Best price headroom
Towns whose home prices sit near 60% of their metro median: cheap enough to have room, not so cheap that nobody is buying. Ranked by the price-headroom factor, then readiness.
Other rankings: Highest readiness · Best value within an hour of a city
| # | Town | Region | Band | Grade | Price ratio to metro | Readiness | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Jervis Orange | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (8,566) | A | 60% | 74.3 | factor 1.00 |
| 2 | Little Falls Herkimer | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (4,527) | C | 61% | 49.7 | factor 0.98 |
| 3 | West Haverstraw Rockland | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (10,804) | B | 61% | 65.4 | factor 0.98 |
| 4 | Unadilla Otsego | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,086) | D | 62% | 41.6 | factor 0.97 |
| 5 | Ellenville Ulster | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (4,180) | B | 62% | 60.0 | factor 0.97 |
| 6 | Haverstraw Rockland | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (12,445) | B | 59% | 65.4 | factor 0.97 |
| 7 | Spring Valley Rockland | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (33,637) | D | 62% | 47.7 | factor 0.96 |
| 8 | Suffern Rockland | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (11,537) | C | 62% | 52.1 | factor 0.96 |
| 9 | Watervliet Albany | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (10,268) | A | 63% | 75.4 | factor 0.95 |
| 10 | Ilion Herkimer | Mohawk Valley | 5,000 and over (7,559) | D | 63% | 48.6 | factor 0.95 |
| 11 | Newburgh Orange | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (28,181) | B | 63% | 63.5 | factor 0.95 |
| 12 | Peekskill Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (25,757) | B | 64% | 68.9 | factor 0.93 |
| 13 | Philmont Columbia | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,483) | D | 65% | 47.7 | factor 0.92 |
| 14 | Brewster Putnam | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (2,504) | C | 65% | 50.0 | factor 0.92 |
| 15 | Mechanicville Saratoga | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (5,083) | D | 65% | 49.1 | factor 0.91 |
| 16 | Gloversville Fulton | Mohawk Valley | 5,000 and over (14,894) | C | 65% | 54.1 | factor 0.91 |
| 17 | Maybrook Orange | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (3,141) | C | 65% | 48.2 | factor 0.91 |
| 18 | Corinth Saratoga | Capital Region | under 5,000 (2,638) | F | 66% | 36.2 | factor 0.90 |
| 19 | Scotia Schenectady | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (7,321) | A | 66% | 71.9 | factor 0.89 |
| 20 | Dolgeville Herkimer | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (2,015) | B | 67% | 58.2 | factor 0.89 |
| 21 | Cobleskill Schoharie | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (4,533) | F | 68% | 37.1 | factor 0.87 |
| 22 | Middleburgh Schoharie | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,161) | F | 68% | 37.1 | factor 0.87 |
| 23 | Waterford Saratoga | Capital Region | under 5,000 (2,020) | B | 55% | 59.1 | factor 0.86 |
| 24 | Harriman Orange | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (2,607) | C | 69% | 49.0 | factor 0.86 |
| 25 | Monticello Sullivan | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (7,228) | F | 69% | 44.8 | factor 0.85 |
| 26 | Sloatsburg Rockland | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (3,071) | C | 70% | 53.4 | factor 0.83 |
| 27 | Hoosick Falls Rensselaer | Capital Region | under 5,000 (3,190) | C | 54% | 52.4 | factor 0.83 |
| 28 | Hudson Falls Washington | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (7,359) | F | 71% | 44.2 | factor 0.82 |
| 29 | Mohawk Herkimer | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (2,376) | D | 72% | 47.0 | factor 0.80 |
| 30 | Poughkeepsie Dutchess | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (32,293) | A | 72% | 73.0 | factor 0.80 |
| 31 | Granville Washington | Capital Region | under 5,000 (2,420) | F | 73% | 38.4 | factor 0.78 |
| 32 | Liberty Sullivan | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (5,136) | C | 73% | 53.3 | factor 0.78 |
| 33 | Rensselaer Rensselaer | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (9,453) | A | 73% | 72.0 | factor 0.78 |
| 34 | Ossining Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (26,895) | A | 73% | 72.6 | factor 0.78 |
| 35 | Ravena Albany | Capital Region | under 5,000 (3,246) | F | 73% | 37.2 | factor 0.78 |
