Most Affordable Cities in New York

Cost of living rankings for 345 cities in New York with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, New York is expensive with a statewide average Cost Index of 150.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected
Cheapest City
Olean
Index: 67
Most Expensive
Manhasset
Index: 355
State Average
150
National: 100
Cities Ranked
345
eligible statewide total

New York Affordability Ranking

Showing 151–200 of 345 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 4 of 7.

#CityIndexHome ValueRentIncome
151Beacon144$569,645$2,703$107,859
152East Farmingdale144$574,200$2,689$119,000
153Middle Island145$513,796$2,689$85,480
154Mastic146$520,132$2,689$94,034
155Ridge146$522,038$2,689$78,528
156Haverstraw146$457,746$3,384$75,167
157Hillcrest146$567,400$2,971$141,743
158South Farmingdale147$607,700$2,689$155,072
159East Shoreham147$604,100$2,689$153,235
160Sound Beach147$534,631$2,689$132,008
161North Valley Stream148$613,800$2,689$142,733
162Shirley149$552,588$2,689$112,788
163Peekskill149$527,299$2,897$85,954
164Jefferson Valley-Yorktown149$591,800$2,971$157,083
165Plainedge149$615,800$2,689$158,214
166East Massapequa150$625,600$2,689$146,454
167Rocky Point150$555,872$2,689$127,024
168North Wantagh150$624,400$2,689$156,738
169North Massapequa151$634,900$2,689$148,654
170East Setauket151$637,800$2,689$151,603
171Saratoga Springs153$660,782$2,123$105,944
172South Valley Stream153$656,800$2,689$145,000
173Mount Vernon154$601,432$2,628$78,779
174Salisbury154$664,300$2,689$162,478
175Selden156$605,564$2,689$108,952
176North Merrick156$675,800$2,689$161,554
177Central Islip157$592,710$2,973$113,707
178Patchogue157$607,708$2,805$107,306
179Elwood157$689,500$2,689$177,003
180Suffern157$596,730$2,926$104,607
181New Square157$662,400$2,971$31,443
182Manorhaven157$687,100$2,689$105,486
183Coram158$577,175$3,150$105,220
184Medford158$623,171$2,689$128,192
185Copiague158$622,324$2,689$127,369
186Lake Mohegan158$609,373$2,836$162,321
187Kiryas Joel159$758,800$2,131$50,032
188Hempstead160$646,638$2,689$90,420
189North Bay Shore160$640,327$2,689$141,915
190Baywood160$645,641$2,689$118,750
191Roosevelt161$653,421$2,689$135,069
192Yaphank161$573,951$3,517$108,971
193Deer Park162$687,222$2,392$137,105
194Holtsville162$664,474$2,689$133,679
195Mahopac162$636,108$2,971$110,023
196Lindenhurst163$658,920$2,768$130,128
197Calverton163$673,014$2,689$60,442
198West Hills163$741,900$2,689$185,745
199North Babylon164$676,191$2,689$140,342
200Chestnut Ridge164$720,100$2,971$111,725

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

Compare with Other States

California Florida Texas Illinois New Jersey Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia Washington Michigan Georgia