Cheapest Cities in New York
Most affordable cities in New York (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.
| # |
City |
Cost Index |
Income |
Rent |
Population |
| 1 |
Ilion
|
63 |
$61,880 |
$718/mo |
7,636 |
| 2 |
Salamanca
|
64 |
$39,871 |
$702/mo |
5,878 |
| 3 |
South Lockport
|
65 |
$54,051 |
$647/mo |
8,660 |
| 4 |
Massena
|
65 |
$48,810 |
$680/mo |
10,234 |
| 5 |
Niagara Falls
|
66 |
$48,535 |
$784/mo |
48,198 |
| 6 |
Jamestown
|
66 |
$44,878 |
$755/mo |
28,401 |
| 7 |
Ogdensburg
|
66 |
$59,306 |
$761/mo |
9,600 |
| 8 |
Elmira
|
66 |
$43,089 |
$871/mo |
26,349 |
| 9 |
Endicott
|
66 |
$46,685 |
$822/mo |
13,456 |
| 10 |
Hornell
|
67 |
$46,321 |
$769/mo |
8,173 |
| 11 |
Olean
|
67 |
$47,553 |
$786/mo |
13,798 |
| 12 |
Bath
|
68 |
$45,514 |
$750/mo |
5,595 |
| 13 |
Herkimer
|
68 |
$57,281 |
$824/mo |
7,335 |
| 14 |
Fulton
|
68 |
$52,123 |
$856/mo |
11,339 |
| 15 |
Binghamton
|
68 |
$44,331 |
$867/mo |
47,357 |
| 16 |
Lackawanna
|
69 |
$48,185 |
$823/mo |
19,779 |
| 17 |
Malone
|
69 |
$59,489 |
$793/mo |
5,466 |
| 18 |
Albion
|
69 |
$45,474 |
$914/mo |
5,495 |
| 19 |
Tonawanda
|
70 |
$61,619 |
$776/mo |
15,044 |
| 20 |
Medina
|
70 |
$63,972 |
$902/mo |
5,799 |
| 21 |
Rome
|
70 |
$58,857 |
$871/mo |
31,795 |
| 22 |
Utica
|
71 |
$51,513 |
$907/mo |
64,440 |
| 23 |
Oneida
|
71 |
$60,380 |
$841/mo |
10,240 |
| 24 |
Dunkirk
|
71 |
$49,003 |
$905/mo |
12,597 |
| 25 |
Johnson City
|
71 |
$51,667 |
$993/mo |
15,130 |
| 26 |
Gloversville
|
72 |
$49,155 |
$905/mo |
15,010 |
| 27 |
Auburn
|
72 |
$49,377 |
$867/mo |
26,475 |
| 28 |
Solvay
|
72 |
$58,944 |
$875/mo |
6,590 |
| 29 |
Lockport
|
72 |
$59,153 |
$909/mo |
20,699 |
| 30 |
Norwich
|
72 |
$51,713 |
$842/mo |
6,880 |
| 31 |
Hamlin
|
72 |
$69,142 |
$882/mo |
5,041 |
| 32 |
Watertown
|
72 |
$49,692 |
$933/mo |
24,574 |
| 33 |
Hudson Falls
|
73 |
$62,237 |
$876/mo |
7,401 |
| 34 |
Potsdam
|
73 |
$32,061 |
$819/mo |
8,507 |
| 35 |
Endwell
|
73 |
$72,742 |
$901/mo |
11,821 |
| 36 |
Amsterdam
|
73 |
$50,193 |
$955/mo |
18,162 |
| 37 |
Seneca Falls
|
73 |
$54,429 |
$905/mo |
6,967 |
| 38 |
Cortland
|
74 |
$55,368 |
$893/mo |
17,465 |
| 39 |
Lancaster
|
74 |
$63,902 |
$839/mo |
10,127 |
| 40 |
Syracuse
|
74 |
$45,845 |
$998/mo |
146,211 |
| 41 |
Oswego
|
74 |
$53,286 |
$1,031/mo |
17,028 |
| 42 |
Corning
|
74 |
$61,017 |
$976/mo |
10,666 |
| 43 |
Southport
|
74 |
$62,060 |
$1,105/mo |
6,435 |
| 44 |
Brockport
|
74 |
$58,237 |
$948/mo |
7,153 |
| 45 |
Johnstown
|
74 |
$62,333 |
$861/mo |
8,153 |
| 46 |
Canton
|
75 |
$62,438 |
$775/mo |
7,222 |
| 47 |
Batavia
|
75 |
$57,150 |
$897/mo |
15,494 |
| 48 |
Geneva
|
75 |
$68,242 |
$959/mo |
12,573 |
| 49 |
Newark
|
75 |
$58,096 |
$1,012/mo |
9,040 |
| 50 |
North Syracuse
|
75 |
$66,158 |
$968/mo |
6,727 |