Best Places to Live in New York for Young Families

Top 25 places

1. #1IrondequoitPopulation 50,780 · mixed overall livability83% match
2. #2BrightonPopulation 36,819 · mixed overall livability83% match
3. #3SchenectadyPopulation 68,476 · mixed overall livability73% match
4. #4UticaPopulation 64,728 · mixed overall livability73% match
5. #5RomePopulation 32,031 · mixed overall livability73% match
6. #6PoughkeepsiePopulation 31,717 · mixed overall livability73% match
7. #7NewburghPopulation 28,751 · mixed overall livability73% match
8. #8AuburnPopulation 26,674 · mixed overall livability73% match
9. #9Tonawanda TownPopulation 57,210 · mixed overall livability71% match
10. #10West SenecaPopulation 45,387 · mixed overall livability71% match
11. #11North TonawandaPopulation 30,479 · mixed overall livability71% match
12. #12MiddletownPopulation 30,169 · mixed overall livability71% match
13. #13Saratoga SpringsPopulation 28,505 · mixed overall livability66% match
14. #14IthacaPopulation 31,359 · mixed overall livability63% match
15. #15AlbanyPopulation 99,692 · mixed overall livability61% match
16. #16CheektowagaPopulation 76,483 · mixed overall livability61% match
17. #17Valley StreamPopulation 40,288 · mixed overall livability59% match
18. #18Glen CovePopulation 28,132 · mixed overall livability59% match
19. #19RochesterPopulation 210,992 · mixed overall livability56% match
20. #20BinghamtonPopulation 47,617 · mixed overall livability56% match
21. #21Kiryas JoelPopulation 34,368 · mixed overall livability56% match
22. #22ElmiraPopulation 26,494 · mixed overall livability56% match
23. #23BrentwoodPopulation 65,042 · mixed overall livability54% match
24. #24Central IslipPopulation 36,519 · mixed overall livability54% match
25. #25CentereachPopulation 31,889 · mixed overall livability54% 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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