Housing & affordability in New York

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score

D−

40/100
33rd of 60

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The four inputs

Median home value vs metro$777,600

New York $614,20040% · scores 63

Median rent vs metro$1,821/mo

New York $1,830/mo30% · scores 50

Ownership rate33%

New York 51%15% · scores 0

Households spending >30% of income on housing47%

New York 42%15% · scores 0

Context, not scored

Median year built · New York 19601952

Houses rather than flats · New York 42%16%

Households with children · New York 29%26%

Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.

Vertical rule marks the New York reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best New York suburbs for housing

All 60 ranked, New York highlighted

1WestfieldB−$953,400 2HicksvilleC+$634,100 3CommackC+$678,200 4East MeadowC+$631,800 5LevittownC+$590,500 6HarrisonC$1,010,700 7HobokenC$895,100 8New CityC$650,700 9OceansideC$634,300 10Franklin SquareC−$657,000 11CentereachC−$514,800 12Long BeachC−$696,400 13Huntington StationC−$578,000 14Fair LawnC−$564,700 15Valley StreamC−$616,100 16ElmontC−$602,900 17BaldwinC−$593,800 18UniondaleD+$539,000 19West BabylonD+$531,900 20ShirleyD+$424,900 21Glen CoveD+$698,900 22White PlainsD$620,800 23New RochelleD$702,500 24Central IslipD$436,400 25MonseyD$921,000 26Toms RiverD$403,600 27FreeportD$505,900 28CoramD$452,100 29BergenfieldD$491,500 30Old BridgeD$485,800 31Fort LeeD−$448,000 32Bay ShoreD−$492,200 33New YorkD−$777,600 34EnglewoodD−$544,100 35Port ChesterD−$582,600 36SayrevilleD−$444,100 37LakewoodD−$715,500 38Jersey CityF$566,900 39Long BranchF$574,000 40CliftonF$461,900 41YonkersF$501,600 42LindenF$419,700 43GarfieldF$475,500 44RahwayF$386,400 45HempsteadF$459,500 46KearnyF$459,400 47Mount VernonF$484,000 48PlainfieldF$410,800 49BayonneF$460,100 50West New YorkF$465,600 51HackensackF$393,700 52Union CityF$471,600 53ElizabethF$449,300 54Spring ValleyF$381,800 55New BrunswickF$353,800 56PassaicF$429,900 57Perth AmboyF$370,600 58PatersonF$360,100 59East OrangeF$365,900 60NewarkF$373,700

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Better than New York on housing & affordability

New York grades D− on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall

Westfield21 mi from New YorkB−$953k81% 70 B− Hicksville23 mi from New YorkC+$634k86% 62 C East Meadow20 mi from New YorkC+$632k89% 65 C+ Levittown23 mi from New YorkC+$591k92% 64 C+ Hoboken7 mi from New YorkC$895k34% 69 B− Oceanside16 mi from New YorkC$634k93% 63 C+

Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

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