These Are The 10 Best Suburbs In New York For 2018

Are you sick of being a city slicker?

Do you long for life in suburban New York? Where you can drive your overly-large vehicle to the store for groceries, and schlep the kids around to practices and appointments without worrying about a parking space?

We do too.

Public transportation is…icky at times. When you have to call an Uber to get to urgent care on a Friday night, that gets old after a while.

So, the question is, if you wanted to move out to the suburbs of Albany, where would you go? And how would you decide on the ranking factors to help you pick which New York suburb was best?

No worries. We got it all figured out here.

These are the 10 best suburbs in the Empire State:

1. North Hills (Photos)
2. Rye (Photos)
3. Lawrence (Photos)
4. Floral Park (Photos)
5. Sea Cliff (Photos)
6. Bayville (Photos)
7. East Hills
8. Williston Park (Photos)
9. Massapequa Park (Photos)
10. Malverne (Photos)

North Hills is the place to be when it comes to being a soccer mom in suburban New York.

So if you’re thinking of packing up your mini van and making a move to a quiet place to live in New York, we’ve got you covered.

Keep on reading for a detailed methodology. Or, check out the best places to live in New York and the best places to raise a family in New York.

How do you determine which suburb is the best in New York anyways?

To give you the best suburbs in New York, we have to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city, and make some assumptions about what’s a “best city” and what isn’t.

So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.

How we crunched the suburb numbers for the Empire State

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using U.S. Census data produced for the state of New York, we looked at every town between 5,000 and 200,000 residents, and within 30 miles of a city that’s over 200,000 people (In other words, suburbs).

We paid particular attention to:

• Median Home Values
• Median Income
• Population Density (Higher is Better)
• Unemployment Rates
• Commute Time
• Education Levels
• Health Insurance Coverage
• Poverty Rates

We ranked each suburb in New York across a number of criteria from one to 75, with one being the best.

We then took the average rank across all criteria, with the town posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title “Best Suburb To Live In New York”.

The result is some of the safest, quiet, and awesome places to live in New York

Read on to see why North Hills is the ‘burb with the most, while Niagara Falls is probably not the best place to live in New York.

1. North Hills

Population: 5,420
Median Income: $123,798
Median Home Price: $957,600
North Hills is located 15 miles east of New York.

2. Rye

Population: 15,949
Median Income: $162,394
Median Home Price: $1,107,000
Rye is located 23 miles north of New York.

3. Lawrence

Population: 6,526
Median Income: $140,221
Median Home Price: $856,000
Lawrence is located 12 miles east of New York.

4. Floral Park

Population: 16,189
Median Income: $103,644
Median Home Price: $499,300
Floral Park is located 12 miles east of New York.

5. Sea Cliff

Population: 5,069
Median Income: $114,048
Median Home Price: $650,700
Sea Cliff is located 19 miles east of New York.

6. Bayville

Population: 6,745
Median Income: $100,078
Median Home Price: $506,900
Bayville is located 25 miles east of New York.

7. East Hills

Population: 7,072
Median Income: $167,917
Median Home Price: $921,600
East Hills is located 18 miles east of New York.

8. Williston Park

Population: 7,282
Median Income: $104,750
Median Home Price: $484,300
Williston Park is located 16 miles east of New York.

9. Massapequa Park

Population: 17,176
Median Income: $117,934
Median Home Price: $444,400
Massapequa Park is located 25 miles east of New York.

10. Malverne

Population: 8,556
Median Income: $105,213
Median Home Price: $434,400
Malverne is located 13 miles east of New York.

