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Most Urban Cities in New York

Densely populated city centers with the largest urban footprints.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Density · 65% Population · 35%

Top 12 Most Urban Cities in New York

Ranked by composite score across 2 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 91.2
New York, NY
8,516,202 residents
Density 28,344
Population 8,516,202
#2
Score 65
Kaser, NY
5,568 residents
Density 32,753
Population 5,568
#3
Score 52.1
New Square, NY
9,712 residents
Density 26,249
Population 9,712
#4
Score 49.8
Kiryas Joel, NY
36,572 residents
Density 25,049
Population 36,572
#5
Score 48
Great Neck Plaza, NY
7,503 residents
Density 24,203
Population 7,503
#6
Score 35.7
South Floral Park, NY
1,803 residents
Density 18,030
Population 1,803
#7
Score 33.2
Bellerose Terrace, NY
2,180 residents
Density 16,769
Population 2,180
#8
Score 33
Mount Vernon, NY
72,528 residents
Density 16,521
Population 72,528
#9
Score 32.7
Spring Valley, NY
32,995 residents
Density 16,415
Population 32,995
#10
Score 31.7
Hempstead, NY
58,569 residents
Density 15,872
Population 58,569
#11
Score 31.1
Long Beach, NY
34,741 residents
Density 15,649
Population 34,741
#12
Score 29.2
Manorhaven, NY
6,934 residents
Density 14,753
Population 6,934

Full Ranking, New York

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1 New York NY 91.2
2 Kaser NY 65
3 New Square NY 52.1
4 Kiryas Joel NY 49.8
5 Great Neck Plaza NY 48
6 South Floral Park NY 35.7
7 Bellerose Terrace NY 33.2
8 Mount Vernon NY 33
9 Spring Valley NY 32.7
10 Hempstead NY 31.7
11 Long Beach NY 31.1
12 Manorhaven NY 29.2
13 Port Chester NY 26.6
14 Monsey NY 24.1
15 Yonkers NY 23.9
16 New Hyde Park NY 23.8
17 Williston Park NY 23.6
18 Riverside NY 23.3
19 Valley Stream NY 23.1
20 Mineola NY 22.6
21 Floral Park NY 22.4
22 Roosevelt NY 22
23 Island Park NY 21.8
24 Elmont NY 21.3
25 Cedarhurst NY 21.3
26 Franklin Square NY 21.1
27 Kenmore NY 20.8
28 SUNY Oswego NY 20.7
29 Garden City South NY 20.2
30 Lynbrook NY 20
31 East Rockaway NY 19.5
32 Stewart Manor NY 19.4
33 Nyack NY 19.2
34 New Cassel NY 19.2
35 North Valley Stream NY 18.8
36 Siena College NY 18.6
37 Chelsea Cove NY 18.4
38 Freeport NY 18.2
39 Binghamton University NY 17.6
40 Pelham NY 17.5
41 Marist College NY 17.5
42 North Amityville NY 17.1
43 Hewlett NY 17.1
44 Ossining NY 16.9
45 Great Neck NY 16.6
46 Bellerose NY 16.5
47 Garden City Park NY 16.3
48 Harbor Isle NY 16.3
49 Baldwin NY 16.3
50 Fairview CDP (Westchester County) NY 16.2

New York, NY tops the list with a composite score of 91.2 out of 100, followed by Kaser and New Square. NY dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for most urban.

Rankings combine 2 independent metrics: Density, Population. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to most urban, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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