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202cities listedof 4,183 in the US $113,962typical household income▲ 41% above US $2,040typical rent per month▲ 44% above US New Yorklargest citypop. 8.5M

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New York	8.5M	$80,483	$1,821	5.2%
Buffalo	277k	$50,041	$1,046	4.9%
Yonkers	210k	$83,549	$1,784	3.9%
Rochester	209k	$47,213	$1,081	5.1%
Syracuse	146k	$47,819	$1,039	4.6%
Albany	100k	$61,986	$1,216	3.9%
New Rochelle	83k	$109,167	$1,917	3.7%
Cheektowaga	76k	$68,613	$1,055	4.0%
Mount Vernon	72k	$78,779	$1,629	4.2%
Schenectady	69k	$58,399	$1,145	4.6%
Utica	64k	$52,484	$951	4.6%
White Plains	61k	$110,763	$2,269	3.1%
Hempstead	59k	$90,420	$1,622	4.2%
Tonawanda Town	57k	$77,679	$1,102	4.0%
Levittown	52k	$146,068	$2,656	3.3%
Troy	51k	$58,477	$1,175	4.5%
Irondequoit	51k	$79,162	$1,159	3.8%
Niagara Falls	48k	$49,101	$823	5.6%
Binghamton	47k	$45,578	$870	4.3%
West Seneca	45k	$79,709	$1,106	4.0%
Freeport	44k	$120,625	$2,077	4.0%
Hicksville	44k	$144,471	$3,113	3.3%
West Babylon	44k	$129,519	$2,225	3.5%
Valley Stream	40k	$133,190	$2,124	3.4%
Coram	40k	$105,220	$2,492	3.5%
Kiryas Joel	39k	$50,032	$1,604	3.2%
Central Islip	38k	$113,707	$2,071	3.5%
Brighton	37k	$85,467	$1,350	3.8%
East Meadow	37k	$133,971	$2,890	3.3%
Commack	37k	$169,792	$2,665	3.5%
Elmont	37k	$114,217	$2,209	3.3%
Baldwin	35k	$145,472	$1,890	3.3%
Long Beach	35k	$140,739	$2,515	3.0%
New City	34k	$173,046	$2,242	3.2%
Spring Valley	33k	$57,196	$1,695	3.0%
Uniondale	33k	$124,684	$2,494	3.3%
Ithaca	33k	$48,784	$1,447	3.9%
Huntington Station	33k	$135,477	$2,052	3.5%
Poughkeepsie	32k	$60,741	$1,400	4.1%
Centereach	32k	$132,240	$2,420	3.5%
Rome	32k	$59,925	$909	4.2%
Bay Shore	32k	$105,618	$2,063	3.5%
Oceanside	32k	$149,560	$2,227	3.3%
Port Chester	31k	$92,222	$2,028	3.1%
Franklin Square	31k	$143,263	$2,102	3.3%
Middletown	30k	$79,346	$1,661	4.6%
North Tonawanda	30k	$66,961	$934	4.0%
Harrison	30k	$164,250	$2,616	3.3%
Saratoga Springs	29k	$105,944	$1,470	2.9%
Newburgh	29k	$56,960	$1,454	4.9%
Shirley	28k	$112,788	$2,056	3.5%
Jamestown	28k	$43,523	$759	4.7%
Monsey	28k	$47,629	$1,892	3.2%
Glen Cove	28k	$92,064	$2,398	3.5%
Deer Park	28k	$137,105	$1,906	3.5%
Lindenhurst	27k	$130,128	$1,885	3.7%
Ossining	27k	$103,573	$2,154	3.1%
West Islip	27k	$176,281	$2,765	3.5%
Holbrook	26k	$144,760	$2,435	3.5%
Auburn	26k	$51,052	$897	4.2%
Elmira	26k	$43,120	$909	4.7%
Plainview	26k	$189,906	$3,392	3.3%
Rockville Centre	26k	$151,938	$1,881	3.1%
Peekskill	26k	$85,954	$2,036	3.2%
Medford	25k	$128,192	$2,353	3.5%
Dix Hills	25k	$227,944	$2,659	3.5%
Watertown	24k	$51,753	$967	4.0%
Smithtown	24k	$150,664	$2,020	3.5%
Kingston	24k	$68,186	$1,469	3.6%
Copiague	23k	$127,369	$2,199	3.5%
Garden City	23k	$244,152	$3,265	3.3%
Rotterdam	23k	$85,887	$1,278	3.7%
Merrick	22k	$185,740	$2,919	3.3%
East Patchogue	22k	$108,397	$2,045	3.5%
Selden	22k	$108,952	$2,311	3.5%
Massapequa	21k	$181,846	$2,631	3.3%
Niskayuna	21k	$134,052	$1,589	3.7%
Mineola	21k	$137,739	$2,415	3.3%
North Amityville	21k	$136,654	$2,467	3.5%
Hauppauge	21k	$141,378	$2,646	3.5%
North Bellmore	21k	$181,662	$2,554	3.3%
West Hempstead	21k	$164,127	$2,967	3.3%
Lockport	21k	$62,410	$945	4.5%
Eastchester	20k	$157,202	$2,210	3.4%
East Massapequa	20k	$146,454	—	3.3%
Lynbrook	20k	$136,696	$2,230	3.3%
North Bay Shore	20k	$141,915	$1,597	3.5%
Huntington	20k	$168,095	$2,529	3.5%
Plattsburgh	20k	$57,630	$1,030	4.1%
Mamaroneck	20k	$120,000	$2,157	3.4%
Nanuet	20k	$117,167	$2,308	3.2%
Lackawanna	20k	$52,110	$872	4.0%
Melville	20k	$159,922	$3,500+	3.5%
East Northport	20k	$157,662	$2,527	3.5%
Holtsville	19k	$133,679	$2,342	3.5%
Roosevelt	19k	$135,069	$2,565	3.3%
Ronkonkoma	19k	$121,673	$2,345	3.5%
Syosset	18k	$187,273	—	3.3%
Wantagh	18k	$179,362	$2,270	3.3%
Lake Ronkonkoma	18k	$101,633	$2,170	3.5%
Amsterdam	18k	$56,178	$1,006	4.2%
Cohoes	18k	$61,145	$1,251	3.4%
Woodmere	18k	$172,537	$2,720	3.3%
Scarsdale	18k	$250,000+	$3,500+	3.4%
Port Washington	18k	$170,127	$2,184	3.3%
North Babylon	18k	$140,342	$2,144	3.5%
North Massapequa	18k	$148,654	$2,302	3.3%
North Valley Stream	18k	$142,733	$3,059	3.3%
Cortland	17k	$59,482	$975	4.3%
Islip	17k	$120,909	$2,235	3.5%
Bethpage	17k	$122,257	$2,014	3.3%
Oswego	17k	$53,172	$1,109	4.3%
Massapequa Park	17k	$171,953	$3,469	3.3%
Mastic Beach	17k	$111,493	$2,428	3.5%
Kings Park	17k	$121,136	$1,927	3.5%
Rye	16k	$239,815	$3,500+	3.4%
Floral Park	16k	$150,084	$2,243	3.3%
Farmingville	16k	$127,988	$2,356	3.5%
Pearl River	16k	$145,063	$1,973	3.2%
Fort Drum	16k	$62,291	$1,622	4.5%
Bellmore	16k	$161,674	—	3.3%
Westbury	16k	$145,185	—	3.3%
Mastic	16k	$94,034	$2,016	3.5%
Hampton Bays	16k	$134,216	$2,392	3.5%
Seaford	16k	$172,557	—	3.3%
Sayville	15k	$147,120	$2,351	3.5%
Greenlawn	15k	$164,427	—	3.5%
Batavia	15k	$59,446	$925	3.4%
Oneonta	15k	$61,111	$1,021	4.3%
Kenmore	15k	$77,639	$1,081	4.0%
Tonawanda	15k	$58,326	$835	4.0%
Depew	15k	$73,556	$1,061	4.0%
Gloversville	15k	$51,556	$903	4.1%
Johnson City	15k	$56,283	$1,031	4.2%