| 36 | Whitehall Washington | Capital Region | under 5,000 (2,482) | C | 52% | 50.8 | factor 0.77 |
| 37 | Richfield Springs Otsego | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,090) | D | 74% | 46.9 | factor 0.77 |
| 38 | Frankfort Herkimer | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (2,292) | B | 74% | 54.7 | factor 0.76 |
| 39 | South Glens Falls Saratoga | Capital Region | under 5,000 (3,723) | D | 74% | 41.1 | factor 0.76 |
| 40 | Fort Plain Montgomery | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (2,002) | B | 51% | 53.9 | factor 0.75 |
| 41 | St. Johnsville Montgomery | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,711) | D | 51% | 41.2 | factor 0.75 |
| 42 | Schuylerville Saratoga | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,354) | A | 76% | 72.4 | factor 0.74 |
| 43 | Fort Edward Washington | Capital Region | under 5,000 (3,138) | C | 76% | 52.1 | factor 0.74 |
| 44 | Herkimer Herkimer | Mohawk Valley | 5,000 and over (7,254) | C | 77% | 61.5 | factor 0.72 |
| 45 | Castleton-on-Hudson Rensselaer | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,471) | D | 78% | 43.2 | factor 0.70 |
| 46 | Mount Kisco Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (10,698) | D | 78% | 50.2 | factor 0.70 |
| 47 | Cohoes Albany | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (18,530) | B | 78% | 68.5 | factor 0.70 |
| 48 | Middletown Orange | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (30,188) | B | 78% | 70.6 | factor 0.69 |
| 49 | Fishkill Dutchess | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (2,146) | A | 79% | 63.8 | factor 0.68 |
| 50 | Canajoharie Montgomery | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (2,064) | B | 80% | 53.8 | factor 0.67 |
| 51 | Green Island Albany | Capital Region | under 5,000 (2,971) | C | 48% | 48.0 | factor 0.67 |
| 52 | Nassau Rensselaer | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,091) | C | 84% | 50.3 | factor 0.61 |
| 53 | Chester Orange | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (4,008) | B | 84% | 57.1 | factor 0.60 |
| 54 | Walden Orange | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (6,909) | F | 85% | 44.0 | factor 0.59 |
| 55 | Buchanan Westchester | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (2,240) | D | 86% | 47.8 | factor 0.57 |
| 56 | Wappingers Falls Dutchess | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (6,070) | C | 86% | 63.2 | factor 0.57 |
| 57 | Greenwood Lake Orange | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (2,987) | D | 86% | 46.5 | factor 0.56 |
| 58 | Amsterdam Montgomery | Mohawk Valley | 5,000 and over (18,169) | C | 88% | 61.3 | factor 0.54 |
| 59 | Catskill Greene | Capital Region | under 5,000 (3,723) | A | 89% | 74.2 | factor 0.51 |
| 60 | Rome Oneida | Mohawk Valley | 5,000 and over (31,990) | C | 89% | 59.5 | factor 0.51 |
| 61 | Kingston Ulster | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (23,748) | A | 90% | 75.7 | factor 0.51 |
| 62 | Tivoli Dutchess | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (1,019) | A | 90% | 65.8 | factor 0.50 |
| 63 | Washingtonville Orange | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (5,650) | D | 90% | 47.4 | factor 0.49 |
| 64 | Yorkville Oneida | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (2,592) | D | 90% | 46.9 | factor 0.49 |
| 65 | Highland Falls Orange | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (3,648) | A | 91% | 69.1 | factor 0.48 |
| 66 | Glens Falls Warren | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (14,455) | C | 91% | 57.4 | factor 0.48 |
| 67 | Montgomery Orange | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (3,781) | A | 92% | 66.6 | factor 0.47 |
| 68 | Florida Orange | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (2,868) | D | 92% | 44.7 | factor 0.47 |
| 69 | Whitesboro Oneida | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (3,596) | D | 93% | 42.9 | factor 0.45 |
| 70 | Chatham Columbia | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,547) | F | 93% | 35.6 | factor 0.45 |
| 71 | Valatie Columbia | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,709) | F | 94% | 32.1 | factor 0.44 |
| 72 | Wurtsboro Sullivan | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (1,086) | D | 94% | 46.9 | factor 0.43 |
| 73 | Port Chester Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (30,957) | D | 95% | 45.9 | factor 0.42 |
