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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 120 largest places in New York, New York has the most residents (8,483,844), followed by Buffalo and Yonkers. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 120 places in New York that we cover, the median is 26,285 and the average 106,493; the figure runs from 8,483,844 (New York) to 16,065 (Fort Drum). That is a spread of 528.1 times between the two ends.
The first five are New York, Buffalo, Yonkers, Rochester, Syracuse. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: size brings more employers and services but also longer commutes and more competition for housing. 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 ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | Kings County | 8,483,844 | $80,483 | $1,821 |
| 2 | Buffalo | Erie County | 276,854 | $50,041 | $1,046 |
| 3 | Yonkers | Westchester County | 209,978 | $83,549 | $1,784 |
| 4 | Rochester | Monroe County | 208,772 | $47,213 | $1,081 |
| 5 | Syracuse | Onondaga County | 146,384 | $47,819 | $1,039 |
| 6 | Albany | Albany County | 100,492 | $61,986 | $1,216 |
| 7 | New Rochelle | Westchester County | 82,769 | $109,167 | $1,917 |
| 8 | Cheektowaga (unincorporated) | Erie County | 76,056 | $68,613 | $1,055 |
| 9 | Mount Vernon | Westchester County | 72,427 | $78,779 | $1,629 |
| 10 | Schenectady | Schenectady County | 68,847 | $58,399 | $1,145 |
| 11 | Utica | Oneida County | 64,217 | $52,484 | $951 |
| 12 | White Plains | Westchester County | 60,666 | $110,763 | $2,269 |
| 13 | Hempstead | Nassau County | 58,801 | $90,420 | $1,622 |
| 14 | Tonawanda Town (unincorporated) | Erie County | 56,806 | $77,679 | $1,102 |
| 15 | Levittown (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 51,904 | $146,068 | $2,656 |
| 16 | Troy | Rensselaer County | 51,033 | $58,477 | $1,175 |
| 17 | Irondequoit (unincorporated) | Monroe County | 50,657 | $79,162 | $1,159 |
| 18 | Niagara Falls | Niagara County | 47,987 | $49,101 | $823 |
| 19 | Binghamton | Broome County | 47,151 | $45,578 | $870 |
| 20 | West Seneca (unincorporated) | Erie County | 45,303 | $79,709 | $1,106 |
| 21 | Freeport | Nassau County | 44,088 | $120,625 | $2,077 |
| 22 | Hicksville (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 43,780 | $144,471 | $3,113 |
| 23 | West Babylon (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 43,570 | $129,519 | $2,225 |
| 24 | Valley Stream | Nassau County | 40,315 | $133,190 | $2,124 |
| 25 | Coram (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 39,539 | $105,220 | $2,492 |
| 26 | Kiryas Joel | Orange County | 38,916 | $50,032 | $1,604 |
| 27 | Central Islip (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 38,373 | $113,707 | $2,071 |
| 28 | Brighton (unincorporated) | Monroe County | 36,834 | $85,467 | $1,350 |
| 29 | East Meadow (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 36,821 | $133,971 | $2,890 |
| 30 | Commack (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 36,558 | $169,792 | $2,665 |
| 31 | Elmont (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 36,518 | $114,217 | $2,209 |
| 32 | Baldwin (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 34,994 | $145,472 | $1,890 |
| 33 | Long Beach | Nassau County | 34,756 | $140,739 | $2,515 |
| 34 | New City (unincorporated) | Rockland County | 34,458 | $173,046 | $2,242 |
| 35 | Spring Valley | Rockland County | 33,192 | $57,196 | $1,695 |
| 36 | Uniondale (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 33,148 | $124,684 | $2,494 |
| 37 | Ithaca | Tompkins County | 32,814 | $48,784 | $1,447 |
| 38 | Huntington Station (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 32,601 | $135,477 | $2,052 |
| 39 | Poughkeepsie | Dutchess County | 31,958 | $60,741 | $1,400 |
| 40 | Centereach (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 31,839 | $132,240 | $2,420 |
| 41 | Rome | Oneida County | 31,795 | $59,925 | $909 |
| 42 | Bay Shore (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 31,683 | $105,618 | $2,063 |
| 43 | Oceanside (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 31,639 | $149,560 | $2,227 |
| 44 | Port Chester | Westchester County | 31,102 | $92,222 | $2,028 |
| 45 | Franklin Square (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 30,897 | $143,263 | $2,102 |
| 46 | Middletown | Orange County | 30,289 | $79,346 | $1,661 |
| 47 | North Tonawanda | Niagara County | 30,198 | $66,961 | $934 |
| 48 | Harrison | Westchester County | 29,961 | $164,250 | $2,616 |
| 49 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga County | 28,631 | $105,944 | $1,470 |
| 50 | Newburgh | Orange County | 28,519 | $56,960 | $1,454 |
| 51 | Shirley (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 28,375 | $112,788 | $2,056 |
| 52 | Jamestown | Chautauqua County | 28,188 | $43,523 | $759 |
| 53 | Monsey (unincorporated) | Rockland County | 28,160 | $47,629 | $1,892 |
| 54 | Glen Cove | Nassau County | 28,112 | $92,064 | $2,398 |
| 55 | Deer Park (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 27,990 | $137,105 | $1,906 |
| 56 | Lindenhurst | Suffolk County | 27,142 | $130,128 | $1,885 |
| 57 | Ossining | Westchester County | 26,950 | $103,573 | $2,154 |
| 58 | West Islip (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 26,865 | $176,281 | $2,765 |
| 59 | Holbrook (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 26,449 | $144,760 | $2,435 |
