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Best places to live in Greater New York

609 places with 29,104,461 residents within about 60 km of New York, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is New York, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Somerset (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 22,083 residents    72
  2. 2Lincoln Park (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 10,405 residents    70
  3. 3Wayne (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 57,915 residents    70
  4. 4East Franklin
    New Jersey, 8,669 residents    70
  5. 5Florham Park
    New Jersey, 11,835 residents    69
  6. 6Franklin Park (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 13,295 residents    68
  7. 7Madison (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 16,126 residents    68
  8. 8Chatham (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 8,993 residents    68
  9. 9Lake Hiawatha
    New Jersey, 9,360 residents    67
  10. 10Martinsville (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 11,980 residents    67

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For retired couples

  1. 1East Massapequa
    New York, 19,069 residents    80
  2. 2Syosset
    New York, 18,829 residents    79
  3. 3Somerset (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 22,083 residents    79
  4. 4Port Washington (New York)
    New York, 15,846 residents    79
  5. 5Bethpage
    New York, 16,429 residents    78
  6. 6East Franklin
    New Jersey, 8,669 residents    78
  7. 7Mineola (New York)
    New York, 19,139 residents    78
  8. 8Massapequa Park
    New York, 17,232 residents    78
  9. 9Oceanside (New York)
    New York, 32,109 residents    78
  10. 10Baldwin (New York)
    New York, 24,033 residents    78

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For remote workers

  1. 1Madison (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 16,126 residents    66
  2. 2Florham Park
    New Jersey, 11,835 residents    66
  3. 3Wayne (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 57,915 residents    66
  4. 4Somerset (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 22,083 residents    66
  5. 5Lincoln Park (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 10,405 residents    66
  6. 6Randolph (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 25,734 residents    66
  7. 7Woodbridge (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 19,265 residents    65
  8. 8Old Bridge
    New Jersey, 23,753 residents    65
  9. 9Bergenfield
    New Jersey, 27,621 residents    65
  10. 10South Old Bridge
    New Jersey, 23,233 residents    65

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For commuters

  1. 1Yonkers
    New York, 201,116 residents    84
  2. 2Edison (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 102,548 residents    81
  3. 3Mount Vernon (New York)
    New York, 68,628 residents    81
  4. 4Piscataway
    New Jersey, 56,044 residents    81
  5. 5Elmwood Park (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 20,279 residents    81
  6. 6Wayne (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 57,915 residents    81
  7. 7Fair Lawn
    New Jersey, 33,597 residents    80
  8. 8New Rochelle
    New York, 79,846 residents    80
  9. 9Valley Stream
    New York, 37,962 residents    80
  10. 10Somerset (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 22,083 residents    80

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For single professionals

  1. 1Yonkers
    New York, 201,116 residents    82
  2. 2Manhattan (New York)
    New York, 1,487,536 residents    80
  3. 3Mount Vernon (New York)
    New York, 68,628 residents    78
  4. 4Valley Stream
    New York, 37,962 residents    77
  5. 5New Rochelle
    New York, 79,846 residents    77
  6. 6Elmont
    New York, 33,198 residents    77
  7. 7Jersey City
    New Jersey, 264,290 residents    76
  8. 8Upper West Side
    New York, 226,989 residents    76
  9. 9Brooklyn (New York)
    New York, 2,736,074 residents    76
  10. 10Cliffside Park
    New Jersey, 24,857 residents    76

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Parsippany
    New Jersey, 51,144 residents    40
  2. 2Somerset (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 22,083 residents    39
  3. 3Florham Park
    New Jersey, 11,835 residents    39
  4. 4Wayne (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 57,915 residents    39
  5. 5Madison (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 16,126 residents    38
  6. 6Lincoln Park (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 10,405 residents    38
  7. 7Lake Hiawatha
    New Jersey, 9,360 residents    38
  8. 8Whippany
    New Jersey, 8,822 residents    38
  9. 9Chatham (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 8,993 residents    37
  10. 10Denville
    New Jersey, 16,669 residents    37

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Towns in Greater New York