The 10 Richest Cities in New York in 2026

New York State's wealthiest cities are not in New York City. They are in the suburbs surrounding it, concentrated almost entirely in Westchester County to the north and Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island to the east. These are communities built around easy commutes to Manhattan, excellent school districts, and decades of accumulated wealth among the executive and professional class that has lived in New York's orbit since the postwar era. The income figures are extraordinary and the home values in several cases are among the highest in the country.

All figures below come from the CensusEasy highest income cities ranking, based on the most recent ACS data.

1. Rye Brook - $246,944 median household income

Rye Brook sits in southern Westchester County, about 25 miles from Midtown Manhattan, and tops the New York State income rankings with a median household income of $246,944. Median home value is $1,016,100, poverty rate is 5.6%, and the median age of 42.9 reflects a community of established families. Income has grown 150% since 2000, one of the strongest appreciation rates on this list, reflecting both genuine earnings growth and the compounding effect of two decades of high-income in-migration from Manhattan and the inner suburbs. The village incorporated in 1982, making it one of the newer municipalities on this list, but its demographic profile has rapidly converged with the older wealth centers around it.

2. Garden City - $244,152 median household income

Garden City is one of the oldest planned communities in the United States, incorporated in 1919 on Long Island in Nassau County. At 23,043 residents it is the largest city on this list and one of the most established, with a median home value of $1,075,900 and a poverty rate of 3.0%. Income has grown 134% since 2000. Garden City's identity is built around its walkable downtown, its train station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line providing direct access to Penn Station, and a school district that consistently ranks among the best on Long Island. The median age of 41.3 and the low poverty rate reflect a community that has been wealthy for generations rather than one that recently arrived at its current income level.

3. Ardsley - $243,000 median household income

Ardsley is a small village of 5,007 people in Westchester County with a median household income of $243,000 and a median home value of $829,900. The poverty rate of 4.4% and median age of 42.5 are consistent with the Westchester pattern of established professional families in older, well-maintained housing stock with direct rail access to Manhattan. Income has grown 131% since 2000. Ardsley is less famous than some of its Westchester neighbors but its income profile places it in the same tier as communities that attract significantly more national attention.

4. Rye - $239,815 median household income

Rye is the most expensive city on this list by home value at $1,819,900 median, placing it among the priciest housing markets in the entire Northeast. It sits in the southeastern corner of Westchester County on Long Island Sound, with a median household income of $239,815 and a poverty rate of just 2.7%. The median age of 42.5 and income growth of 116% since 2000 reflect a community that was already wealthy at the turn of the century and has continued appreciating. Rye's combination of waterfront location, Westchester school quality, and Metro-North access makes it one of the most coveted addresses in the New York suburbs, and its home values reflect that demand directly.

5. Briarcliff Manor - $229,732 median household income

Briarcliff Manor sits in central Westchester County on the Hudson River, with a median household income of $229,732, a median home value of $880,300, and a poverty rate of 7.1%. The median age of 47.7 is the second highest on this list, reflecting a long-established community of older homeowners rather than a newer influx of young professionals. Income growth since 2000 was 72%, the most modest on this list, consistent with a community that was already at the upper end of the income distribution in 2000 and has appreciated from a higher base. The village's setting on the Hudson and its relatively large lot sizes make it distinctive among Westchester suburbs that otherwise follow a similar pattern.

6. Dix Hills - $227,944 median household income

Dix Hills is an unincorporated community in Suffolk County on Long Island, the largest community on this list in terms of land area and the second largest by population at 24,773. Median home value is $935,800, poverty rate is 3.6%, and median age of 47.5 mirrors Briarcliff Manor's older demographic profile. Income has grown 119% since 2000. Unlike most of the Westchester entries, Dix Hills is car-dependent and further from Manhattan, which historically kept its prices below comparable Westchester communities. The convergence in income levels reflects the same dynamic that has driven up values across Long Island: Manhattan professional households who can afford to be further out in exchange for more space.

7. Bronxville - $215,815 median household income

Bronxville is one of the most recognizable names on this list, a village of 6,504 people in southern Westchester County that has been synonymous with old New York money for more than a century. The median home value of $1,095,100 and income of $215,815 reflect that legacy, but so does the 49% income growth since 2000, the slowest on this list and consistent with a community that was already deeply wealthy at the turn of the century and has compounded from a very high base. Poverty rate is 4.6% and median age is 40.5. Bronxville's tiny geography, walkable village center, and Metro-North station that delivers riders to Grand Central in 30 minutes make it a perennial fixture on best-suburbs lists going back decades.

8. Kings Point - $211,299 median household income

Kings Point is a village of 5,710 people on the North Shore of Long Island in Nassau County, part of the area known as the Gold Coast, and it has the second highest home value on this list at $1,981,000. The United States Merchant Marine Academy is located in Kings Point, which pulls the median household income of $211,299 and the poverty rate of 0.9% in unusual directions given the military presence. The median age of 26.8 is by far the youngest on this list and is entirely explained by the Academy's student and officer population. Income has grown only 37% since 2000, the lowest rate on this list, reflecting a combination of the military campus's stabilizing effect on demographics and a starting point that was already at the very top of the income distribution in 2000.

9. Wesley Hills - $209,345 median household income

Wesley Hills is a village of 6,477 people in Rockland County, north of New Jersey and west of the Hudson River, and it represents a different kind of New York suburban wealth than the Westchester and Long Island entries above it. Wesley Hills has a large Orthodox Jewish community, as do several surrounding Rockland County villages, and the demographic profile reflects a community organized around religious and family life rather than Manhattan commuter culture. Median home value is $909,800, poverty rate is 5.5%, and the median age of 34.0 is the second youngest on this list outside Kings Point, reflecting larger household sizes and younger families. Income has grown 129% since 2000.

10. Centerport - $195,357 median household income

Centerport is a hamlet in Suffolk County on the North Shore of Long Island with a median household income of $195,357, a median home value of $740,200, and a poverty rate of 3.9%. The median age of 49.2 is the highest on this list, reflecting a community of established homeowners in the later stages of their careers and early retirement. Income growth of 111% since 2000 places it in the middle of this list. Centerport sits on Centerport Harbor off Long Island Sound, and the waterfront setting contributes to home values that are above what comparable inland communities command.

What New York's wealthy suburbs tell you about the state

Eight of the ten cities on this list are in Westchester, Nassau, or Suffolk County - the three suburban counties that wrap around New York City to the north and east. The pattern reflects what has driven New York wealth concentration for a century: proximity to Manhattan, rail access, and school districts that the city itself cannot match. Rockland County's Wesley Hills breaks the pattern, representing a different kind of suburban prosperity built around community cohesion rather than Manhattan commuter access.

All ten cities have median home values above $740,000 and poverty rates below 8%. Nine of the ten have median household incomes above $200,000. The gap between these communities and New York State as a whole, where the median household income is $79,553, is as stark as anywhere in the country. You can compare any of these cities directly using the Compare tool or explore the full New York income rankings on the rankings page.