{"id":326662,"date":"2026-08-21T14:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/326662\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:20:16","slug":"new-data-uncovers-the-worst-places-to-live-in-new-york-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/326662\/","title":{"rendered":"New &#8220;Data&#8221; Uncovers The Worst Places To Live In New York State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new study named the &#8220;worst places to live&#8221; in New York State, &#8220;according to data.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A new study has ranked the best and worst places to live across New York State, using everything from housing and jobs to crime and education.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesnacks.com\/these-are-the-10-best-places-to-live-in-new-york\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTz0DFwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMURIVXlYbllrRXU2cEtzSDVzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeJAXjMYjrQBLktLzjU85Rf0s4wpYmzF6yzZp1AkI4uuacZ8TgnOvigGfSeDU_aem_Gy_PYrF8qY8G7np16rYlAQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Our friends at HomeSnacks<\/a> recently analyzed the <a href=\"https:\/\/tsq.link\/7fa1615c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">best places to live in New York State.<\/a> The study analyzed home prices, schools, and above-average employment rates for the 162 places in New York with over 5,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>That full list is below.<\/p>\n<p>Worst Places To Live In New York State Uncovered<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo-1744476037766-29136f077863.jpeg\" alt=\"Colorful row houses stand on a city street\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"4425\" height=\"3319\"\/>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@sebenrique12?utm_source=townsquare_carbon&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sebastian Enrique<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/colorful-row-houses-stand-on-a-city-street-VuIsV408o-E?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a>Colorful row houses stand on a city street<\/p>\n<p>Of course, when you create a list of the best, the research uncovers the worst.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you\u2019re curious enough, here are the worst places to live in New York according to the data,&#8221; HomeSnacks states.<\/p>\n<p>For all the news that the Hudson Valley is sharing, make sure to follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HudsonValleyPost\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hudson Valley Post on Facebook,<\/a>\u00a0and download the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonvalleypost.com\/app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hudson Valley Post Mobile App <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The publication didn&#8217;t provide statistics about why each hometown made its worst three list. But they are:<\/p>\n<p>1) Albion: 5,506 residents<br \/>2) Elmira: 26,257 residents<br \/>3) Monticello: 7,297 residents<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo-1675962548788-35892e0f7ae4.jpeg\" alt=\"a person driving a car on a road next to a forest\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"3790\" height=\"2527\"\/>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@fruitfullmedia?utm_source=townsquare_carbon&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fruitfullmedia<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-person-driving-a-car-on-a-road-next-to-a-forest-fey671cCzNo?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a>a person driving a car on a road next to a forest<\/p>\n<p>Criteria for the list included median home values; median income; population density; unemployment rate; commute time; crime; education levels; health insurance coverage; and poverty rates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/hudson-valley-post\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764005171_799_attachment-No3_nextdoorpromo_newsletter.jpg\" alt=\"Follow Us on Nextdoor\" width=\"450\" height=\"113\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>New Ranking Names The Best Places To Live In New York State<\/p>\n<p>Every New Yorker has an opinion about which towns are the best, but now there&#8217;s some data behind the debate.<\/p>\n<p>The 20 Best Places To Live In New York State<\/p>\n<p>Below are the next five:<\/p>\n<p>21) Valley Stream<br \/>22) Westbury<br \/>23) Pelham Manor<br \/>24) Great Neck Plaza<br \/>25) Irvington<\/p>\n<p>New York&#8217;s 10 Most Dangerous Hometowns Revealed For 2026<\/p>\n<p>New York&#8217;s 10 Most Dangerous Hometowns Revealed<\/p>\n<p>LOOK: Best Counties to Raise a Family in New YorkLOOK: Best Counties to Raise a Family in New York<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacker.com\/new-york\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Stacker<\/a> compiled a list of the best counties to raise a family in New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Stacker<\/p>\n<p>These Are Now The 15 Best Places To Live In New York<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new study named the &#8220;worst places to live&#8221; in New York State, &#8220;according to data.&#8221; A new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326663,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3764,9,11,10,49,51,50],"class_list":["post-326662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-hudson-valley-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}