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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 120 largest places in New York, Scarsdale has the highest median household income ($250,001), followed by Garden City and Rye. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 120 places in New York that we cover, the median is $120,909 and the average $115,466; the figure runs from $250,001 (Scarsdale) to $43,120 (Elmira). That is a spread of 5.8 times between the two ends. The state figure is $85,974; 79 of the 120 places are above it and 41 at or below.
The first five are Scarsdale, Garden City, Rye, Dix Hills, Plainview. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: high incomes often come with higher housing costs, so compare rent as a share of income. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarsdale | Westchester County | $250,001 | 18,010 | $3,501 |
| 2 | Garden City | Nassau County | $244,152 | 22,941 | $3,265 |
| 3 | Rye | Westchester County | $239,815 | 16,428 | $3,501 |
| 4 | Dix Hills (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $227,944 | 24,773 | $2,659 |
| 5 | Plainview (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $189,906 | 25,982 | $3,392 |
| 6 | Syosset (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $187,273 | 18,433 | $3,036 |
| 7 | Merrick (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $185,740 | 21,744 | $2,919 |
| 8 | Massapequa (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $181,846 | 21,389 | $2,631 |
| 9 | North Bellmore (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $181,662 | 20,689 | $2,554 |
| 10 | Wantagh (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $179,362 | 18,365 | $2,270 |
| 11 | West Islip (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $176,281 | 26,865 | $2,765 |
| 12 | New City (unincorporated) | Rockland County | $173,046 | 34,458 | $2,242 |
| 13 | Woodmere (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $172,537 | 18,061 | $2,720 |
| 14 | Massapequa Park | Nassau County | $171,953 | 16,963 | $3,469 |
| 15 | Port Washington (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $170,127 | 18,004 | $2,184 |
| 16 | Commack (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $169,792 | 36,558 | $2,665 |
| 17 | Huntington (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $168,095 | 19,948 | $2,529 |
| 18 | Harrison | Westchester County | $164,250 | 29,961 | $2,616 |
| 19 | West Hempstead (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $164,127 | 20,648 | $2,967 |
| 20 | Melville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $159,922 | 19,714 | $3,501 |
| 21 | East Northport (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $157,662 | 19,700 | $2,527 |
| 22 | Eastchester (unincorporated) | Westchester County | $157,202 | 20,491 | $2,210 |
| 23 | Rockville Centre | Nassau County | $151,938 | 25,765 | $1,881 |
| 24 | Smithtown (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $150,664 | 24,375 | $2,020 |
| 25 | Floral Park | Nassau County | $150,084 | 16,169 | $2,243 |
| 26 | Oceanside (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $149,560 | 31,639 | $2,227 |
| 27 | North Massapequa (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $148,654 | 17,877 | $2,302 |
| 28 | East Massapequa (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $146,454 | 20,377 | $1,486 |
| 29 | Levittown (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $146,068 | 51,904 | $2,656 |
| 30 | Baldwin (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $145,472 | 34,994 | $1,890 |
| 31 | Pearl River (unincorporated) | Rockland County | $145,063 | 16,155 | $1,973 |
| 32 | Holbrook (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $144,760 | 26,449 | $2,435 |
| 33 | Hicksville (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $144,471 | 43,780 | $3,113 |
| 34 | Franklin Square (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $143,263 | 30,897 | $2,102 |
| 35 | North Valley Stream (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $142,733 | 17,825 | $3,059 |
| 36 | North Bay Shore (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $141,915 | 20,282 | $1,597 |
| 37 | Hauppauge (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $141,378 | 20,793 | $2,646 |
| 38 | Long Beach | Nassau County | $140,739 | 34,756 | $2,515 |
| 39 | North Babylon (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $140,342 | 17,963 | $2,144 |
| 40 | Mineola | Nassau County | $137,739 | 21,211 | $2,415 |
| 41 | Deer Park (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $137,105 | 27,990 | $1,906 |
| 42 | Lynbrook | Nassau County | $136,696 | 20,325 | $2,230 |
| 43 | North Amityville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $136,654 | 21,138 | $2,467 |
| 44 | Huntington Station (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $135,477 | 32,601 | $2,052 |
| 45 | Roosevelt (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $135,069 | 18,885 | $2,565 |
| 46 | Niskayuna (unincorporated) | Schenectady County | $134,052 | 21,227 | $1,589 |
| 47 | East Meadow (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $133,971 | 36,821 | $2,890 |
| 48 | Holtsville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $133,679 | 19,344 | $2,342 |
| 49 | Valley Stream | Nassau County | $133,190 | 40,315 | $2,124 |
| 50 | Centereach (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $132,240 | 31,839 | $2,420 |
| 51 | Lindenhurst | Suffolk County | $130,128 | 27,142 | $1,885 |