There You Have It – The Best Suburbs In New York

Here’s a look at the worst suburbs in New York according to the data:

1. Niagara Falls
2. Lackawanna
3. Albion

For more New York reading, check out:

• 10 Worst Places To Live In New York State
• 10 Most Dangerous Places In New York
• 10 Most Ghetto Places In New York

Detailed List Of The Best Suburbs In New York

City	Rank	Population	Median Income	Median Home Price
North Hills	1	5,420	$123,798	$957,600
Rye	2	15,949	$162,394	$1,107,000
Lawrence	3	6,526	$140,221	$856,000
Floral Park	4	16,189	$103,644	$499,300
Sea Cliff	5	5,069	$114,048	$650,700
Bayville	6	6,745	$100,078	$506,900
East Hills	7	7,072	$167,917	$921,600
Williston Park	8	7,282	$104,750	$484,300
Massapequa Park	9	17,176	$117,934	$444,400
Malverne	10	8,556	$105,213	$434,400
Rockville Centre	11	24,262	$102,807	$608,600
East Rockaway	12	9,815	$92,369	$443,600
Scarsdale	13	17,684	$250,000	$1,318,500
Mineola	14	19,071	$89,706	$438,900
Great Neck	15	10,183	$92,367	$763,600
Larchmont	16	6,031	$152,483	$1,060,700
Pelham Manor	17	5,564	$158,788	$854,700
Irvington	18	6,559	$127,045	$648,300
Pelham	19	6,996	$136,389	$628,500
Bronxville	20	6,395	$203,036	$995,100
Farmingdale	21	8,532	$79,291	$369,700
Kings Point	22	5,140	$131,027	$1,724,800
Cedarhurst	23	6,652	$94,417	$530,500
New Hyde Park	24	9,854	$108,313	$483,100
Wesley Hills	25	5,860	$112,364	$562,500
Great Neck Plaza	26	6,924	$66,384	$331,500
Lynbrook	27	19,584	$81,077	$423,600
Hastings-On-Hudson	28	7,959	$116,798	$627,100
Westbury	29	15,319	$89,385	$416,800
Manorhaven	30	6,601	$89,144	$561,500
Dobbs Ferry	31	11,058	$120,631	$618,200
Glen Cove	32	27,246	$73,673	$479,800
Fairport	33	5,372	$69,632	$167,600
Long Beach	34	33,670	$84,256	$455,800
Kaser	35	5,082	$18,538	$568,200
Airmont	36	8,833	$89,743	$460,100
Hamburg	37	9,576	$73,903	$151,300
Kenmore	38	15,303	$52,676	$114,500
Williamsville	39	5,269	$59,552	$164,000
Valley Stream	40	37,626	$94,681	$371,500
Chestnut Ridge	41	8,096	$96,146	$433,200
Nyack	42	6,788	$63,596	$444,800
Suffern	43	10,936	$85,395	$309,200
Lindenhurst	44	27,234	$83,594	$345,700
White Plains	45	57,925	$82,460	$513,300
Harrison	46	28,082	$107,344	$803,200
East Aurora	47	6,209	$67,551	$180,000
Amityville	48	9,484	$88,102	$378,500
Freeport	49	43,217	$68,963	$311,100
New Square	50	7,804	$21,773	$339,000
New Rochelle	51	79,299	$73,178	$545,700
New Hempstead	52	5,311	$110,156	$471,200
Geneseo	53	8,124	$36,102	$157,800
Rye Brook	54	9,513	$120,758	$737,100
Hempstead	55	55,454	$56,239	$306,900
Mamaroneck	56	19,263	$80,099	$591,700
North Tonawanda	57	30,935	$50,575	$109,200
Hilton	58	5,921	$58,481	$126,100
Depew	59	15,325	$51,966	$112,300
Yonkers	60	199,725	$61,272	$379,500
Batavia	61	15,012	$42,804	$93,900
Lancaster	62	10,220	$49,647	$123,200
Webster	63	5,532	$43,324	$143,500
Port Chester	64	29,417	$56,524	$435,100
Canandaigua	65	10,460	$43,635	$161,200
East Rochester	66	6,679	$48,413	$96,700
Spring Valley	67	32,415	$45,355	$255,300
Sleepy Hollow	68	10,117	$52,738	$595,800
Lockport	69	20,722	$41,607	$86,200
Brockport	70	8,444	$42,500	$111,100
Mount Vernon	71	68,217	$51,886	$357,800
Newark	72	9,068	$35,490	$85,200
Albion	73	5,802	$29,392	$72,500
Lackawanna	74	17,992	$35,563	$84,800
Niagara Falls	75	49,180	$32,322	$69,200