| 60 | Auburn | Cayuga County | 26,285 | $51,052 | $897 |
| 61 | Elmira | Chemung County | 26,257 | $43,120 | $909 |
| 62 | Plainview (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 25,982 | $189,906 | $3,392 |
| 63 | Rockville Centre | Nassau County | 25,765 | $151,938 | $1,881 |
| 64 | Peekskill | Westchester County | 25,625 | $85,954 | $2,036 |
| 65 | Medford (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 24,796 | $128,192 | $2,353 |
| 66 | Dix Hills (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 24,773 | $227,944 | $2,659 |
| 67 | Watertown | Jefferson County | 24,375 | $51,753 | $967 |
| 68 | Smithtown (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 24,375 | $150,664 | $2,020 |
| 69 | Kingston | Ulster County | 23,911 | $68,186 | $1,469 |
| 70 | Copiague (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 23,424 | $127,369 | $2,199 |
| 71 | Garden City | Nassau County | 22,941 | $244,152 | $3,265 |
| 72 | Rotterdam (unincorporated) | Schenectady County | 22,695 | $85,887 | $1,278 |
| 73 | Merrick (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 21,744 | $185,740 | $2,919 |
| 74 | East Patchogue (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 21,673 | $108,397 | $2,045 |
| 75 | Selden (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 21,604 | $108,952 | $2,311 |
| 76 | Massapequa (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 21,389 | $181,846 | $2,631 |
| 77 | Niskayuna (unincorporated) | Schenectady County | 21,227 | $134,052 | $1,589 |
| 78 | Mineola | Nassau County | 21,211 | $137,739 | $2,415 |
| 79 | North Amityville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 21,138 | $136,654 | $2,467 |
| 80 | Hauppauge (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 20,793 | $141,378 | $2,646 |
| 81 | North Bellmore (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 20,689 | $181,662 | $2,554 |
| 82 | West Hempstead (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 20,648 | $164,127 | $2,967 |
| 83 | Lockport | Niagara County | 20,610 | $62,410 | $945 |
| 84 | Eastchester (unincorporated) | Westchester County | 20,491 | $157,202 | $2,210 |
| 85 | East Massapequa (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 20,377 | $146,454 | $1,486 |
| 86 | Lynbrook | Nassau County | 20,325 | $136,696 | $2,230 |
| 87 | North Bay Shore (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 20,282 | $141,915 | $1,597 |
| 88 | Huntington (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 19,948 | $168,095 | $2,529 |
| 89 | Plattsburgh | Clinton County | 19,830 | $57,630 | $1,030 |
| 90 | Mamaroneck | Westchester County | 19,826 | $120,000 | $2,157 |
| 91 | Nanuet (unincorporated) | Rockland County | 19,799 | $117,167 | $2,308 |
| 92 | Lackawanna | Erie County | 19,753 | $52,110 | $872 |
| 93 | Melville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 19,714 | $159,922 | $3,501 |
| 94 | East Northport (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 19,700 | $157,662 | $2,527 |
| 95 | Holtsville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 19,344 | $133,679 | $2,342 |
| 96 | Roosevelt (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 18,885 | $135,069 | $2,565 |
| 97 | Ronkonkoma (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 18,709 | $121,673 | $2,345 |
| 98 | Syosset (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 18,433 | $187,273 | $3,036 |
| 99 | Wantagh (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 18,365 | $179,362 | $2,270 |
| 100 | Lake Ronkonkoma (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 18,221 | $101,633 | $2,170 |
| 101 | Amsterdam | Montgomery County | 18,166 | $56,178 | $1,006 |
| 102 | Cohoes | Albany County | 18,159 | $61,145 | $1,251 |
| 103 | Woodmere (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 18,061 | $172,537 | $2,720 |
| 104 | Scarsdale | Westchester County | 18,010 | $250,001 | $3,501 |
| 105 | Port Washington (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 18,004 | $170,127 | $2,184 |
| 106 | North Babylon (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 17,963 | $140,342 | $2,144 |
| 107 | North Massapequa (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 17,877 | $148,654 | $2,302 |
| 108 | North Valley Stream (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 17,825 | $142,733 | $3,059 |
| 109 | Cortland | Cortland County | 17,450 | $59,482 | $975 |
| 110 | Islip (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 17,362 | $120,909 | $2,235 |
| 111 | Bethpage (unincorporated) | Nassau County | 17,123 | $122,257 | $2,014 |
| 112 | Oswego | Oswego County | 17,033 | $53,172 | $1,109 |
| 113 | Massapequa Park | Nassau County | 16,963 | $171,953 | $3,469 |
| 114 | Mastic Beach (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 16,735 | $111,493 | $2,428 |
| 115 | Kings Park (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 16,516 | $121,136 | $1,927 |
| 116 | Rye | Westchester County | 16,428 | $239,815 | $3,501 |
| 117 | Floral Park | Nassau County | 16,169 | $150,084 | $2,243 |
| 118 | Farmingville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | 16,160 | $127,988 | $2,356 |
| 119 | Pearl River (unincorporated) | Rockland County | 16,155 | $145,063 | $1,973 |
| 120 | Fort Drum (unincorporated) | Jefferson County | 16,065 | $62,291 | $1,622 |
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