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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

$173K

Schools

5/10

Walk

58/100

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#2

Great Neck

Good for now

Great Neck, NY

Price

$662K

Schools

9/10

Walk

88/100

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#3

Cuba

Good for now

Cuba, NY

Price

$108K

Schools

6.2/10

Walk

36/100

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#4

Massapequa

Good for now

Massapequa, NY

Price

$654K

Schools

8.3/10

Walk

70/100

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#5

Queensbury

Settle here

Queensbury, NY

Price

$311K

Schools

7.6/10

Walk

47/100

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#6

Cazenovia

Good for now

Cazenovia, NY

Price

$297K

Schools

8.3/10

Walk

43/100

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#7

Schenectady

Good for now

Schenectady, NY

Price

$218K

Schools

8.7/10

Walk

93/100

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#8

Brewster

Good for now

Brewster, NY

Price

$458K

Schools

6.5/10

Walk

42/100

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#9

Monticello

Good for now

Monticello, NY

Price

$203K

Schools

6.3/10

Walk

58/100

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#10

Plainview

Good for now

Plainview, NY

Price

$800K

Schools

8.7/10

Walk

64/100

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#11

Middle Village

Settle here

Middle Village, NY

Price

$891K

Schools

9/10

Walk

68/100

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#12

Maspeth

Good for now

Maspeth, NY

Price

$834K

Schools

9/10

Walk

96/100

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#13

Plattsburgh

Good for now

Plattsburgh, NY

Price

$189K

Walk

51/100

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#14

White Plains

Good for now

White Plains, NY

Price

$373K

Schools

8.1/10

Walk

96/100

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#15

Lake George

Good for now

Lake George, NY

Price

$356K

Walk

28/100

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#16

Albany

Good for now

Albany, NY

Price

$250K

Schools

7/10

Walk

18/100

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#17

Highland

Good for now

Highland, NY

Price

$366K

Schools

8.1/10

Walk

21/100

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#18

Ardsley

Good for now

Ardsley, NY

Price

$846K

Schools

7.8/10

Walk

84/100

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#19

Forest Hills

Good for now

Forest Hills, NY

Price

$552K

Schools

9/10

Walk

97/100

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#20

Buffalo

Think twice

Buffalo, NY

Price

$479K

Schools

7.8/10

Walk

92/100

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#21

Hudson

Good for now

Hudson, NY

Price

$869K

Schools

7.9/10

Walk

50/100

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#22

Troy

Good for now

Troy, NY

Price

$244K

Schools

8.1/10

Walk

73/100

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#23

Port Washington

Think twice

Port Washington, NY

Price

$1.0M

Schools

8.7/10

Walk

87/100

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#24

Mount Hope

Good for now

Mount Hope, NY

Price

$347K

Schools

6.9/10

Walk

10/100

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#25

Syracuse

Think twice

Syracuse, NY

Price

$89K

Schools

8.2/10

Walk

92/100

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