#1Scarsdale
Westchester County · 18,194 peopleHealth grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #3 of 745 in NY
Scarsdale, #1 on this list · Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0New York rankings · Health
Healthiest towns in New York
Scarsdale ranks first on health among New York’s 755 towns of 2,500+; 326 of the 755 grade A− or better on health nationally.
The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). How grades work
#1A+
Irvington
Westchester County · 6,533 peopleHealth grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #12 of 745 in NY
#3Pelham Manor
Westchester County · 5,631 peopleHealth grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #212 of 745 in NY
All 755 towns
Health grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 2 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
755 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownGradeOverall
16Hastings-on-HudsonWestchester County · 8,440 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #5 of 745
18Croton-on-HudsonWestchester County · 8,282 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #24 of 745
22Briarcliff ManorWestchester County · 7,481 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A− · #179 of 745
31MamaroneckWestchester County · 31,479 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #94 of 745
33Dobbs FerryWestchester County · 11,645 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #121 of 745
34PleasantvilleWestchester County · 7,391 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #84 of 745
36New CastleWestchester County · 18,259 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #42 of 745
37Port Washington NorthNassau County · 3,154 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #57 of 745
42GreenburghWestchester County · 94,537 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #230 of 745
44Mount PleasantWestchester County · 45,444 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #90 of 745
45TarrytownWestchester County · 11,890 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #49 of 745
47Great Neck EstatesNassau County · 3,139 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #36 of 745
53North HempsteadNassau County · 238,982 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #44 of 745
58Rockville CentreNassau County · 25,770 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #37 of 745
63OssiningWestchester County · 39,964 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #258 of 745
70Massapequa ParkNassau County · 16,997 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #66 of 745
73Great Neck PlazaNassau County · 7,889 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #81 of 745
83Cornwall-on-HudsonOrange County · 2,990 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #15 of 745
92CortlandtWestchester County · 42,413 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #155 of 745
99MamaroneckWestchester County · 19,896 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #138 of 745
105Wesley HillsRockland County · 6,477 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #386 of 745
110Saratoga SpringsSaratoga County · 28,768 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #199 of 745
112East FishkillDutchess County · 29,801 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #168 of 745
116Pleasant ValleyDutchess County · 9,822 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #449 of 745
131East GreenbushRensselaer County · 16,561 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #132 of 745
147New HempsteadRockland County · 5,657 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #570 of 745
156East HamptonSuffolk County · 29,400 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #273 of 745
158White PlainsWestchester County · 62,871 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #324 of 745
174PoestenkillRensselaer County · 4,346 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #197 of 745
181GlenvilleSchenectady County · 29,701 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #162 of 745
186New RochelleWestchester County · 85,864 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #336 of 745
189Mount KiscoWestchester County · 10,757 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #210 of 745
196OssiningWestchester County · 27,579 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #433 of 745
210North GreenbushRensselaer County · 13,523 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #151 of 745
211WashingtonvilleOrange County · 5,640 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #161 of 745
214NorthumberlandSaratoga County · 5,181 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #225 of 745
218East BloomfieldOntario County · 3,614 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #103 of 745
224BaldwinsvilleOnondaga County · 7,582 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #205 of 745
225Chestnut RidgeRockland County · 10,987 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #526 of 745
231LindenhurstSuffolk County · 27,258 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #221 of 745
232Valley StreamNassau County · 40,379 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #140 of 745
237New York MillsOneida County · 3,162 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #297 of 745
238PeekskillWestchester County · 25,891 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #495 of 745
242PoughkeepsieDutchess County · 45,986 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #406 of 745
249CobleskillSchoharie County · 4,623 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #279 of 745
262HaverstrawRockland County · 40,462 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #470 of 745
265West BloomfieldOntario County · 2,723 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #96 of 745
269Canton College campusSt. Lawrence County · 6,894 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B+
277StephentownRensselaer County · 2,782 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #284 of 745
287StillwaterSaratoga County · 10,198 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #153 of 745
297RotterdamSchenectady County · 31,065 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #271 of 745
300East RochesterMonroe County · 6,132 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #238 of 745
305DuanesburgSchenectady County · 6,020 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #309 of 745
309Highland FallsOrange County · 3,631 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #390 of 745
311Shelter IslandSuffolk County · 3,351 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #274 of 745
330Blooming GroveOrange County · 18,418 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #319 of 745
338Potsdam College campusSt. Lawrence County · 8,019 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+
341Sleepy HollowWestchester County · 11,474 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #248 of 745
