Best places to live in New York

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- Overall Rank: 826
- Population: 14,067
- Median household income: $117,180
- Median home value: $481,111 (53% own)
- Median rent: $2,047 (47% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Riverdale Country School (grade A+), Horace Mann School (grade A+), Trinity School (grade A+)

#30. Riverdale, New York
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- Overall Rank: 793
- Population: 9,066
- Median household income: $106,578
- Median home value: $396,917 (67% own)
- Median rent: $2,114 (33% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Riverdale Country School (grade A+), Horace Mann School (grade A+), Trinity School (grade A+)

#29. Spuyten Duyvil, New York
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- Overall Rank: 759
- Population: 2,524
- Median household income: $164,493
- Median home value: $1,853,360 (27% own)
- Median rent: $2,644 (73% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Lycée Français de New York (grade A+)

#28. NoHo, New York
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- Overall Rank: 722
- Population: 16,990
- Median household income: $228,277
- Median home value: $1,493,628 (28% own)
- Median rent: $3,501 (72% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Lycée Français de New York (grade A+)

#27. Battery Park City, New York
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- Overall Rank: 670
- Population: 199,289
- Median household income: $171,207
- Median home value: $1,495,121 (37% own)
- Median rent: $2,696 (63% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Trinity School (grade A+)

#26. Upper East Side, New York
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- Overall Rank: 629
- Population: 6,880
- Median household income: $205,439
- Median home value: $1,892,337 (29% own)
- Median rent: $3,168 (71% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Trinity School (grade A+)

#25. Flatiron District, New York
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- Overall Rank: 551
- Population: 31,798
- Median household income: $166,638
- Median home value: $1,472,096 (29% own)
- Median rent: $2,834 (71% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Trinity School (grade A+)

#24. West Village, New York
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- Overall Rank: 525
- Population: 13,327
- Median household income: $153,685
- Median home value: $1,138,400 (27% own)
- Median rent: $3,474 (73% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Lycée Français de New York (grade A+)

#23. Downtown Brooklyn, New York
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- Overall Rank: 508
- Population: 5,847
- Median household income: $130,743
- Median home value: $1,655,113 (11% own)
- Median rent: $2,621 (89% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Lycée Français de New York (grade A+)

#22. Nolita, New York
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- Overall Rank: 502
- Population: 19,997
- Median household income: $228,005
- Median home value: $2,000,001 (43% own)
- Median rent: $3,111 (57% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Lycée Français de New York (grade A+)

#21. Tribeca, New York
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- Overall Rank: 465
- Population: 11,623
- Median household income: $169,598
- Median home value: $1,978,656 (31% own)
- Median rent: $2,803 (69% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Lycée Français de New York (grade A+)

#20. SoHo, New York
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- Overall Rank: 460
- Population: 70,498
- Median household income: $181,353
- Median home value: $1,164,416 (39% own)
- Median rent: $2,865 (61% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Riverdale Country School (grade A+), The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+)

#19. Midtown, New York
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- Overall Rank: 457
- Population: 26,839
- Median household income: $123,138
- Median home value: $1,170,431 (41% own)
- Median rent: $2,643 (59% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Brearley School (grade A+), BASIS Independent Brooklyn (grade A+), Packer Collegiate Institute (grade A+)

#18. Clinton Hill, New York
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- Overall Rank: 444
- Population: 71,283
- Median household income: $95,560
- Median home value: $947,222 (15% own)
- Median rent: $1,984 (85% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Lycée Français de New York (grade A+)

#17. East Village, New York
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- Overall Rank: 435
- Population: 31,676
- Median household income: $184,586
- Median home value: $1,377,981 (24% own)
- Median rent: $3,327 (76% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Lycée Français de New York (grade A+)

#16. Financial District, New York
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- Overall Rank: 390
- Population: 22,666
- Median household income: $171,490
- Median home value: $1,299,627 (49% own)
- Median rent: $2,684 (51% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Lycée Français de New York (grade A+)

#15. Brooklyn Heights, New York
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- Overall Rank: 387
- Population: 26,866
- Median household income: $160,146
- Median home value: $1,041,523 (33% own)
- Median rent: $3,082 (67% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Trinity School (grade A+)

