United States

New York

7 cities in our dataset

Overall Livability

50

out of 100

🏙
50
Livability
💰
63
Affordability
🎓
35
Educational Attainment

State Overview

Population

19,994,379

Median Age

39

Median Income

$81,386

Median Rent

$1,507

Median Home Value

$384,100

Homeownership Rate

54%

Broadband Access

88%

Cities

Showing 7 cities in New York tracked by Top City Reports. Our dataset covers larger U.S. cities with complete data — smaller towns may not be included.

7 of 7

CityPopulationMed. IncomeMed. RentAffordabilityLivability
New York8,622,467$76,607$1,7145557
Buffalo276,688$46,184$9425952
Rochester210,992$44,156$9955541
Yonkers209,780$78,208$1,6595864
Syracuse146,134$43,584$9325750
Albany99,692$54,736$1,1305954
New Rochelle80,828$100,542$1,7636573

Climate

Avg Annual Temperature

50°F

Average across 7 cities

Avg Annual Rainfall

35"

Average across 7 cities

Key Facts

Population
19,994,379
Median Income
$81,386
Median Rent
$1,507
Median Home
$384,100
Median Age
39
HS Graduation
25%
Bachelor's+
39%
Avg Commute
36 min

Score Breakdown

Affordability
63
Educational Attainment
35

Most Affordable

  1. 1.New Rochelle65
  2. 2.Buffalo59
  3. 3.Albany59
  4. 4.Yonkers58
  5. 5.Syracuse57

Safest Cities

  1. 1.New Rochelle84
  2. 2.Yonkers80
  3. 3.New York56
  4. 4.Buffalo47
  5. 5.Rochester45