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WYLT Rankings · 2026

Best neighborhoods for retirees
in New York

Ranked by safety, affordability, and livability — neighborhoods with low crime and manageable costs.

✓ Safety
✓ Affordability
✓ Walkability
25 neighborhoods ranked
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#1 Pick for Retirees in New York

Watertown, Watertown — Good for now

#1

Watertown

Good for now

Watertown, NY

Price

$210K

Schools

5/10

Walk

75/100

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#2

Queensbury

Settle here

Queensbury, NY

Price

$170K

Walk

56/100

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#3

Brooklyn

Settle here

Brooklyn, NY

Price

$979K

Schools

7.4/10

Walk

100/100

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#4

Middle Village

Settle here

Middle Village, NY

Price

$1.1M

Walk

86/100

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#5

Albany

Good for now

Albany, NY

Price

$225K

Walk

100/100

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#6

Schenectady

Good for now

Schenectady, NY

Price

$140K

Schools

7.3/10

Walk

89/100

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#7

Great Neck

Good for now

Great Neck, NY

Price

$711K

Schools

7.4/10

Walk

60/100

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#8

Maspeth

Good for now

Maspeth, NY

Price

$850K

Walk

96/100

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#9

Jackson Heights

Good for now

Jackson Heights, NY

Price

$429K

Schools

7.3/10

Walk

94/100

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#10

Kew Gardens

Good for now

Kew Gardens, NY

Price

$374K

Schools

7.4/10

Walk

90/100

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#11

Plainview

Good for now

Plainview, NY

Price

$650K

Schools

7/10

Walk

40/100

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#12

New York City

Think twice

New York City, NY

Price

$535K

Schools

8.5/10

Walk

98/100

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#13

Upper East Side

Settle here

Upper East Side, NY

Price

$1.6M

Schools

7.3/10

Walk

95/100

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#14

Forest Hills

Good for now

Forest Hills, NY

Price

$559K

Schools

7.4/10

Walk

98/100

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#15

Brooklyn

Good for now

Brooklyn, NY

Price

$1.2M

Schools

7.3/10

Walk

94/100

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#16

Cuba

Good for now

Cuba, NY

Price

$140K

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#17

Massapequa

Good for now

Massapequa, NY

Price

$650K

Schools

6/10

Walk

33/100

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#18

Rego Park

Settle here

Rego Park, NY

Price

$481K

Schools

7.4/10

Walk

88/100

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#19

New York City

Good for now

New York City, NY

Price

$703K

Schools

7.2/10

Walk

100/100

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#20

New York City

Think twice

New York City, NY

Price

$714K

Schools

7.3/10

Walk

100/100

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#21

East Village

Think twice

East Village, NY

Price

$714K

Schools

7.3/10

Walk

100/100

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#22

Elmhurst

Think twice

Elmhurst, NY

Price

$659K

Schools

7.4/10

Walk

96/100

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#23

New York City

Good for now

New York City, NY

Price

$711K

Schools

7.3/10

Walk

99/100

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#24

Albany

Good for now

Albany, NY

Price

$250K

Schools

6.9/10

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#25

Lake George

Good for now

Lake George, NY

Price

$342K

Walk

6/100

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