Ranking · New York
Richest and poorest places in New York
At least 25 of New York's 1,623 ranked places have a median household income at the survey's top value ($250,000 or more) and share first place; listed by mean household income, Brookville and Scarsdale come first; Kaser has the lowest ($26,848). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and an estimate whose coefficient of variation is 40% or less.
Which are the richest places?
Richest places in New York, first to fifth: Brookville ($250,000 or more), Scarsdale ($250,000 or more), Plandome ($250,000 or more), Old Westbury ($250,000 or more) and Sands Point ($250,000 or more).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brookville | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Scarsdale | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Plandome | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Old Westbury | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Sands Point | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Laurel Hollow | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Munsey Park | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Oyster Bay Cove | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Lattingtown | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Huntington Bay | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Roslyn Estates | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Town of Pound Ridge | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Old Brookville | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Upper Brookville | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Muttontown | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Lloyd Harbor | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Flower Hill | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Plandome Heights | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Bedfordinside the Town of Bedford | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | East Hills | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Hewlett Harbor | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Town of New Castle | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Pelham Manor | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Golden's Bridgeinside the Town of Lewisboro | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Cold Spring Harborinside the Town of Huntington | $250,000 or more |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which are the poorest places?
Poorest places in New York, first to fifth: Kaser ($26,848), Loch Sheldrake ($27,214), Lake Luzerne ($29,167), New Square ($31,443) and Potsdam ($34,546).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1,623 | Kaserwithin the margin | $26,848±$7,400 |
| 1,622 | Loch Sheldrakeinside the Town of Fallsburgwithin the margin | $27,214±$13,002 |
| 1,621 | Lake Luzerneinside the Town of Lake Luzernewithin the margin | $29,167±$4,822 |
| 1,620 | New Squarewithin the margin | $31,443±$2,845 |
| 1,619 | Potsdamwithin the margin | $34,546±$9,432 |
| 1,618 | Waltonwithin the margin | $34,676±$7,492 |
| 1,617 | Fort Plainwithin the margin | $34,738±$21,660 |
| 1,616 | Friendshipinside the Town of Friendshipwithin the margin | $35,417±$15,171 |
| 1,615 | Gouverneurwithin the margin | $35,752±$10,120 |
| 1,614 | Alfredwithin the margin | $40,625±$11,737 |
| 1,613 | Albionwithin the margin | $41,581±$16,561 |
| 1,612 | Lake Placidwithin the margin | $41,612±$6,360 |
| 1,611 | Salamancawithin the margin | $41,667±$4,097 |
| 1,610 | Town of Wirtwithin the margin | $42,243±$14,425 |
| 1,609 | Town of Alfredwithin the margin | $42,337±$8,570 |
| 1,608 | Marioninside the Town of Marionwithin the margin | $42,865±$25,457 |
| 1,607 | Ellenvillewithin the margin | $42,969±$27,804 |
| 1,606 | Elmirawithin the margin | $43,120±$3,211 |
| 1,605 | Wolcottwithin the margin | $43,261±$5,991 |
| 1,604 | Jamestownwithin the margin | $43,523±$4,092 |
| 1,603 | Stamfordwithin the margin | $43,716±$5,168 |
| 1,602 | Town of Mindenwithin the margin | $44,195±$9,564 |
| 1,601 | Town of Gouverneurwithin the margin | $44,411±$14,308 |
| 1,600 | Dundeewithin the margin | $44,583±$10,722 |
| 1,599 | Little Valley | $44,655±$14,305 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which places in New York have the highest income per person?
The survey publishes income per person without a top code, so it gives a figure even for the richest places: Scarsdale has the highest estimate, $188,274 per resident (±$24,143), but it is within the margin of error of Huntington Bay ($181,222): the survey cannot say which is higher.
| Rank | Place | Per capita income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarsdalewithin the margin | $188,274±$24,143 |
| 2 | Huntington Baywithin the margin | $181,222±$29,189 |
| 3 | Plandomewithin the margin | $176,317±$19,943 |
| 4 | Brookvillewithin the margin | $167,678±$84,148 |
| 5 | Lattingtownwithin the margin | $166,764±$58,896 |
| 6 | Sands Pointwithin the margin | $166,093±$28,914 |
| 7 | Southamptonwithin the margin | $162,978±$41,985 |
| 8 | Laurel Hollowwithin the margin | $158,955±$19,431 |
| 9 | Oyster Bay Covewithin the margin | $158,306±$22,051 |
| 10 | Remsenburg-Speonk | $158,079±$69,643 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
Each place's median household income is read from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and its estimate has a coefficient of variation of 40% or less. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections