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Most densely populated, New York cities

New York cities ranked by residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 172 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 172 is 3,766. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Oneonta, NY, up 112 places to #91.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Kaser, NYNY6,12135,587+85%

02▲3Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,14732,248+259%

03▼1New York, NYNY8,584,62928,572+7%

04▼1New Square, NYNY10,21427,831+121%

05▼1Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,88925,367+23%

06▲1Spring Valley, NYNY34,48217,172+35%

07▼1Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30416,463+6%

08Hempstead, NYNY59,81916,207+6%

09Long Beach, NYNY34,91815,743−2%

10Manorhaven, NYNY7,13515,213+16%

11Port Chester, NYNY32,30313,876+16%

12▲1New Hyde Park, NYNY10,22612,059+7%

13▼1Williston Park, NYNY7,52412,019+4%

14▲2Yonkers, NYNY212,60311,807+8%

15▼1Tuckahoe, NYNY7,02911,696+13%

16▲1Valley Stream, NYNY40,37911,610+11%

17▲2Mineola, NYNY21,37611,548+11%

18▲2Island Park, NYNY5,06911,391+7%

19▼1Floral Park, NYNY16,10511,334+1%

20▲1Cedarhurst, NYNY7,33410,865+19%

21▲5Lynbrook, NYNY20,85510,360+5%

22▲1Kenmore, NYNY14,80810,312−10%

23▲4East Rockaway, NYNY10,0969,917−3%

24▲6Nyack, NYNY7,5119,755+11%

25▲8Pelham, NYNY7,6089,255+19%

26▲6Freeport, NYNY44,1749,136+1%

27▲7Ossining, NYNY27,5798,708+15%

28▲7Great Neck, NYNY11,1418,415+17%

29▲16New Rochelle, NYNY85,8648,348+19%

30▲8Malverne, NYNY8,4768,011−5%

31▲9Rockville Centre, NYNY25,7707,927+5%

32▲14Farmingdale, NYNY8,5847,846+2%

33▲11Massapequa Park, NYNY16,9977,754−3%

34▲13Watervliet, NYNY10,2427,6320%

35▲14Newburgh, NYNY28,0597,372−1%

36▲17Lindenhurst, NYNY27,2587,275−2%

37▲21West Haverstraw, NYNY11,0257,263+7%

38▲25Westbury, NYNY15,9816,818+12%

39▲21Buffalo, NYNY274,6136,801−6%

40▲21Bronxville, NYNY6,5046,691−1%

41▲38White Plains, NYNY62,8716,457+18%

42▲32Haverstraw, NYNY12,7916,447+26%

43▲32Schenectady, NYNY69,4716,428+12%

44▲33Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,4996,317+9%

45▲39Ithaca, NYNY33,6326,241+15%

46▲24Mamaroneck, NYNY19,8966,200+6%

47▲34Larchmont, NYNY6,7506,159+4%

48▲28Mechanicville, NYNY5,0215,9850%

49▲41Peekskill, NYNY25,8915,960+15%

50▲36Syracuse, NYNY144,8965,782−2%

51▲37Rochester, NYNY206,1085,763−6%

52▲40Middletown, NYNY30,0985,672+19%

53▲43Suffern, NYNY11,7965,625+7%

54▲41Patchogue, NYNY12,4865,525+5%

55▲42Wappingers Falls, NYNY6,0485,395+23%

56▲69Sleepy Hollow, NYNY11,4745,115+25%

57▲48Babylon, NYNY12,2815,094−3%

58▲77New Paltz, NYNY8,6894,931+44%

59▲49Elmsford, NYNY5,2034,922+11%

60▲47Troy, NYNY50,9124,916+4%

61▲50Cohoes, NYNY18,5184,908+19%

62▲50Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,6454,806+10%

63▲56Amityville, NYNY9,7994,766+4%

64▲54Albany, NYNY101,6984,751+6%

65▲45East Rochester, NYNY6,1324,663−8%

66▲51Bayville, NYNY6,7804,660−5%

67▲55Sea Cliff, NYNY5,0314,512−1%

68▲56Cortland, NYNY17,3944,467−7%

69▲51Binghamton, NYNY46,4184,430−2%

70▲59Williamsville, NYNY5,4784,355−2%

71▲107Alfred, NYNY5,1474,325+30%

72▲55Garden City, NYNY23,0434,325+6%

73▲57Scotia, NYNY7,2954,322−8%

74▲54Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,4404,265+10%

75▲57Glen Cove, NYNY28,1904,234+6%

76▲57Pelham Manor, NYNY5,6314,162+3%

77▲54Endicott, NYNY13,0684,0910%

78▲61Tarrytown, NYNY11,8904,050+7%

79▲59Pleasantville, NYNY7,3913,989+3%

80▲56Solvay, NYNY6,4273,977−6%

