Best Places to Live in New York for Affordable Living

Top 25 places

1. #1JamestownPopulation 28,679 · solid overall livability63% match
2. #2Niagara FallsPopulation 48,502 · mixed overall livability54% match
3. #3CheektowagaPopulation 76,483 · mixed overall livability46% match
4. #4BuffaloPopulation 276,688 · mixed overall livability34% match
5. #5SchenectadyPopulation 68,476 · mixed overall livability34% match
6. #6UticaPopulation 64,728 · mixed overall livability34% match
7. #7IrondequoitPopulation 50,780 · mixed overall livability34% match
8. #8RomePopulation 32,031 · mixed overall livability34% match
9. #9AuburnPopulation 26,674 · mixed overall livability34% match
10. #10RochesterPopulation 210,992 · mixed overall livability23% match
11. #11SyracusePopulation 146,134 · mixed overall livability23% match
12. #12Tonawanda TownPopulation 57,210 · mixed overall livability23% match
13. #13BinghamtonPopulation 47,617 · mixed overall livability23% match
14. #14West SenecaPopulation 45,387 · mixed overall livability23% match
15. #15CoramPopulation 42,169 · mixed overall livability23% match
16. #16BrightonPopulation 36,819 · mixed overall livability23% match
17. #17Saratoga SpringsPopulation 28,505 · mixed overall livability23% match
18. #18Glen CovePopulation 28,132 · mixed overall livability23% match
19. #19OssiningPopulation 27,076 · mixed overall livability23% match
20. #20ElmiraPopulation 26,494 · mixed overall livability23% match
21. #21New YorkPopulation 8,622,467 · mixed overall livability11% match
22. #22YonkersPopulation 209,780 · mixed overall livability11% match
23. #23AlbanyPopulation 99,692 · mixed overall livability11% match
24. #24Mount VernonPopulation 72,817 · mixed overall livability11% match
25. #25HempsteadPopulation 58,557 · mixed overall livability11% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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