343CanandaiguaOntario County · 10,347 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #421 of 745
348SchaghticokeRensselaer County · 7,297 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #222 of 745
352BrunswickRensselaer County · 12,626 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #276 of 745
355CobleskillSchoharie County · 6,484 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #395 of 745
375Greenwood LakeOrange County · 2,975 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #214 of 745
378Wappingers FallsDutchess County · 6,048 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #235 of 745
387Port ChesterWestchester County · 32,303 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #467 of 745
390White CreekWashington County · 3,274 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #566 of 745
397PittstownRensselaer County · 5,472 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #450 of 745
398New York CityKings County · 8,584,629 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #651 of 745
402Fort EdwardWashington County · 5,943 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #641 of 745
406Schuyler FallsClinton County · 4,955 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #429 of 745
413PierrepontSt. Lawrence County · 2,525 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #438 of 745
426Fort EdwardWashington County · 3,128 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #607 of 745
433North SyracuseOnondaga County · 6,773 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #287 of 745
437CortlandvilleCortland County · 8,191 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #445 of 745
452Saranac LakeFranklin County · 4,793 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #451 of 745
465West HaverstrawRockland County · 11,025 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #596 of 745
475Hudson FallsWashington County · 7,333 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #401 of 745
479North TonawandaNiagara County · 29,806 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #427 of 745
481RensselaerRensselaer County · 9,421 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #494 of 745
486German FlattsHerkimer County · 11,969 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #346 of 745
491PotsdamSt. Lawrence County · 14,367 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #404 of 745
495East SyracuseOnondaga County · 2,973 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #156 of 745
509South Glens FallsSaratoga County · 3,704 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #402 of 745
513Mount VernonWestchester County · 72,304 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #684 of 745
514North DansvilleLivingston County · 5,223 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #387 of 745
524Mount MorrisLivingston County · 4,419 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #469 of 745
532DansvilleLivingston County · 4,342 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #460 of 745
544ChautauquaChautauqua County · 3,995 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #334 of 745
588HarrietstownFranklin County · 5,167 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #506 of 745
593Silver CreekChautauqua County · 2,575 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #645 of 745
594MechanicvilleSaratoga County · 5,021 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #553 of 745
602HornellsvilleSteuben County · 3,892 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #399 of 745
619Mount MorrisLivingston County · 2,857 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #571 of 745
623Elmira HeightsChemung County · 3,716 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #655 of 745
628Hoosick FallsRensselaer County · 3,171 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #532 of 745
632PoughkeepsieDutchess County · 32,499 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #726 of 745
639StockholmSt. Lawrence County · 3,857 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #635 of 745
643PortvilleCattaraugus County · 3,359 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #396 of 745
662FranklinvilleCattaraugus County · 2,715 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #461 of 745
663Tupper LakeFranklin County · 5,056 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #603 of 745
695YorkshireCattaraugus County · 3,733 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #627 of 745
700LouisvilleSt. Lawrence County · 2,974 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #618 of 745
706AmsterdamMontgomery County · 18,093 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #735 of 745
707SchenectadySchenectady County · 69,471 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #729 of 745
711NorfolkSt. Lawrence County · 4,313 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #400 of 745
712OswegatchieSt. Lawrence County · 3,976 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #381 of 745
713CanajoharieMontgomery County · 3,649 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #619 of 745
721St. JohnsvilleMontgomery County · 2,589 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #654 of 745
727WhitehallWashington County · 3,999 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #723 of 745
734MassenaSt. Lawrence County · 12,058 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #628 of 745
739South Blooming GroveOrange County · 3,810 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #731 of 745
743MassenaSt. Lawrence County · 9,898 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #648 of 745
744OgdensburgSt. Lawrence County · 9,123 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #671 of 745
745Little FallsHerkimer County · 4,481 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #502 of 745
746JamestownChautauqua County · 27,663 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #736 of 745
749GouverneurSt. Lawrence County · 6,414 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #730 of 745
750Niagara FallsNiagara County · 47,255 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #710 of 745
751Spring ValleyRockland County · 34,482 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #740 of 745
754GouverneurSt. Lawrence County · 3,560 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #744 of 745
Not ranked
3 towns without a health grade
Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.
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Questions people ask
What is the healthiest town in New York?
Scarsdale (Westchester County) ranks first on health among 755 towns, with an A+; Irvington and Pelham Manor follow.
How are these towns ranked?
The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a health grade (755 in New York). 3 towns of 2,500+ lack the figures and are listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the New York page.
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