Places to Live in New York
New York ranges from the dense New York City metropolitan region to Hudson Valley communities, Adirondack and Catskill mountains, Great Lakes cities and broad upstate rural areas. The state contains some of the nation’s largest contrasts in housing cost, density and transportation.
New York Highlights
- New York City as a global employment and cultural center
- Hudson Valley commuter and small-city communities
- Adirondack, Catskill and Finger Lakes recreation
- Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany as major upstate hubs
NarrowTheList Locations in New York
NarrowTheList currently includes 23 locations in New York. This list updates automatically as additional locations are published.
Middle Atlantic
Northeast
- Albany, NY
- Binghamton, NY
- Buffalo, NY
- Cheektowaga, NY
- Cooperstown, NY
- Ithaca, NY
- Kingston, NY
- Lake Placid, NY
- Mamaroneck, NY
- Mount Vernon, NY
- New Rochelle, NY
- Newburgh, NY
- Northwest Harbor, NY
- Plattsburgh, NY
- Poughkeepsie, NY
- Rochester, NY
- Saratoga Springs, NY
- Schenectady, NY
- Syracuse, NY
- Utica, NY
- Watertown, NY
- Yonkers, NY
Comparing Places to Live in New York
New York City and its suburbs operate in a very different housing and transportation environment from upstate metros. Taxes, winter weather, commute options and home prices vary substantially across the state.
Use the NarrowTheList locations above to compare housing, employment, climate, recreation, transportation, safety and other factors using the same underlying criteria.