Cities in New York by housing units

New York, NY had the highest housing units of 90 cities in 2022, at 3.62 million. New Square, NY had the lowest, at 1,799. The median was 8,237 and the figure for New York was 8.49 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,620,774New York, NY
Lowest1,799New Square, NY
Median8,23790 cities
New York8,494,452History

Top 40 cities, 2022

New York, NY: 3,620,774 countNew York, NY3,620,774Buffalo, NY: 136,421 countBuffalo, NY136,421Rochester, NY: 102,044 countRochester, NY102,044Yonkers, NY: 85,352 countYonkers, NY85,352Syracuse, NY: 68,362 countSyracuse, NY68,362Albany, NY: 50,378 countAlbany, NY50,378Schenectady, NY: 31,979 countSchenectady, NY31,979New Rochelle, NY: 31,098 countNew Rochelle, NY31,098Mount Vernon, NY: 30,136 countMount Vernon, NY30,136Utica, NY: 28,340 countUtica, NY28,340Niagara Falls, NY: 26,141 countNiagara Falls, NY26,141White Plains, NY: 25,971 countWhite Plains, NY25,971Troy, NY: 25,109 countTroy, NY25,109Binghamton, NY: 24,795 countBinghamton, NY24,795Hempstead, NY: 18,447 countHempstead, NY18,447Long Beach, NY: 16,238 countLong Beach, NY16,238Rome, NY: 15,380 countRome, NY15,380Freeport, NY: 14,921 countFreeport, NY14,921Ithaca, NY: 14,918 countIthaca, NY14,918Saratoga Springs, NY: 14,596 countSaratoga Springs, NY14,596North Tonawanda, NY: 14,579 countNorth Tonawanda, NY14,579Poughkeepsie, NY: 14,537 countPoughkeepsie, NY14,537Jamestown, NY: 14,419 countJamestown, NY14,419Watertown, NY: 13,134 countWatertown, NY13,134Valley Stream, NY: 13,047 countValley Stream, NY13,047Auburn, NY: 13,045 countAuburn, NY13,045Elmira, NY: 12,457 countElmira, NY12,457Newburgh, NY: 12,006 countNewburgh, NY12,006Peekskill, NY: 11,677 countPeekskill, NY11,677Middletown, NY: 11,101 countMiddletown, NY11,101Glen Cove, NY: 11,034 countGlen Cove, NY11,034Kingston, NY: 10,909 countKingston, NY10,909Port Chester, NY: 10,692 countPort Chester, NY10,692Rockville Centre, NY: 10,464 countRockville Centre, NY10,464Lockport, NY: 10,253 countLockport, NY10,253Ossining, NY: 10,244 countOssining, NY10,244Spring Valley, NY: 10,169 countSpring Valley, NY10,169Plattsburgh, NY: 9,718 countPlattsburgh, NY9,718Lackawanna, NY: 9,368 countLackawanna, NY9,368Lindenhurst, NY: 9,246 countLindenhurst, NY9,246New York, NY: 3,620,774 countNew York, NY3,620,774Buffalo, NY: 136,421 countBuffalo, NY136,421Rochester, NY: 102,044 countRochester, NY102,044Yonkers, NY: 85,352 countYonkers, NY85,352Syracuse, NY: 68,362 countSyracuse, NY68,362Albany, NY: 50,378 countAlbany, NY50,378Schenectady, NY: 31,979 countSchenectady, NY31,979New Rochelle, NY: 31,098 countNew Rochelle, NY31,098Mount Vernon, NY: 30,136 countMount Vernon, NY30,136Utica, NY: 28,340 countUtica, NY28,340Niagara Falls, NY: 26,141 countNiagara Falls, NY26,141White Plains, NY: 25,971 countWhite Plains, NY25,971Troy, NY: 25,109 countTroy, NY25,109Binghamton, NY: 24,795 countBinghamton, NY24,795Hempstead, NY: 18,447 countHempstead, NY18,447Long Beach, NY: 16,238 countLong Beach, NY16,238Rome, NY: 15,380 countRome, NY15,380Freeport, NY: 14,921 countFreeport, NY14,921Ithaca, NY: 14,918 countIthaca, NY14,918Saratoga Springs, NY: 14,596 countSaratoga Springs, NY14,596North Tonawanda, NY: 14,579 countNorth Tonawanda, NY14,579Poughkeepsie, NY: 14,537 countPoughkeepsie, NY14,537Jamestown, NY: 14,419 countJamestown, NY14,419Watertown, NY: 13,134 countWatertown, NY13,134Valley Stream, NY: 13,047 countValley Stream, NY13,047Auburn, NY: 13,045 countAuburn, NY13,045Elmira, NY: 12,457 countElmira, NY12,457Newburgh, NY: 12,006 countNewburgh, NY12,006Peekskill, NY: 11,677 countPeekskill, NY11,677Middletown, NY: 11,101 countMiddletown, NY11,101Glen Cove, NY: 11,034 countGlen Cove, NY11,034Kingston, NY: 10,909 countKingston, NY10,909Port Chester, NY: 10,692 countPort Chester, NY10,692Rockville Centre, NY: 10,464 countRockville Centre, NY10,464Lockport, NY: 10,253 countLockport, NY10,253Ossining, NY: 10,244 countOssining, NY10,244Spring Valley, NY: 10,169 countSpring Valley, NY10,169Plattsburgh, NY: 9,718 countPlattsburgh, NY9,718Lackawanna, NY: 9,368 countLackawanna, NY9,368Lindenhurst, NY: 9,246 countLindenhurst, NY9,246
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

