Best Cities for Young Professionals in New York

High incomes, educated peers, transit access and an under-35 demographic.

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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.

Income · 20% Educated Peers · 15% Young Demographic · 15% Jobs · 15% Transit · 10% Safety · 10% Broadband · 15%

Top 12 Young Professionals Cities in New York

Ranked by composite score across 7 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 81.6
Rye, NY
16,410 residents
Income $237,727
Educated Peers 80.5%
Young Demographic 42 yrs
#2
Score 80.6
Brookville, NY
2,944 residents
Income $250,001
Educated Peers 77.8%
Young Demographic 26 yrs
#3
Score 74.3
Port Washington, NY
17,613 residents
Income $183,964
Educated Peers 70.1%
Young Demographic 42 yrs
#4
Score 62.3
White Plains, NY
59,818 residents
Income $115,586
Educated Peers 53.3%
Young Demographic 42 yrs
#5
Score 60.7
Ithaca, NY
31,792 residents
Income $48,617
Educated Peers 70.2%
Young Demographic 24 yrs
#6
Score 60.2
Oneonta, NY
14,467 residents
Income $65,031
Educated Peers 47.6%
Young Demographic 23 yrs
#7
Score 59.7
New Rochelle, NY
81,591 residents
Income $103,813
Educated Peers 49.1%
Young Demographic 42 yrs
#8
Score 59.5
Saratoga Springs, NY
28,542 residents
Income $100,485
Educated Peers 58.8%
Young Demographic 42 yrs
#9
Score 58.2
Beacon, NY
14,629 residents
Income $93,347
Educated Peers 44.8%
Young Demographic 42 yrs
#10
Score 57.6
New York, NY
8,516,202 residents
Income $79,713
Educated Peers 41.0%
Young Demographic 38 yrs
#11
Score 57.2
Glen Cove, NY
28,101 residents
Income $91,355
Educated Peers 40.0%
Young Demographic 43 yrs
#12
Score 56.3
Sherrill, NY
3,041 residents
Income $88,233
Educated Peers 40.4%
Young Demographic 48 yrs

Full Ranking, New York

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1 Rye NY 81.6
2 Brookville NY 80.6
3 Port Washington NY 74.3
4 White Plains NY 62.3
5 Ithaca NY 60.7
6 Oneonta NY 60.2
7 New Rochelle NY 59.7
8 Saratoga Springs NY 59.5
9 Beacon NY 58.2
10 New York NY 57.6
11 Glen Cove NY 57.2
12 Sherrill NY 56.3
13 Brewster NY 55.3
14 Yonkers NY 55.1
15 Peekskill NY 55
16 Tonawanda Town NY 54.3
17 Plattsburgh NY 54.2
18 Geneva NY 53.5
19 Rensselaer NY 53.1
20 Corning NY 53
21 Glens Falls NY 52.8
22 Mount Vernon NY 52.1
23 Canandaigua NY 51
24 Johnstown NY 50.8
25 Cortland NY 50.1
26 Kingston NY 50.1
27 Middletown NY 49.9
28 Cohoes NY 49.9
29 North Tonawanda NY 49.4
30 Troy NY 48.8
31 Tonawanda NY 48.6
32 Oswego NY 48.3
33 Watervliet NY 48.2
34 Hudson NY 48
35 Black River NY 47.7
36 Little Falls NY 47.5
37 Albany NY 47.4
38 Amsterdam NY 47
39 Rome NY 46.6
40 Olean NY 46.2
41 Norwich NY 46.2
42 Fulton NY 46.1
43 Batavia NY 45.9
44 Lackawanna NY 45.9
45 Gloversville NY 45.7
46 Auburn NY 45.7
47 Poughkeepsie NY 45.3
48 Utica NY 45.3
49 Oneida NY 45.2
50 Dunkirk NY 45.1

Rye, NY tops the list with a composite score of 81.6 out of 100, followed by Brookville and Port Washington. NY dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for young professionals.

Rankings combine 7 independent metrics: Income, Educated Peers, Young Demographic, Jobs, Transit, Safety, Broadband. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to young professionals, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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