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Cities in New York by housing units, 2024

New York, NY had the highest housing units of 90 cities in 2024, at 3.68 million. New Square, NY had the lowest, at 1,878. The median was 8,289 and the figure for New York was 8.59 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,678,486New York, NY
Lowest1,878New Square, NY
Median8,28990 cities
New York8,585,241History

Top 40 cities, 2024

New York, NY: 3,678,486 countNew York, NY3,678,486Buffalo, NY: 136,850 countBuffalo, NY136,850Rochester, NY: 104,479 countRochester, NY104,479Yonkers, NY: 85,006 countYonkers, NY85,006Syracuse, NY: 67,601 countSyracuse, NY67,601Albany, NY: 50,408 countAlbany, NY50,408New Rochelle, NY: 32,792 countNew Rochelle, NY32,792Schenectady, NY: 31,417 countSchenectady, NY31,417Mount Vernon, NY: 30,080 countMount Vernon, NY30,080Utica, NY: 28,364 countUtica, NY28,364White Plains, NY: 27,561 countWhite Plains, NY27,561Niagara Falls, NY: 26,251 countNiagara Falls, NY26,251Binghamton, NY: 25,457 countBinghamton, NY25,457Troy, NY: 24,818 countTroy, NY24,818Hempstead, NY: 18,747 countHempstead, NY18,747Long Beach, NY: 16,630 countLong Beach, NY16,630Ithaca, NY: 16,183 countIthaca, NY16,183Rome, NY: 15,300 countRome, NY15,300Saratoga Springs, NY: 14,849 countSaratoga Springs, NY14,849Jamestown, NY: 14,815 countJamestown, NY14,815Freeport, NY: 14,793 countFreeport, NY14,793North Tonawanda, NY: 14,710 countNorth Tonawanda, NY14,710Poughkeepsie, NY: 14,290 countPoughkeepsie, NY14,290Watertown, NY: 13,426 countWatertown, NY13,426Auburn, NY: 13,335 countAuburn, NY13,335Valley Stream, NY: 12,957 countValley Stream, NY12,957Elmira, NY: 12,676 countElmira, NY12,676Newburgh, NY: 11,794 countNewburgh, NY11,794Peekskill, NY: 11,572 countPeekskill, NY11,572Glen Cove, NY: 11,462 countGlen Cove, NY11,462Port Chester, NY: 11,443 countPort Chester, NY11,443Kingston, NY: 11,221 countKingston, NY11,221Middletown, NY: 10,633 countMiddletown, NY10,633Rockville Centre, NY: 10,332 countRockville Centre, NY10,332Lockport, NY: 10,205 countLockport, NY10,205Plattsburgh, NY: 9,960 countPlattsburgh, NY9,960Cohoes, NY: 9,744 countCohoes, NY9,744Harrison, NY: 9,711 countHarrison, NY9,711Ossining, NY: 9,661 countOssining, NY9,661Spring Valley, NY: 9,456 countSpring Valley, NY9,456New York, NY: 3,678,486 countNew York, NY3,678,486Buffalo, NY: 136,850 countBuffalo, NY136,850Rochester, NY: 104,479 countRochester, NY104,479Yonkers, NY: 85,006 countYonkers, NY85,006Syracuse, NY: 67,601 countSyracuse, NY67,601Albany, NY: 50,408 countAlbany, NY50,408New Rochelle, NY: 32,792 countNew Rochelle, NY32,792Schenectady, NY: 31,417 countSchenectady, NY31,417Mount Vernon, NY: 30,080 countMount Vernon, NY30,080Utica, NY: 28,364 countUtica, NY28,364White Plains, NY: 27,561 countWhite Plains, NY27,561Niagara Falls, NY: 26,251 countNiagara Falls, NY26,251Binghamton, NY: 25,457 countBinghamton, NY25,457Troy, NY: 24,818 countTroy, NY24,818Hempstead, NY: 18,747 countHempstead, NY18,747Long Beach, NY: 16,630 countLong Beach, NY16,630Ithaca, NY: 16,183 countIthaca, NY16,183Rome, NY: 15,300 countRome, NY15,300Saratoga Springs, NY: 14,849 countSaratoga Springs, NY14,849Jamestown, NY: 14,815 countJamestown, NY14,815Freeport, NY: 14,793 countFreeport, NY14,793North Tonawanda, NY: 14,710 countNorth Tonawanda, NY14,710Poughkeepsie, NY: 14,290 countPoughkeepsie, NY14,290Watertown, NY: 13,426 countWatertown, NY13,426Auburn, NY: 13,335 countAuburn, NY13,335Valley Stream, NY: 12,957 countValley Stream, NY12,957Elmira, NY: 12,676 countElmira, NY12,676Newburgh, NY: 11,794 countNewburgh, NY11,794Peekskill, NY: 11,572 countPeekskill, NY11,572Glen Cove, NY: 11,462 countGlen Cove, NY11,462Port Chester, NY: 11,443 countPort Chester, NY11,443Kingston, NY: 11,221 countKingston, NY11,221Middletown, NY: 10,633 countMiddletown, NY10,633Rockville Centre, NY: 10,332 countRockville Centre, NY10,332Lockport, NY: 10,205 countLockport, NY10,205Plattsburgh, NY: 9,960 countPlattsburgh, NY9,960Cohoes, NY: 9,744 countCohoes, NY9,744Harrison, NY: 9,711 countHarrison, NY9,711Ossining, NY: 9,661 countOssining, NY9,661Spring Valley, NY: 9,456 countSpring Valley, NY9,456
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1New York, NY3,678,486+0.8%
2Buffalo, NY136,850+0.2%
3Rochester, NY104,479+1.2%
4Yonkers, NY85,006+1.4%
5Syracuse, NY67,601-0.8%
6Albany, NY50,408-0.6%
7New Rochelle, NY32,792+2%
8Schenectady, NY31,417+0.2%
9Mount Vernon, NY30,080-2.6%
10Utica, NY28,364+0.1%
11White Plains, NY27,561+4.6%
12Niagara Falls, NY26,251+0.3%
13Binghamton, NY25,457+2.5%
14Troy, NY24,818-1%
15Hempstead, NY18,747-0.5%
16Long Beach, NY16,630+1%
17Ithaca, NY16,183+3.7%
18Rome, NY15,300+0.3%
19Saratoga Springs, NY14,849+0.2%
20Jamestown, NY14,815+2.6%
21Freeport, NY14,793+0.3%
22North Tonawanda, NY14,710-0.3%
23Poughkeepsie, NY14,290+0.3%
24Watertown, NY13,426+1.5%
25Auburn, NY13,335+1.9%
26Valley Stream, NY12,957+0.1%
27Elmira, NY12,676-0.1%
28Newburgh, NY11,794+1.5%
29Peekskill, NY11,572-1.5%
30Glen Cove, NY11,462+3.6%
31Port Chester, NY11,443+4.9%
32Kingston, NY11,221+1.6%
33Middletown, NY10,633-3.5%
34Rockville Centre, NY10,332-2.8%
35Lockport, NY10,205-0.7%
36Plattsburgh, NY9,960+1.6%
37Cohoes, NY9,744+8%
38Harrison, NY9,711+4.6%
39Ossining, NY9,661-7%
40Spring Valley, NY9,456-1.6%
41Amsterdam, NY9,367+0.5%
42Lackawanna, NY9,321+1.3%
43Lindenhurst, NY9,117+0.5%
44Mineola, NY9,083+0.9%
45Oswego, NY8,493-0.7%
46Kiryas Joel, NY8,084+9.5%
47Garden City, NY8,051-0.4%
48Mamaroneck, NY7,858+2.2%
49Batavia, NY7,816-0.4%
50Cortland, NY7,718-0.4%
50Johnson City, NY7,718-2.2%
52Gloversville, NY7,655+3%
53Lynbrook, NY7,507+2.2%
54Tonawanda, NY7,412+2%
55Glens Falls, NY7,380+1.4%
56Endicott, NY7,266+1.7%
57Kenmore, NY7,213-1.7%
58Olean, NY7,078+2.4%
59Depew, NY7,075+1.2%
60Beacon, NY6,753+1.4%
61Oneonta, NY6,436+6.3%
62Dunkirk, NY6,167-2.1%
63Rye, NY6,108-0.7%
64Massapequa Park, NY6,098+1.9%
65Corning, NY5,937+1.9%
66Scarsdale, NY5,921+1.3%
67Floral Park, NY5,811+2.7%
68Patchogue, NY5,797+2%
69Watervliet, NY5,654-5.5%
70Tarrytown, NY5,653+0.1%
71Canandaigua, NY5,390-0.8%
72Westbury, NY5,352-1.5%
73Geneva, NY5,243-3.6%
74Fulton, NY5,199-2.3%
75Oneida, NY4,935+2%
76Babylon, NY4,795-0.5%
77Suffern, NY4,784-0.3%
78Mount Kisco, NY4,620+5.7%
79Sleepy Hollow, NY4,338+4.4%
80Dobbs Ferry, NY4,232+3.9%
81East Rockaway, NY4,095+3.2%
82Haverstraw, NY4,037-3.4%
83Woodbury, NY3,850-2.1%
84Lake Grove, NY3,843-0.3%
85Great Neck, NY3,720-0.1%
86New Hyde Park, NY3,678-0.1%
87West Haverstraw, NY3,227+0.5%
88Chestnut Ridge, NY2,997+1.3%
89Airmont, NY2,588-7.9%
90New Square, NY1,878+2.7%

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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