RankCities2022
count
Change on 2021
1New York, NY3,620,774+0.8%
2Buffalo, NY136,421-0.2%
3Rochester, NY102,044-0.7%
4Yonkers, NY85,352+0.1%
5Syracuse, NY68,362+0.2%
6Albany, NY50,378+1.4%
7Schenectady, NY31,979+0.5%
8New Rochelle, NY31,098+1.8%
9Mount Vernon, NY30,136-0.7%
10Utica, NY28,340-0.6%
11Niagara Falls, NY26,141-0%
12White Plains, NY25,971+1.5%
13Troy, NY25,109+1.5%
14Binghamton, NY24,795+1.6%
15Hempstead, NY18,447+2.2%
16Long Beach, NY16,238+0.6%
17Rome, NY15,380+2.6%
18Freeport, NY14,921-0.8%
19Ithaca, NY14,918+7.6%
20Saratoga Springs, NY14,596+0.2%
21North Tonawanda, NY14,579-2.2%
22Poughkeepsie, NY14,537-2.7%
23Jamestown, NY14,419+0.5%
24Watertown, NY13,134-0.3%
25Valley Stream, NY13,047-1.7%
26Auburn, NY13,045+0.3%
27Elmira, NY12,457+1.9%
28Newburgh, NY12,006+2.6%
29Peekskill, NY11,677+2.8%
30Middletown, NY11,101-6.5%
31Glen Cove, NY11,034+0.5%
32Kingston, NY10,909+2.5%
33Port Chester, NY10,692+1.4%
34Rockville Centre, NY10,464+0.3%
35Lockport, NY10,253-2.9%
36Ossining, NY10,244-2%
37Spring Valley, NY10,169-1.1%
38Plattsburgh, NY9,718+2.7%
39Lackawanna, NY9,368+0.5%
40Lindenhurst, NY9,246+1.4%
41Amsterdam, NY9,218-0.8%
42Cohoes, NY8,892-2%
43Harrison, NY8,861+2%
44Mineola, NY8,860+3.8%
45Oswego, NY8,518+1%
46Garden City, NY7,956+0.6%
47Batavia, NY7,872+3.4%
48Cortland, NY7,850+2.4%
49Johnson City, NY7,746-0.8%
50Mamaroneck, NY7,518+5.3%
51Kenmore, NY7,492-0.5%
52Lynbrook, NY7,424-0.1%
53Gloversville, NY7,374-2.5%
54Tonawanda, NY7,300-1.2%
55Glens Falls, NY7,210-1.1%
56Endicott, NY7,138-1.2%
57Depew, NY6,988+1.9%
58Olean, NY6,798+1.6%
59Kiryas Joel, NY6,544+7.8%
60Beacon, NY6,297+0.4%
61Dunkirk, NY6,289-1.2%
62Rye, NY6,221+1%
63Massapequa Park, NY6,003-0.9%
64Scarsdale, NY5,979+2.6%
65Watervliet, NY5,914-1.5%
66Corning, NY5,762+0.4%
67Floral Park, NY5,675-1.9%
68Oneonta, NY5,627+14%
69Canandaigua, NY5,542-0.4%
70Patchogue, NY5,483+0.3%
71Westbury, NY5,384-1.9%
72Fulton, NY5,318+0.5%
73Tarrytown, NY5,305+4.8%
74Geneva, NY5,280+1.7%
75Suffern, NY4,912-0.4%
76Babylon, NY4,897+0.1%
77Oneida, NY4,781+0.5%
78Mount Kisco, NY4,495+0.4%
79East Rockaway, NY4,141-2.8%
80Sleepy Hollow, NY4,040-1.6%
81Dobbs Ferry, NY4,016-1.3%
82Haverstraw, NY3,985+1.9%
83Woodbury, NY3,968-0.8%
84Lake Grove, NY3,834+0.7%
85Great Neck, NY3,696+1.2%
86New Hyde Park, NY3,375+7.8%
87West Haverstraw, NY3,306+2.2%
88Chestnut Ridge, NY2,935-0.1%
89Airmont, NY2,809+3.3%
90New Square, NY1,799-3%

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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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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