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Cities in New York

The 111 largest cities in New York (the most populous cities in NY are New York, Buffalo, and Rochester) have an average Walk Score of 54. The best cities in New York ranked by Walk Score are New York, Mineola, and Port Chester, while the least walkable cities are Dix Hills, Medford, and Shirley.

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The list of New York cities below is sorted alphabetically, but can also be sorted by Walk Score or population (click table's heading to sort).

City

Walk Score

Population
Albany 66 97,856
Amsterdam 50 18,620
Auburn 56 27,687
Baldwin 66 24,033
Bay Shore 55 26,337
Binghamton 61 47,376
Brentwood 40 60,664
Brighton 42 36,609
Buffalo 60 261,310
Centereach 32 31,578
Central Islip 44 34,450
Cheektowaga 42 75,178
Commack 43 36,124
Copiague 62 22,993
Coram 31 39,113
Cortland 65 19,204
Deer Park 50 27,745
Dix Hills 25 26,892
East Massapequa 57 19,069
East Meadow 57 38,132
East Northport 53 20,217
East Patchogue 34 22,469
Eastchester 63 19,554
Elmira 54 29,200
Elmont 58 33,198
Franklin Square 69 29,320
Freeport 62 42,860
Garden City 60 22,371
Glen Cove 60 26,964
Harrison 44 27,472
Hauppauge 37 20,882
Hempstead 67 53,891
Hicksville 60 41,547
Holbrook 42 27,195
Holtsville 34 19,714
Huntington 49 18,046
Huntington Station 57 33,029
Irondequoit 39 51,692
Islip 44 18,689
Ithaca 72 30,014
Jamestown 57 31,146
Kings Park 35 17,282
Kingston 63 23,893
Kiryas Joel 42 20,175
Lackawanna 46 18,141
Lake Ronkonkoma 45 20,155
Levittown 55 51,881
Lindenhurst 60 27,253
Lockport 56 21,165
Long Beach 67 33,275
Lynbrook 74 19,427
Mamaroneck 70 18,929
Massapequa 53 21,685
Massapequa Park 50 17,008
Medford 28 24,142
Melville 32 18,985
Merrick 60 22,097
Middletown 65 28,086
Mineola 78 18,799
Monsey 48 18,412
Mount Vernon 73 67,292
Nanuet 48 17,882
New City 32 33,559
New Rochelle 69 77,062
New York (the largest city in New York) 85 8,175,133
Newburgh 69 28,866
Niagara Falls 42 50,193
North Amityville 46 17,862
North Babylon 49 17,509
North Bay Shore 42 18,944
North Bellmore 60 19,941
North Massapequa 54 17,886
North Tonawanda 47 31,568
North Valley Stream 61 16,628
Oceanside 61 32,109
Ossining 64 25,060
Oswego 64 18,142
Peekskill 70 23,583
Plainview 56 26,217
Plattsburgh 61 19,989
Port Chester 78 28,967
Poughkeepsie 67 32,736
Rochester 63 210,565
Rockville Centre 65 24,023
Rome 41 33,725
Ronkonkoma 36 19,082
Rotterdam 48 20,652
Saratoga Springs 46 26,586
Sayville 46 16,853
Scarsdale 43 17,166
Schenectady 64 66,135
Selden 39 19,851
Shirley 30 27,854
Smithtown 33 26,470
Spring Valley 59 31,347
Syosset 51 18,829
Syracuse 63 145,170
Tonawanda 55 58,144
Troy 58 50,129
Uniondale 62 24,759
Utica 57 62,235
Valley Stream 66 37,511
Wantagh 56 18,871
Watertown 58 27,023
West Babylon 48 43,213
West Hempstead 64 18,862
West Islip 43 28,335
West Seneca 36 44,711
White Plains 68 56,853
Woodmere 54 17,121
Yonkers 71 195,976

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