81▲63Hamburg, NYNY9,8403,969−3%

82▲58Hudson Falls, NYNY7,3333,940+6%

83▲60Tonawanda, NYNY14,8483,904−8%

84▲69Lake Grove, NYNY11,1683,791+9%

85▲66Ardsley, NYNY5,0073,790+17%

86▲59Utica, NYNY62,9783,766+4%

87▲62Glens Falls, NYNY14,3833,7350%

88▲67Plattsburgh, NYNY19,7443,677+5%

89▲68Lancaster, NYNY9,9953,677−11%

90▲68Elmira, NYNY26,0893,597−16%

91▲112Oneonta, NYNY15,6653,592+18%

92▲94Brockport, NYNY7,7363,558−5%

93▲67Mount Kisco, NYNY10,7573,537+8%

94▲82Walden, NYNY6,9353,452+13%

95▲79Corning, NYNY10,5143,409−3%

96▲81North Syracuse, NYNY6,7733,409−1%

97▲69Fairport, NYNY5,3263,371−7%

98▲71Port Jervis, NYNY8,5183,367−4%

99▲71Niagara Falls, NYNY47,2553,356−15%

100▲80Hilton, NYNY5,8733,2880%

101▲89East Hills, NYNY7,3283,215+7%

102▲79Johnson City, NYNY14,5803,203−6%

103▲86Kingston, NYNY23,9423,200+2%

104▲87Northport, NYNY7,3363,185−4%

105▲106Beacon, NYNY14,9313,151+8%

106▲82Auburn, NYNY25,9473,113−9%

107▲80Jamestown, NYNY27,6633,108−13%

108▲86Amsterdam, NYNY18,0933,081−1%

109▲74Norwich, NYNY6,5383,078−11%

110▲85Ilion, NYNY7,4883,004−13%

111▲87Geneva, NYNY12,5522,979−8%

112▲84Lackawanna, NYNY19,4522,971+2%

113▲101Rensselaer, NYNY9,4212,964+21%

114▲86North Tonawanda, NYNY29,8062,953−10%

115▲89Gloversville, NYNY14,7822,929−4%

116▲86Batavia, NYNY15,1682,920−7%

117▲88Depew, NYNY14,8012,916−11%

118▲91Rye Brook, NYNY9,9552,904+16%

119▲93Fulton, NYNY11,1882,852−6%

120▲96Rye, NYNY16,6142,839+11%

121▲99Herkimer, NYNY7,1952,780−4%

122▲100Scarsdale, NYNY18,1942,726+2%

123▲105Geneseo, NYNY7,7592,723+2%

124▲93Dunkirk, NYNY12,3262,712−6%

125▲105Port Jefferson, NYNY8,3062,712+6%

126▲100Monroe, NYNY9,4622,709+22%

127▲94Warwick, NYNY6,5342,693+2%

128▲96Hudson, NYNY5,7212,651−24%

129▲104Webster, NYNY5,7612,615+10%

130▲93Watertown, NYNY23,5172,604−12%

131▲104Hornell, NYNY8,0242,447−11%

132▲104Lockport, NYNY20,2482,410−9%

133▲104Baldwinsville, NYNY7,5822,377+8%

134▲111East Aurora, NYNY5,9492,369−11%

135▲108Colonie, NYNY7,6792,369−3%

136▲111Irvington, NYNY6,5332,342−1%

137▲123Airmont, NYNY10,6342,329+36%

138▲111Olean, NYNY13,5082,289−12%

139▲115Canandaigua, NYNY10,3472,269−8%

140▲121Oswego, NYNY17,0242,236−5%

141▲118Washingtonville, NYNY5,6402,222−4%

142▲124Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,9872,219+40%

143▲124Penn Yan, NYNY5,2722,197+1%

144▲114Massena, NYNY9,8982,185−12%

145▲132Albion, NYNY5,8432,001−21%

146▲132New Hempstead, NYNY5,6571,990+19%

147▲127North Hills, NYNY5,4811,988+27%

148▲138Liberty, NYNY5,0971,945+28%

149▲135Wesley Hills, NYNY6,4771,932+34%

150▲150Harrison, NYNY32,2731,925+34%

151▲131Lawrence, NYNY6,8471,842+5%

152▲121Ogdensburg, NYNY9,1231,841−26%

153▲126Fredonia, NYNY9,2831,807−13%

154▲127Medina, NYNY5,8551,775−9%

155▲133Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,2821,765+9%

156▲134Monticello, NYNY7,1951,763+10%

157▲134Bath, NYNY5,5451,748−2%

158▲135Goshen, NYNY5,7441,730+1%

159▲130Malone, NYNY5,3151,704−13%

160▲141Kings Point, NYNY5,7101,700+12%

161▲135Johnstown, NYNY8,0211,664−6%

162▲133Canton, NYNY6,8941,663+17%

163▲139Newark, NYNY8,9191,646−8%

164▲135Potsdam, NYNY8,0191,631−15%

165▲132Horseheads, NYNY6,2751,612−3%

166▲154Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,4811,248−3%

167▲169Saratoga Springs, NYNY28,7681,025+10%

168▲171Salamanca, NYNY5,719954−6%

169▲179Old Westbury, NYNY5,071592+20%

170▲180Oneida, NYNY10,009454−9%

171▲182Rome, NYNY31,682423−9%

172▲184Woodbury, NYNY11,571325–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES