Ranked for Outdoor Lovers
Best Places to Live in New York for Outdoor Lovers
Public land, clean air, small towns, sunny and mild Ranked by how well each place fits the Outdoor Lovers profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 25 places
- #1HolbrookPopulation 27,220 · mixed overall livability82% match
- #2OssiningPopulation 27,076 · mixed overall livability82% match
- #3ShirleyPopulation 26,498 · mixed overall livability82% match
- #4JamestownPopulation 28,679 · solid overall livability77% match
- #5BrentwoodPopulation 65,042 · mixed overall livability67% match
- #6Central IslipPopulation 36,519 · mixed overall livability67% match
- #7New CityPopulation 33,837 · mixed overall livability67% match
- #8CentereachPopulation 31,889 · mixed overall livability67% match
- #9Bay ShorePopulation 30,553 · mixed overall livability67% match
- #10PeekskillPopulation 25,401 · mixed overall livability67% match
- #11BinghamtonPopulation 47,617 · mixed overall livability62% match
- #12HarrisonPopulation 28,721 · mixed overall livability62% match
- #13MonseyPopulation 28,287 · mixed overall livability62% match
- #14Glen CovePopulation 28,132 · mixed overall livability62% match
- #15Deer ParkPopulation 27,304 · mixed overall livability62% match
- #16West IslipPopulation 27,192 · mixed overall livability62% match
- #17LindenhurstPopulation 27,139 · mixed overall livability62% match
- #18PlainviewPopulation 26,620 · mixed overall livability62% match
- #19Rockville CentrePopulation 25,784 · mixed overall livability62% match
- #20SmithtownPopulation 25,588 · mixed overall livability62% match
- #21NewburghPopulation 28,751 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #22Saratoga SpringsPopulation 28,505 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #23AuburnPopulation 26,674 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #24ElmiraPopulation 26,494 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #25Kiryas JoelPopulation 34,368 · mixed overall livability51% 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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