#14. Murray Hill, New York
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- Overall Rank: 350
- Population: 21,555
- Median household income: $148,693
- Median home value: $1,293,594 (39% own)
- Median rent: $2,504 (61% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: BASIS Independent Brooklyn (grade A+), Packer Collegiate Institute (grade A+), United Nations International School (grade A+)

#13. Prospect Heights, New York
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- Overall Rank: 331
- Population: 2,135
- Median household income: $115,449
- Median home value: $280,400 (55% own)
- Median rent: $1,620 (45% rent)
- Top public schools: Ithaca Senior High School (grade A), Northeast School (grade A minus), DeWitt Middle School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Cascadilla School (grade A+), Elizabeth Ann Clune Montessori School (grade unavailable), Cornell University Child Care Center (grade unavailable)

#12. East Ithaca, New York
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- Overall Rank: 327
- Population: 220,646
- Median household income: $160,558
- Median home value: $1,565,117 (36% own)
- Median rent: $2,530 (64% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Riverdale Country School (grade A+), The Chapin School (grade A+), Horace Mann School (grade A+)

#11. Upper West Side, New York
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- Overall Rank: 315
- Population: 1,645,867
- Median household income: $99,880
- Median home value: $1,104,000 (24% own)
- Median rent: $2,024 (76% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Riverdale Country School (grade A+), The Chapin School (grade A+), Horace Mann School (grade A+)

#10. Manhattan, New York
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- Overall Rank: 258
- Population: 4,044
- Median household income: $121,202
- Median home value: $389,500 (56% own)
- Median rent: $1,210 (44% rent)
- Top public schools: Ithaca Senior High School (grade A), Northeast School (grade A minus), DeWitt Middle School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Cascadilla School (grade A+), Elizabeth Ann Clune Montessori School (grade unavailable), Cornell University Child Care Center (grade unavailable)

#9. Cayuga Heights, New York
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- Overall Rank: 249
- Population: 18,475
- Median household income: $183,533
- Median home value: $1,039,078 (43% own)
- Median rent: $3,056 (57% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Lycée Français de New York (grade A+)

#8. Gramercy, New York
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- Overall Rank: 246
- Population: 3,028
- Median household income: $102,620
- Median home value: $814,686 (5% own)
- Median rent: $1,555 (95% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Lycée Français de New York (grade A+)

#7. Little Italy, New York
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- Overall Rank: 203
- Population: 5,217
- Median household income: $116,488
- Median home value: $1,678,947 (4% own)
- Median rent: $2,470 (96% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Trinity School (grade A+)

#6. Theater District, New York
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- Overall Rank: 191
- Population: 27,455
- Median household income: $186,723
- Median home value: $1,514,113 (40% own)
- Median rent: $2,909 (60% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Lycée Français de New York (grade A+)

#5. Greenwich Village, New York
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- Overall Rank: 189
- Population: 32,729
- Median household income: $144,102
- Median home value: $954,993 (26% own)
- Median rent: $2,856 (74% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Trinity School (grade A+)

#4. Kips Bay, New York
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- Overall Rank: 183
- Population: 36,539
- Median household income: $119,703
- Median home value: $1,173,328 (23% own)
- Median rent: $2,165 (77% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Riverdale Country School (grade A+), The Chapin School (grade A+), Horace Mann School (grade A+)

#3. Morningside Heights, New York
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- Overall Rank: 144
- Population: 63,288
- Median household income: $144,654
- Median home value: $1,292,410 (32% own)
- Median rent: $2,623 (68% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: The Chapin School (grade A+), The Brearley School (grade A+), Trinity School (grade A+)

#2. Chelsea, New York
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- Overall Rank: 79
- Population: 65,019
- Median household income: $120,924
- Median home value: $1,361,009 (14% own)
- Median rent: $2,564 (86% rent)
- Top public schools: Bronx High School of Science (grade A+), Townsend Harris High School (grade A+), Stuyvesant High School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Riverdale Country School (grade A+), The Chapin School (grade A+), Horace Mann School (grade A+)

This story features data reporting and writing by Elena Cox and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 42 states.

#1. Hell's Kitchen, New York
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