| 74 | Menands Albany | Capital Region | under 5,000 (4,501) | C | 95% | 49.3 | factor 0.42 |
| 75 | Stillwater Saratoga | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,759) | F | 95% | 36.8 | factor 0.41 |
| 76 | Red Hook Dutchess | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (1,956) | C | 96% | 53.8 | factor 0.40 |
| 77 | Pawling Dutchess | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (2,070) | D | 96% | 42.1 | factor 0.40 |
| 78 | Johnstown Fulton | Mohawk Valley | 5,000 and over (8,027) | D | 97% | 48.8 | factor 0.39 |
| 79 | Cold Spring Putnam | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (1,995) | A | 98% | 61.3 | factor 0.37 |
| 80 | Waterville Oneida | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,512) | C | 98% | 49.8 | factor 0.36 |
| 81 | Oriskany Oneida | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,349) | F | 98% | 34.4 | factor 0.36 |
| 82 | Cambridge Washington | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,801) | D | 99% | 47.3 | factor 0.35 |
| 83 | Colonie Albany | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (7,691) | B | 100% | 65.0 | factor 0.34 |
| 84 | Goshen Orange | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (5,760) | B | 101% | 65.4 | factor 0.32 |
| 85 | Broadalbin Fulton | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,334) | D | 101% | 42.6 | factor 0.32 |
| 86 | Vernon Oneida | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,158) | F | 101% | 39.3 | factor 0.32 |
| 87 | Tuckahoe Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (6,984) | C | 101% | 54.0 | factor 0.31 |
| 88 | Nyack Rockland | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (7,369) | C | 102% | 55.9 | factor 0.30 |
| 89 | Camden Oneida | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (2,149) | F | 103% | 31.5 | factor 0.29 |
| 90 | Boonville Oneida | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (2,005) | C | 103% | 53.3 | factor 0.29 |
| 91 | Oneonta Otsego | Mohawk Valley | 5,000 and over (15,679) | F | 103% | 38.3 | factor 0.29 |
| 92 | Elmsford Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (5,168) | D | 104% | 46.8 | factor 0.26 |
| 93 | Saugerties Ulster | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (3,874) | C | 106% | 49.9 | factor 0.23 |
| 94 | Piermont Rockland | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (2,547) | D | 106% | 41.8 | factor 0.23 |
| 95 | Greenwich Washington | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,669) | B | 107% | 57.9 | factor 0.22 |
| 96 | Kinderhook Columbia | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,148) | B | 107% | 54.0 | factor 0.21 |
| 97 | Ballston Spa Saratoga | Capital Region | under 5,000 (4,930) | C | 108% | 50.5 | factor 0.20 |
| 98 | New Square Rockland | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (9,973) | F | 108% | 39.9 | factor 0.20 |
| 99 | Monroe Orange | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (9,502) | D | 109% | 48.1 | factor 0.19 |
| 100 | Coxsackie Greene | Capital Region | under 5,000 (2,686) | C | 111% | 48.0 | factor 0.16 |
| 101 | Warwick Orange | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (6,546) | D | 111% | 47.4 | factor 0.14 |
| 102 | Altamont Albany | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,651) | D | 112% | 47.2 | factor 0.14 |
| 103 | Tarrytown Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (11,829) | F | 112% | 43.6 | factor 0.14 |
| 104 | Hudson Columbia | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (5,735) | B | 112% | 66.9 | factor 0.13 |
| 105 | Lake George Warren | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,007) | B | 113% | 59.3 | factor 0.12 |
| 106 | Voorheesville Albany | Capital Region | under 5,000 (2,846) | F | 114% | 34.8 | factor 0.11 |
| 107 | Woodbury Orange | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (11,523) | D | 115% | 48.4 | factor 0.09 |
| 108 | Airmont Rockland | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (10,380) | F | 116% | 38.8 | factor 0.07 |
| 109 | Croton-on-Hudson Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (8,232) | C | 116% | 54.1 | factor 0.07 |
| 110 | Mamaroneck Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (19,783) | C | 117% | 56.3 | factor 0.05 |
| 111 | Upper Nyack Rockland | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (2,034) | C | 117% | 47.9 | factor 0.05 |
