The village of Tuckahoe is a part of the town of Eastchester in Westchester County, New York.  The village’s population, as of the 2000 Census, was just over 6,200.  The name of the village comes from an American Indian term for “place of the tuckah”, which is a plant that these natives to the area used for food.

Tuckahoe is famous for its marble, which was actually used in the building of the nation’s Capitol, as well as the Washington Monument.

Besides its fame for donating to these buildings, Tuckahoe is a much sought-after place of residence due to its extremely low crime rate.  According to the FBI, only sixteen crimes were registered within the village in the year 2003, and none of these were cataloged as violent crimes.

The village is literally one half hour away from Manhattan and about fifteen minutes from White Plains, with access to plenty of major roads and highways.  This is a strategic location that lends to the ease of commuting from the residential area into the more commercial and industrial areas of New York for work.

The village of Tuckahoe consists of mainly middle and upper-middle class, with an average household income of almost $61,000.  Between this and the low crime rate, the area is quite desirable, and the property value is high.