| 52 | West Babylon (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $129,519 | 43,570 | $2,225 |
| 53 | Medford (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $128,192 | 24,796 | $2,353 |
| 54 | Farmingville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $127,988 | 16,160 | $2,356 |
| 55 | Copiague (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $127,369 | 23,424 | $2,199 |
| 56 | Uniondale (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $124,684 | 33,148 | $2,494 |
| 57 | Bethpage (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $122,257 | 17,123 | $2,014 |
| 58 | Ronkonkoma (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $121,673 | 18,709 | $2,345 |
| 59 | Kings Park (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $121,136 | 16,516 | $1,927 |
| 60 | Islip (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $120,909 | 17,362 | $2,235 |
| 61 | Freeport | Nassau County | $120,625 | 44,088 | $2,077 |
| 62 | Mamaroneck | Westchester County | $120,000 | 19,826 | $2,157 |
| 63 | Nanuet (unincorporated) | Rockland County | $117,167 | 19,799 | $2,308 |
| 64 | Elmont (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $114,217 | 36,518 | $2,209 |
| 65 | Central Islip (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $113,707 | 38,373 | $2,071 |
| 66 | Shirley (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $112,788 | 28,375 | $2,056 |
| 67 | Mastic Beach (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $111,493 | 16,735 | $2,428 |
| 68 | White Plains | Westchester County | $110,763 | 60,666 | $2,269 |
| 69 | New Rochelle | Westchester County | $109,167 | 82,769 | $1,917 |
| 70 | Selden (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $108,952 | 21,604 | $2,311 |
| 71 | East Patchogue (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $108,397 | 21,673 | $2,045 |
| 72 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga County | $105,944 | 28,631 | $1,470 |
| 73 | Bay Shore (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $105,618 | 31,683 | $2,063 |
| 74 | Coram (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $105,220 | 39,539 | $2,492 |
| 75 | Ossining | Westchester County | $103,573 | 26,950 | $2,154 |
| 76 | Lake Ronkonkoma (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $101,633 | 18,221 | $2,170 |
| 77 | Port Chester | Westchester County | $92,222 | 31,102 | $2,028 |
| 78 | Glen Cove | Nassau County | $92,064 | 28,112 | $2,398 |
| 79 | Hempstead | Nassau County | $90,420 | 58,801 | $1,622 |
| 80 | Peekskill | Westchester County | $85,954 | 25,625 | $2,036 |
| 81 | Rotterdam (unincorporated) | Schenectady County | $85,887 | 22,695 | $1,278 |
| 82 | Brighton (unincorporated) | Monroe County | $85,467 | 36,834 | $1,350 |
| 83 | Yonkers | Westchester County | $83,549 | 209,978 | $1,784 |
| 84 | New York | Kings County | $80,483 | 8,483,844 | $1,821 |
| 85 | West Seneca (unincorporated) | Erie County | $79,709 | 45,303 | $1,106 |
| 86 | Middletown | Orange County | $79,346 | 30,289 | $1,661 |
| 87 | Irondequoit (unincorporated) | Monroe County | $79,162 | 50,657 | $1,159 |
| 88 | Mount Vernon | Westchester County | $78,779 | 72,427 | $1,629 |
| 89 | Tonawanda Town (unincorporated) | Erie County | $77,679 | 56,806 | $1,102 |
| 90 | Cheektowaga (unincorporated) | Erie County | $68,613 | 76,056 | $1,055 |
| 91 | Kingston | Ulster County | $68,186 | 23,911 | $1,469 |
| 92 | North Tonawanda | Niagara County | $66,961 | 30,198 | $934 |
| 93 | Lockport | Niagara County | $62,410 | 20,610 | $945 |
| 94 | Fort Drum (unincorporated) | Jefferson County | $62,291 | 16,065 | $1,622 |
| 95 | Albany | Albany County | $61,986 | 100,492 | $1,216 |
| 96 | Cohoes | Albany County | $61,145 | 18,159 | $1,251 |
| 97 | Poughkeepsie | Dutchess County | $60,741 | 31,958 | $1,400 |
| 98 | Rome | Oneida County | $59,925 | 31,795 | $909 |
| 99 | Cortland | Cortland County | $59,482 | 17,450 | $975 |
| 100 | Troy | Rensselaer County | $58,477 | 51,033 | $1,175 |
| 101 | Schenectady | Schenectady County | $58,399 | 68,847 | $1,145 |
| 102 | Plattsburgh | Clinton County | $57,630 | 19,830 | $1,030 |
| 103 | Spring Valley | Rockland County | $57,196 | 33,192 | $1,695 |
| 104 | Newburgh | Orange County | $56,960 | 28,519 | $1,454 |
| 105 | Amsterdam | Montgomery County | $56,178 | 18,166 | $1,006 |
| 106 | Oswego | Oswego County | $53,172 | 17,033 | $1,109 |
| 107 | Utica | Oneida County | $52,484 | 64,217 | $951 |
| 108 | Lackawanna | Erie County | $52,110 | 19,753 | $872 |
| 109 | Watertown | Jefferson County | $51,753 | 24,375 | $967 |
| 110 | Auburn | Cayuga County | $51,052 | 26,285 | $897 |
| 111 | Buffalo | Erie County | $50,041 | 276,854 | $1,046 |
| 112 | Kiryas Joel | Orange County | $50,032 | 38,916 | $1,604 |
| 113 | Niagara Falls | Niagara County | $49,101 | 47,987 | $823 |
| 114 | Ithaca | Tompkins County | $48,784 | 32,814 | $1,447 |
| 115 | Syracuse | Onondaga County | $47,819 | 146,384 | $1,039 |
| 116 | Monsey (unincorporated) | Rockland County | $47,629 | 28,160 | $1,892 |
| 117 | Rochester | Monroe County | $47,213 | 208,772 | $1,081 |
| 118 | Binghamton | Broome County | $45,578 | 47,151 | $870 |
| 119 | Jamestown | Chautauqua County | $43,523 | 28,188 | $759 |
| 120 | Elmira | Chemung County | $43,120 | 26,257 | $909 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.
Scarsdale, with $250,001 (among the 120 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 120 largest places in New York by population.