from May to September in the town’s tiny but charming business district, Scotts Corners, reflects the desire among newer residents, many of whom relocated from the city, for stronger community ties and livelier commerce.

Mount Kisco, paid a little over the asking price of $525,000 for the circa-1804 house, which had been remodeled by the previous owner, an architect.

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What You’ll Pay

Pound Ridge has traditionally been a wealthy community, and the pandemic has only pushed prices higher. As Ms. O’Donnell of Houlihan Lawrence put it, “$650,000 is your cheapest house — a small home, total fixer.”

She added: “Your typical colonial that was $850,000 two years ago is now around $1 million. I’m noticing that whatever anything was a year and a half ago, add 20 percent.”