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Highest Elevation in New York

Top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation

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Composite rankings combining multiple weighted metrics — 5 topics across U.S. Census, FBI, NOAA and CDC data.

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Highest Elevation — New York

1 Saranac Lake 1,544 ft
2 Monticello 1,512 ft
3 Liberty 1,502 ft
4 Olean 1,427 ft
5 Jamestown 1,387 ft
6 Salamanca 1,358 ft
7 South Hill 1,243 ft
8 Hornell 1,157 ft
9 Oneonta 1,147 ft
10 Cortland 1,122 ft
11 Bath 1,101 ft
12 Southport 1,077 ft
13 Norwich 1,014 ft
14 Binghamton University 959 ft
15 West Point 947 ft
16 Big Flats 942 ft
17 Corning 932 ft
18 Horseheads 922 ft
19 East Aurora 921 ft
20 Endwell 906 ft
21 Johnson City 903 ft
22 Batavia 893 ft
23 Elmira 861 ft
24 Binghamton 860 ft
25 Endicott 829 ft
26 Geneseo 823 ft
27 Hamburg 806 ft
28 Gloversville 795 ft
29 Canandaigua 765 ft
30 Mahopac 762 ft
31 Fredonia 725 ft
32 De Witt 723 ft
33 Scotchtown 719 ft
34 Malone 714 ft
35 Kiryas Joel 702 ft
36 Harris Hill 702 ft
37 Johnstown 692 ft
38 Williamsville 676 ft
39 Depew 672 ft
40 Lancaster 672 ft
41 Auburn 668 ft
42 Cheektowaga 656 ft
43 West Seneca 646 ft
44 Viola 634 ft
45 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown 629 ft
46 Lake Carmel 621 ft
47 Tonawanda Town 620 ft
48 Eggertsville 619 ft
49 South Lockport 618 ft
50 Buffalo 614 ft
51 Kenmore 614 ft
52 Monroe 613 ft
53 Dunkirk 608 ft
54 University at Buffalo 598 ft
55 Kaser 598 ft
56 Monsey 596 ft
57 Solvay 591 ft
58 Lockport 591 ft
59 Lackawanna 589 ft
60 Niagara Falls 574 ft
61 Fort Drum 571 ft
62 North Tonawanda 571 ft
63 Tonawanda 571 ft
64 Oneida 569 ft
65 Wesley Hills 559 ft
66 Carmel 550 ft
67 Middletown 545 ft
68 North Gates 542 ft
69 Hillcrest 540 ft
70 Medina 537 ft
71 New Hempstead 534 ft
72 Rochester Institute of Technology 528 ft
73 Warwick 524 ft
74 Albion 522 ft
75 Brockport 512 ft
76 Utica 505 ft
77 Airmont 503 ft
78 Gananda 503 ft
79 Rochester 502 ft
80 Lake Mohegan 501 ft
81 New Square 497 ft
82 Orange Lake 493 ft
83 Brighton 492 ft
84 Westvale 490 ft
85 Fairmount 487 ft
86 Fairport 487 ft
87 Mechanicstown 484 ft
88 Radisson 483 ft
89 Geneva 480 ft
90 Watertown 474 ft
91 Newark 473 ft
92 Port Jervis 471 ft
93 Spring Valley 469 ft
94 Glens Falls North 469 ft
95 Rome 456 ft
96 Seneca Falls 455 ft
97 Niskayuna 450 ft
98 Briarcliff Manor 449 ft
99 Chestnut Ridge 433 ft
100 Goshen 433 ft

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation in New York.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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