New Rochelle, NY: how dark is the sky here?

New Rochelle's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. New Rochelle's sky is brighter than 54.7% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

The nearest darker sky to New Rochelle

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Mamaroneck, NY, roughly 3 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

Mamaroneck, NY is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How New Rochelle compares nationally

About 85,512 people live in New Rochelle, NY, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. New Rochelle places 1,745 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.