Ranked for Great Weather
Best Places to Live in New York for Great Weather
Dry, sunny, and comfortable year-round Ranked by how well each place fits the Great Weather profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 25 places
- #1BuffaloPopulation 276,688 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #2RochesterPopulation 210,992 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #3New RochellePopulation 80,828 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #4CheektowagaPopulation 76,483 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #5BrentwoodPopulation 65,042 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #6White PlainsPopulation 59,421 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #7Tonawanda TownPopulation 57,210 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #8LevittownPopulation 50,804 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #9IrondequoitPopulation 50,780 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #10West SenecaPopulation 45,387 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #11West BabylonPopulation 42,783 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #12CoramPopulation 42,169 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #13BrightonPopulation 36,819 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #14Central IslipPopulation 36,519 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #15CommackPopulation 35,770 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #16Huntington StationPopulation 34,588 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #17New CityPopulation 33,837 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #18CentereachPopulation 31,889 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #19Port ChesterPopulation 31,288 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #20Bay ShorePopulation 30,553 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #21North TonawandaPopulation 30,479 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #22HarrisonPopulation 28,721 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #23Glen CovePopulation 28,132 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #24Deer ParkPopulation 27,304 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #25HolbrookPopulation 27,220 · mixed overall livability29% 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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