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Cities in New York by median household income

Scarsdale, NY had the highest median household income of 90 cities in 2021, at $250,001. New Square, NY had the lowest, at $24,881. The median was $63,609 and the figure for New York was $75,157. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest250,001Scarsdale, NY
Lowest24,881New Square, NY
Median63,60990 cities
New York75,157History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Scarsdale, NY: 250,001 USDScarsdale, NY250,001Rye, NY: 207,930 USDRye, NY207,930Garden City, NY: 185,188 USDGarden City, NY185,188Massapequa Park, NY: 146,722 USDMassapequa Park, NY146,722Floral Park, NY: 143,788 USDFloral Park, NY143,788Harrison, NY: 142,665 USDHarrison, NY142,665New Hyde Park, NY: 141,056 USDNew Hyde Park, NY141,056Dobbs Ferry, NY: 136,204 USDDobbs Ferry, NY136,204Babylon, NY: 135,974 USDBabylon, NY135,974Rockville Centre, NY: 131,090 USDRockville Centre, NY131,090Woodbury, NY: 130,795 USDWoodbury, NY130,795Lynbrook, NY: 126,832 USDLynbrook, NY126,832Mamaroneck, NY: 118,440 USDMamaroneck, NY118,440Valley Stream, NY: 115,602 USDValley Stream, NY115,602Long Beach, NY: 115,525 USDLong Beach, NY115,525Westbury, NY: 114,863 USDWestbury, NY114,863Mineola, NY: 113,571 USDMineola, NY113,571Lake Grove, NY: 110,804 USDLake Grove, NY110,804Tarrytown, NY: 108,846 USDTarrytown, NY108,846East Rockaway, NY: 108,052 USDEast Rockaway, NY108,052Great Neck, NY: 107,695 USDGreat Neck, NY107,695Lindenhurst, NY: 106,548 USDLindenhurst, NY106,548White Plains, NY: 104,849 USDWhite Plains, NY104,849Freeport, NY: 100,507 USDFreeport, NY100,507Airmont, NY: 98,750 USDAirmont, NY98,750Chestnut Ridge, NY: 98,203 USDChestnut Ridge, NY98,203Patchogue, NY: 97,730 USDPatchogue, NY97,730Beacon, NY: 92,676 USDBeacon, NY92,676Sleepy Hollow, NY: 91,326 USDSleepy Hollow, NY91,326Mount Kisco, NY: 90,331 USDMount Kisco, NY90,331Saratoga Springs, NY: 90,020 USDSaratoga Springs, NY90,020Port Chester, NY: 88,093 USDPort Chester, NY88,093Suffern, NY: 87,480 USDSuffern, NY87,480New Rochelle, NY: 87,159 USDNew Rochelle, NY87,159Ossining, NY: 85,538 USDOssining, NY85,538Glen Cove, NY: 81,693 USDGlen Cove, NY81,693Peekskill, NY: 75,642 USDPeekskill, NY75,642Hempstead, NY: 74,680 USDHempstead, NY74,680West Haverstraw, NY: 73,414 USDWest Haverstraw, NY73,414Kenmore, NY: 72,946 USDKenmore, NY72,946Scarsdale, NY: 250,001 USDScarsdale, NY250,001Rye, NY: 207,930 USDRye, NY207,930Garden City, NY: 185,188 USDGarden City, NY185,188Massapequa Park, NY: 146,722 USDMassapequa Park, NY146,722Floral Park, NY: 143,788 USDFloral Park, NY143,788Harrison, NY: 142,665 USDHarrison, NY142,665New Hyde Park, NY: 141,056 USDNew Hyde Park, NY141,056Dobbs Ferry, NY: 136,204 USDDobbs Ferry, NY136,204Babylon, NY: 135,974 USDBabylon, NY135,974Rockville Centre, NY: 131,090 USDRockville Centre, NY131,090Woodbury, NY: 130,795 USDWoodbury, NY130,795Lynbrook, NY: 126,832 USDLynbrook, NY126,832Mamaroneck, NY: 118,440 USDMamaroneck, NY118,440Valley Stream, NY: 115,602 USDValley Stream, NY115,602Long Beach, NY: 115,525 USDLong Beach, NY115,525Westbury, NY: 114,863 USDWestbury, NY114,863Mineola, NY: 113,571 USDMineola, NY113,571Lake Grove, NY: 110,804 USDLake Grove, NY110,804Tarrytown, NY: 108,846 USDTarrytown, NY108,846East Rockaway, NY: 108,052 USDEast Rockaway, NY108,052Great