Rankings / Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home / New York
Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home in New York
Ranked by the ratio of median home value to median household income (the “median multiple”).
1Monsey19.3×2Kiryas Joel15.2×3New York9.7×4Glen Cove7.6×5Ithaca7.0×6Spring Valley6.7×7New Rochelle6.4×8Port Chester6.3×9Harrison6.2×10Mount Vernon6.1×11Yonkers6.0×12White Plains5.6×13Rockville Centre5.4×14Elmont5.3×15Hempstead5.1×16Long Beach4.9×17East Meadow4.7×18Smithtown4.7×19Poughkeepsie4.7×20Bay Shore4.7×21Valley Stream4.6×22Peekskill4.6×23Franklin Square4.6×24Saratoga Springs4.5×25Hicksville4.4×26Newburgh4.4×27Ossining4.3×28Uniondale4.3×29Coram4.3×30Huntington Station4.3×31Oceanside4.2×32Freeport4.2×33Plainview4.2×34West Babylon4.1×35Baldwin4.1×36Levittown4.0×37Lindenhurst4.0×38Commack4.0×39Deer Park4.0×40Centereach3.9×41Middletown3.9×42Central Islip3.8×43Albany3.8×44Shirley3.8×45New City3.8×46Holbrook3.7×47Troy3.5×48West Islip3.5×49Brighton3.3×50Buffalo3.3×51Auburn3.0×52Rochester3.0×53North Tonawanda2.9×54West Seneca2.9×55Syracuse2.9×56Schenectady2.9×57Utica2.9×58Tonawanda Town2.8×59Binghamton2.7×60Cheektowaga2.7×61Rome2.6×62Niagara Falls2.3×63Irondequoit2.3×64Elmira2.2×65Jamestown2.0×
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.