Riverhead	15k	$83,008	$2,045	3.5%
Eggertsville	15k	$82,767	$886	4.0%
Beacon	15k	$107,859	$1,658	3.3%
South Farmingdale	15k	$155,072	$2,408	3.3%
Glens Falls	15k	$67,788	$1,077	3.8%
New Cassel	15k	$155,443	$2,134	3.3%
Manorville	14k	$139,201	$2,129	3.5%
North New Hyde Park	14k	$172,440	$2,768	3.3%
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown	14k	$157,083	$2,106	3.4%
Greece	14k	$65,849	$1,168	3.8%
Nesconset	14k	$152,500	$3,105	3.5%
Latham	14k	$104,899	$1,472	3.4%
Jericho	14k	$167,935	$2,661	3.3%
Olean	14k	$51,261	$794	4.2%
East Islip	14k	$147,996	$2,708	3.5%
Endicott	13k	$47,290	$853	4.2%
Rocky Point	13k	$127,024	$2,337	3.5%
St. James	13k	$142,368	$2,218	3.5%
Stony Brook	13k	$174,872	$3,500+	3.5%
Stony Point	13k	$125,667	$1,749	3.2%
Dunkirk	13k	$53,299	$866	4.3%
Geneva	13k	$79,435	$972	3.4%
Ridge	13k	$78,528	$2,044	3.5%
Salisbury	12k	$162,478	—	3.3%
Patchogue	12k	$107,306	$2,263	3.5%
North Merrick	12k	$161,554	$2,906	3.3%
Haverstraw	12k	$75,167	$2,114	3.2%
Inwood	12k	$94,342	$1,977	3.3%
Babylon	12k	$140,820	$2,427	3.5%
North Wantagh	12k	$156,738	—	3.3%
East Glenville	12k	$96,588	$1,470	3.7%
Tarrytown	12k	$107,106	$2,121	3.4%
Elwood	12k	$177,003	$2,064	3.5%
Miller Place	12k	$146,492	—	3.5%
Endwell	12k	$82,726	$919	4.2%
Dobbs Ferry	11k	$165,417	$2,369	3.4%
Suffern	11k	$104,607	$2,091	3.2%
Woodbury	11k	$121,221	—	3.9%
Fulton	11k	$52,046	$887	4.3%
Mount Sinai	11k	$162,188	$3,088	3.5%
North Bellport	11k	$100,247	$2,991	3.5%
Great Neck	11k	$137,981	$1,807	3.3%
Lake Grove	11k	$118,311	$2,184	3.5%
De Witt	11k	$123,864	$1,172	3.6%
Middle Island	11k	$85,480	$1,868	3.5%
Roessleville	11k	$96,058	$1,416	3.4%
North Lindenhurst	11k	$123,342	$2,100	3.5%
Sleepy Hollow	11k	$104,313	$1,924	3.4%
Myers Corner	11k	$105,718	$1,610	3.3%
Terryville	11k	$110,389	$2,265	3.5%
Mount Kisco	11k	$96,534	$1,494	3.4%
West Haverstraw	11k	$86,301	$1,803	3.2%
Corning	11k	$61,760	$1,014	4.0%
Chestnut Ridge	11k	$111,725	—	3.2%
Loudonville	11k	$142,829	$1,829	3.4%
Canandaigua	11k	$64,929	$1,095	3.4%
Watervliet	10k	$57,919	$1,083	3.4%
Scotchtown	10k	$96,689	$1,813	3.9%
Massena	10k	$51,458	$722	4.6%
New Hyde Park	10k	$142,927	$2,172	3.3%
Airmont	10k	$94,972	—	3.2%
Fort Salonga	10k	$189,856	—	3.5%
Oneida	10k	$61,597	$903	3.9%
East Setauket	10k	$151,603	$2,178	3.5%
Lancaster	10k	$66,148	$969	4.0%
East Rockaway	10k	$124,929	$2,416	3.3%
North Gates	10k	$76,277	$1,137	3.8%
South Huntington	10k	$147,569	—	3.5%

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