Neck, NY: 107,695 USDGreat Neck, NY107,695Lindenhurst, NY: 106,548 USDLindenhurst, NY106,548White Plains, NY: 104,849 USDWhite Plains, NY104,849Freeport, NY: 100,507 USDFreeport, NY100,507Airmont, NY: 98,750 USDAirmont, NY98,750Chestnut Ridge, NY: 98,203 USDChestnut Ridge, NY98,203Patchogue, NY: 97,730 USDPatchogue, NY97,730Beacon, NY: 92,676 USDBeacon, NY92,676Sleepy Hollow, NY: 91,326 USDSleepy Hollow, NY91,326Mount Kisco, NY: 90,331 USDMount Kisco, NY90,331Saratoga Springs, NY: 90,020 USDSaratoga Springs, NY90,020Port Chester, NY: 88,093 USDPort Chester, NY88,093Suffern, NY: 87,480 USDSuffern, NY87,480New Rochelle, NY: 87,159 USDNew Rochelle, NY87,159Ossining, NY: 85,538 USDOssining, NY85,538Glen Cove, NY: 81,693 USDGlen Cove, NY81,693Peekskill, NY: 75,642 USDPeekskill, NY75,642Hempstead, NY: 74,680 USDHempstead, NY74,680West Haverstraw, NY: 73,414 USDWest Haverstraw, NY73,414Kenmore, NY: 72,946 USDKenmore, NY72,946
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Scarsdale, NY Estimated250,001
2Rye, NY207,930
3Garden City, NY185,188
4Massapequa Park, NY146,722
5Floral Park, NY143,788
6Harrison, NY142,665
7New Hyde Park, NY141,056
8Dobbs Ferry, NY136,204
9Babylon, NY135,974
10Rockville Centre, NY131,090
11Woodbury, NY130,795
12Lynbrook, NY126,832
13Mamaroneck, NY118,440
14Valley Stream, NY115,602
15Long Beach, NY115,525
16Westbury, NY114,863
17Mineola, NY113,571
18Lake Grove, NY110,804
19Tarrytown, NY108,846
20East Rockaway, NY108,052
21Great Neck, NY107,695
22Lindenhurst, NY106,548
23White Plains, NY104,849
24Freeport, NY100,507
25Airmont, NY98,750
26Chestnut Ridge, NY98,203
27Patchogue, NY97,730
28Beacon, NY92,676
29Sleepy Hollow, NY91,326
30Mount Kisco, NY90,331
31Saratoga Springs, NY90,020
32Port Chester, NY88,093
33Suffern, NY87,480
34New Rochelle, NY87,159
35Ossining, NY85,538
36Glen Cove, NY81,693
37Peekskill, NY75,642
38Hempstead, NY74,680
39West Haverstraw, NY73,414
40Kenmore, NY72,946
41Yonkers, NY72,403
42New York, NY70,663
43Haverstraw, NY69,839
44Mount Vernon, NY68,300
45Depew, NY65,292
46North Tonawanda, NY61,926
47Glens Falls, NY60,907
48Middletown, NY59,755
49Kingston, NY58,840
50Cohoes, NY58,669
51Oneonta, NY58,499
52Tonawanda, NY56,112
53Geneva, NY56,019
54Rome, NY53,995
55Corning, NY53,269
56Plattsburgh, NY53,181
57Albany, NY52,583
58Canandaigua, NY52,365
59Batavia, NY51,914
60Lockport, NY51,819
61Cortland, NY50,697
62Troy, NY50,304
63Schenectady, NY50,237
64Oneida, NY49,516
65Spring Valley, NY49,106
66Poughkeepsie, NY48,805
67Newburgh, NY47,952
68Oswego, NY47,847
69Fulton, NY46,959
70Watervliet, NY46,205
71Watertown, NY46,051
72Johnson City, NY45,545
73Auburn, NY44,076
74Lackawanna, NY43,824
75Utica, NY43,509
76Olean, NY43,345
77Niagara Falls, NY43,336
78Amsterdam, NY43,164
79Gloversville, NY42,363
80Buffalo, NY42,186
81Endicott, NY42,035
82Elmira, NY41,675
83Ithaca, NY40,973
84Syracuse, NY40,490
85Rochester, NY40,083
86Kiryas Joel, NY39,826
87Binghamton, NY39,012
88Dunkirk, NY36,901
89Jamestown, NY36,162
90New Square, NY24,881

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New York by median household income, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New York by median household income, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/new-york-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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