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1 / 25#25. Old Bethpage
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 6,179
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.
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2 / 25#24. Scarsdale
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 18,005
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3 / 25#23. Berkeley Heights Township
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 13,121
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4 / 25#22. Plainview
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 26,251
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5 / 25#21. Garden City
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 22,866
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6 / 25#20. Jericho
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 14,117
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7 / 25#19. Bernardsville
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 7,871
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8 / 25#18. Manhattan
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 1,627,788
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9 / 25#17. Metuchen
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 14,982
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10 / 25#16. Closter
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 8,544
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11 / 25#15. Great Neck Gardens
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,245
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12 / 25#14. Mountain Lakes
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,535
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13 / 25#13. Hoboken
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 58,340
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14 / 25#12. East Williston
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 2,627
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15 / 25#11. Manhasset
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 7,730
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16 / 25#10. Summit
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 22,512
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17 / 25#9. Syosset
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 18,274
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18 / 25#8. Haworth
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 3,321
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19 / 25#7. Harrington Park
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,883
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20 / 25#6. Ardsley
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 5,005
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21 / 25#5. River Edge
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 12,024
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22 / 25#4. Kensington
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,462
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23 / 25#3. Ridgewood
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 26,076
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24 / 25#2. Great Neck Plaza
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 7,503
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25 / 25#1. Ho-Ho-Kus
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,230
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