| 112 | Chestnut Ridge Rockland | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (10,746) | F | 117% | 35.6 | factor 0.05 |
| 113 | New Paltz Ulster | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (8,646) | F | 118% | 43.2 | factor 0.04 |
| 114 | Cornwall-on-Hudson Orange | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (3,006) | B | 120% | 59.9 | factor 0.00 |
| 115 | Beacon Dutchess | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (15,292) | F | 120% | 44.7 | factor 0.00 |
| 116 | Athens Greene | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,577) | D | 120% | 46.7 | factor 0.00 |
| 117 | Bronxville Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (6,479) | B | 178% | 69.6 | factor 0.00 |
| 118 | Clinton Oneida | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,639) | A | 179% | 69.1 | factor 0.00 |
| 119 | Sleepy Hollow Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (11,427) | C | 122% | 61.0 | factor 0.00 |
| 120 | Larchmont Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (6,640) | C | 266% | 59.9 | factor 0.00 |
| 121 | Dobbs Ferry Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (11,513) | C | 125% | 54.9 | factor 0.00 |
| 122 | Rhinebeck Dutchess | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (2,586) | B | 125% | 54.7 | factor 0.00 |
| 123 | Pelham Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (7,579) | C | 149% | 54.1 | factor 0.00 |
| 124 | Scarsdale Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (18,036) | C | 272% | 53.9 | factor 0.00 |
| 125 | Irvington Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (6,502) | D | 141% | 50.3 | factor 0.00 |
| 126 | Rye Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (16,463) | D | 296% | 50.0 | factor 0.00 |
| 127 | Cooperstown Otsego | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,844) | C | 213% | 49.9 | factor 0.00 |
| 128 | Tuxedo Orange | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (3,123) | C | 149% | 49.2 | factor 0.00 |
| 129 | Briarcliff Manor Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (7,440) | D | 143% | 46.4 | factor 0.00 |
| 130 | Pelham Manor Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (5,613) | D | 178% | 45.8 | factor 0.00 |
| 131 | Saratoga Springs Saratoga | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (28,741) | D | 167% | 45.2 | factor 0.00 |
| 132 | Pleasantville Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (7,351) | D | 134% | 45.1 | factor 0.00 |
| 133 | Hastings-on-Hudson Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (8,407) | F | 141% | 44.0 | factor 0.00 |
| 134 | Ardsley Westchester | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (4,974) | D | 135% | 42.5 | factor 0.00 |
| 135 | New York Mills Oneida | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (3,197) | F | 120% | 40.5 | factor 0.00 |
| 136 | Harrison Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (31,321) | F | 165% | 40.4 | factor 0.00 |
| 137 | Rye Brook Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (9,900) | F | 165% | 39.8 | factor 0.00 |
| 138 | Millbrook Dutchess | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (1,445) | F | 123% | 39.7 | factor 0.00 |
| 139 | New Hartford Oneida | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,866) | F | 130% | 39.7 | factor 0.00 |
| 140 | Kaser Rockland | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (5,970) | F | 143% | 37.5 | factor 0.00 |
| 141 | Wesley Hills Rockland | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (6,310) | F | 148% | 36.5 | factor 0.00 |
| 142 | Montebello Rockland | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (4,723) | F | 138% | 36.4 | factor 0.00 |
| 143 | New Hempstead Rockland | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (5,515) | F | 133% | 36.3 | factor 0.00 |
| 144 | Pomona Rockland | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (3,961) | F | 125% | 35.7 | factor 0.00 |
| 145 | Hagaman Montgomery | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,118) | F | 129% | 31.8 | factor 0.00 |
| 146 | South Blooming Grove Orange | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (3,828) | F | 130% | 29.5 | factor 0.00 |
| 147 | Sherrill Oneida | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (2,997) | F | 132% | 27.8 | factor 0.00 |
| 148 | Kiryas Joel Orange | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (43,863) | F | 193% | 27.1 | factor 0.00 |
148 of 148 towns qualify. How the score works.