Best places to live in the New York City metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the New York City metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
#25. Old Bethpage
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 6,179
#24. Scarsdale
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 18,005
#23. Berkeley Heights Township
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 13,121
#22. Plainview
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 26,251
#21. Garden City
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 22,866
#20. Jericho
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 14,117
#19. Bernardsville
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 7,871
#18. Manhattan
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 1,627,788
#17. Metuchen
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 14,982
#16. Closter
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 8,544
#15. Great Neck Gardens
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,245
#14. Mountain Lakes
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,535
#13. Hoboken
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 58,340
#12. East Williston
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 2,627
#11. Manhasset
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 7,730
#10. Summit
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 22,512
#9. Syosset
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 18,274
#8. Haworth
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 3,321
#7. Harrington Park
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,883
#6. Ardsley
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 5,005
#5. River Edge
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 12,024
#4. Kensington
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,462
#3. Ridgewood
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 26,076
#2. Great Neck Plaza
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 7,503
#1. Ho-Ho-Kus
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,230