It’s true what you read about New York in those fancy magazines. There are cities in this state that make Beverly Hills, CA look like the home of the middle class. We know that New York knows how to do everything bigger and better. Heck look at the Statue of Liberty, Niagara Falls, and The Big Apple. Something or someone has to keep this larger than life state ticking. And that, folks, would be the rich New Yorkers that own it.
Curious to know where the ‘Richie Rich’ of New York live? We’ve done the work for you with the top ten richest cities in New York for 2023 list. To create this list, we asked ourselves, what is important to rich people in New York? Besides the obvious: high paying jobs, affluent neighborhoods, crazy expensive penthouses, Michelin rated restaurants, and more car services than Starbucks; the cities on our list had to cater to the ‘one percent’ on a different level, they had to be super posh posh.
How does one get their hand on one of these shiny, New York gems; where living your best life requires a substantial amount of money? Well, a couple of things have to fall into place for you. You need to find a job that pays on average $175,000/year. Might we suggest a job in banking? Someone has to help all of those rich New Yorkers manage their money. Wealthy people want to live in the best cities, so it’s not lost on us that there are multiple cities on our ten best cities to live in new york for 2023 that are also on our richest list.
To see which cities made the wealthyiest cities in The Empire State for 2023, grab a slice of pizza, a glass of Cristal, and read on.
Here are the 10 richest places in New York for 2023:
In all seriousness, we narrowed down the richest cities in New York by looking at several factors: poverty rate, median household income, unemployment rate. The cities also had to have a population of at least 5,000.
And the richest city in New York? You better have deep pockets if you want to live North Hills, folks, it’s the richest in the Empire State.
So where exactly is the money located in the great state of New York? Continue reading as we unravel the top ten richest cities in New York for 2023. And if you don’t see your city there, head to the bottom.
Rich people not your cup of tea? Feel free to check out some more reading about New York:
The 10 Richest Cities In New York For 2023
1. Hastings-On-Hudson
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Population: 8,505
Rank Last Year: 9 (Up 8)
Median Income: $171,719
Unemployment Rate: 1.9%
Poverty Rate: 1.6%
More on Hastings-On-Hudson: Real Estate | Photos
2. North Hills
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Population: 5,443
Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Median Income: $166,908
Unemployment Rate: 2.3%
Poverty Rate: 1.9%
More on North Hills: Real Estate | Photos
3. East Hills
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Population: 7,231
Rank Last Year: 1 (Down 2)
Median Income: $250,001
Unemployment Rate: 3.3%
Poverty Rate: 1.8%
More on East Hills: Real Estate
4. Irvington
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Population: 6,594
Rank Last Year: 35 (Up 31)
Median Income: $184,732
Unemployment Rate: 3.2%
Poverty Rate: 1.9%
More on Irvington: Real Estate | Photos
5. New Hempstead
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Population: 5,440
Rank Last Year: 10 (Up 5)
Median Income: $120,657
Unemployment Rate: 1.3%
Poverty Rate: 2.2%
More on New Hempstead: Real Estate | Photos
6. Garden City
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Population: 23,087
Rank Last Year: 5 (Down 1)
Median Income: $185,188
Unemployment Rate: 3.6%
Poverty Rate: 2.5%
More on Garden City: Real Estate | Photos
7. New Hyde Park
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Population: 10,262
Rank Last Year: 14 (Up 7)
Median Income: $141,056
Unemployment Rate: 3.0%
Poverty Rate: 3.0%
More on New Hyde Park: Real Estate | Photos
8. Malverne
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Population: 8,583
Rank Last Year: 4 (Down 4)
Median Income: $139,915
Unemployment Rate: 3.0%
Poverty Rate: 3.1%
More on Malverne: Real Estate | Photos
9. Babylon
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Population: 12,181
Rank Last Year: 11 (Up 2)
Median Income: $135,974
Unemployment Rate: 3.2%
Poverty Rate: 2.8%
More on Babylon: Real Estate | Photos
10. Scarsdale
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Population: 18,063
Rank Last Year: 3 (Down 7)
Median Income: $250,001
Unemployment Rate: 4.3%
Poverty Rate: 2.4%
More on Scarsdale: Real Estate | Photos
Methodology: How We Determined The Richest Places In New York For 2023
The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think about determining the richest places is to simply identify personal incomes. After all, rich people have really high salaries.
However, we don’t believe that one statistic wholly encompasses what it means to be one of the “richest places”. So we looked at this set of criteria from the newly released 2017-2021 American Community Survey:
- Poverty Level
- Median Household Income
- Unemployment Rate
Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place really is. The unemployment rate tries to capture the prospects for more people to become rich. If more people are employed, the richer the future looks.
After we collected the data for all 169 places with more than 5,000 people in New York, we ranked each place from 1 to 169 for each of the criteria, with 1 being the richest.
We then averaged all the rankings for a place into a “Rich Score” with the place having the lowest overall Rich Score, Hastings-on-Hudson, crowned the “Richest City In New York For 2023”. You can download the data here.
You can learn more about the top ten below or skip to the end to see the rankings for all 169 places.
Summary: The Wealthiest Places In New York For 2023
Like we said earlier, when we set out to identify the richest places in New York, we weren’t sure what we’d encounter, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in New York.
When you look at the data, the cities and places mentioned above meet the criteria for being at the very top of the income ladder for everyone that lives there.
If you’re curious enough, here are the poorest cities in New York, according to data:
Poorest: Binghamton
2nd Poorest: Kaser
3rd Poorest: New Square
For more New York reading, check out:
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- Best Places To Live In New York
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