Ranking
Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward winners
Towns that have won at least one Downtown Revitalization Initiative or NY Forward award, ordered by the latest award amount and then readiness. Civic capacity is one of the six readiness factors; the award is the state's bet, the grade is ours. Figures as published 2026-11-02.
Highest readinessStrongest momentumBest price headroomBest value within an hour of a cityMost affordable townsTowns near a train to New York City
| # | Town | Region | Band | Grade | Latest award | Readiness | Momentum | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston Ulster | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (23,748) | A | $10,000,000 | 75.7 | NO LABEL · 2 OF 4 | 1 award |
| 2 | Catskill Greene | Capital Region | under 5,000 (3,723) | A | $10,000,000 | 74.4 | ▶ STEADY 44 | 1 award |
| 3 | Port Jervis Orange | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (8,566) | A | $10,000,000 | 74.3 | ▼ FADING 29 | 1 award |
| 4 | Poughkeepsie Dutchess | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (32,293) | A | $10,000,000 | 73.0 | ▲ RISING 80 | 1 award |
| 5 | Ossining Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (26,895) | A | $10,000,000 | 72.6 | ▶ STEADY 52 | 1 award |
| 6 | Rensselaer Rensselaer | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (9,453) | A | $10,000,000 | 72.1 | ▶ STEADY 54 | 1 award |
| 7 | Middletown Orange | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (30,188) | B | $10,000,000 | 70.6 | ▶ STEADY 41 | 1 award |
| 8 | Clinton Oneida | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,639) | A | $10,000,000 | 69.1 | ▼ FADING 33 | 1 award |
| 9 | Peekskill Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (25,757) | B | $10,000,000 | 68.9 | ▼ FADING 35 | 1 award |
| 10 | Cohoes Albany | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (18,530) | B | $10,000,000 | 68.5 | ▼ FADING 32 | 1 award |
| 11 | Gloversville Fulton | Mohawk Valley | 5,000 and over (14,894) | B | $10,000,000 | 67.6 | ▶ STEADY 60 | 1 award |
| 12 | Hudson Columbia | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (5,735) | B | $10,000,000 | 66.9 | ▼ FADING 35 | 1 award |
| 13 | Haverstraw Rockland | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (12,445) | B | $10,000,000 | 65.4 | ▶ STEADY 50 | 1 award |
| 14 | Little Falls Herkimer | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (4,527) | A | $10,000,000 | 63.2 | ▶ STEADY 53 | 1 award |
| 15 | Herkimer Herkimer | Mohawk Valley | 5,000 and over (7,254) | C | $10,000,000 | 61.5 | ▶ STEADY 53 | 1 award |
| 16 | Amsterdam Montgomery | Mohawk Valley | 5,000 and over (18,169) | C | $10,000,000 | 61.3 | ▶ STEADY 45 | 1 award |
| 17 | Rome Oneida | Mohawk Valley | 5,000 and over (31,990) | C | $10,000,000 | 59.5 | ▶ STEADY 54 | 2 awards |
| 18 | Lake George Warren | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,007) | B | $10,000,000 | 59.3 | ▲ RISING 71 | 1 award |
| 19 | Glens Falls Warren | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (14,455) | C | $10,000,000 | 57.4 | ▶ STEADY 49 | 1 award |
| 20 | Oneonta Otsego | Mohawk Valley | 5,000 and over (15,679) | F | $10,000,000 | 39.3 | ▶ STEADY 52 | 1 award |
| 21 | Watervliet Albany | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (10,268) | A | $4,500,000 | 75.4 | ▼ FADING 36 | 1 award |
| 22 | Schuylerville Saratoga | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,354) | A | $4,500,000 | 72.4 | ▶ STEADY 49 | 1 award |
| 23 | Scotia Schenectady | Capital Region | 5,000 and over (7,321) | A | $4,500,000 | 71.9 | ▶ STEADY 56 | 1 award |
| 24 | Highland Falls Orange | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (3,648) | A | $4,500,000 | 69.1 | ▼ FADING 22 | 1 award |
| 25 | Montgomery Orange | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (3,781) | A | $4,500,000 | 66.6 | ▼ FADING 37 | 1 award |
| 26 | Sleepy Hollow Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (11,427) | C | $4,500,000 | 61.0 | ▶ STEADY 56 | 1 award |
| 27 | Ellenville Ulster | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (4,180) | B | $4,500,000 | 60.0 | ▶ STEADY 56 | 1 award |
| 28 | Cornwall-on-Hudson Orange | Hudson Valley | under 5,000 (3,006) | B | $4,500,000 | 59.9 | ▼ FADING 39 | 1 award |
| 29 | Dolgeville Herkimer | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (2,015) | B | $4,500,000 | 58.2 | ▶ STEADY 50 | 1 award |
| 30 | Greenwich Washington | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,669) | B | $4,500,000 | 57.9 | ▲ RISING 62 | 1 award |
| 31 | Nyack Rockland | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (7,369) | C | $4,500,000 | 57.3 | ▶ STEADY 48 | 1 award |
| 32 | Dobbs Ferry Westchester | Hudson Valley | 5,000 and over (11,513) | C | $4,500,000 | 54.9 | ▲ RISING 67 | 1 award |
| 33 | Kinderhook Columbia | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,148) | B | $4,500,000 | 54.0 | ▶ STEADY 42 | 1 award |
| 34 | Canajoharie Montgomery | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (2,064) | C | $4,500,000 | 53.8 | ▲ RISING 62 | 1 award |
| 35 | Boonville Oneida | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (2,005) | C | $4,500,000 | 53.3 | ▶ STEADY 43 | 1 award |
| 36 | Hoosick Falls Rensselaer | Capital Region | under 5,000 (3,190) | C | $4,500,000 | 52.4 | ▶ STEADY 56 | 1 award |
| 37 | Cooperstown Otsego | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,844) | C | $4,500,000 | 50.8 | ▲ RISING 74 | 1 award |
| 38 | Waterville Oneida | Mohawk Valley | under 5,000 (1,512) | C | $4,500,000 | 49.8 | ▶ STEADY 50 | 1 award |
| 39 | Coxsackie Greene | Capital Region | under 5,000 (2,686) | C | $4,500,000 | 48.0 | ▶ STEADY 49 | 1 award |
| 40 | Cambridge Washington | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,801) | D | $4,500,000 | 47.3 | ▶ STEADY 52 | 1 award |
| 41 | Athens Greene | Capital Region | under 5,000 (1,577) | D | $4,500,000 | 46.7 | NO LABEL · 2 OF 4 | 1 award |
41 of 148 towns qualify. How the scores work.