Main Cities of New York
List of the main cities of New York, ordered by number of inhabitants.
| name | type | population |
|---|---|---|
| New York | city | 8,550,405 |
| Brookhaven | town | 474,438 |
| Islip | city | 327,923 |
| Oyster Bay | town | 295,392 |
| Buffalo | city | 276,059 |
| Rochester | city | 208,123 |
| Yonkers | city | 197,852 |
| Huntington | city | 196,725 |
| Syracuse | city | 145,170 |
| Smithtown | town | 117,917 |
| Amherst | town | 116,773 |
| Albany | city | 98,000 |
| Greece | town | 93,198 |
| Cheektowaga | town | 89,335 |
| New Rochelle | town | 73,446 |
| Mount Vernon | town | 68,395 |
| Schenectady | city | 61,560 |
| Utica | city | 60,100 |
| Clay | town | 58,836 |
| White Plains | town | 57,081 |
| Hempstead | town | 52,526 |
| Irondequoit | town | 50,351 |
| Niagara Falls | city | 48,632 |
| Troy | city | 47,952 |
| Binghamton | city | 47,376 |
| Mount Pleasant | town | 44,638 |
| West Babylon | town | 43,213 |
| Freeport | town | 43,144 |
| Henrietta | town | 42,581 |
| Yorktown | town | 37,800 |
| Clifton Park | town | 36,447 |
| Penfield | town | 35,494 |
| Valley Stream | town | 35,477 |
| Long Beach | town | 35,111 |
| Carmel | town | 34,741 |
| Guilderland | town | 34,630 |
| Brighton | town | 34,469 |
| Rome | town | 34,220 |
| Riverhead | town | 34,104 |
| Poughkeepsie | town | 32,736 |
| North Tonawanda | town | 31,770 |
| Eastchester | town | 31,534 |
| Ithaca | city | 30,788 |
| Cicero | town | 30,033 |
| Elmira | city | 29,567 |
| Rotterdam | town | 29,387 |
| Jamestown | city | 29,315 |
| East Fishkill | town | 29,028 |
| Saratoga Springs | town | 28,499 |
| Newburgh | city | 28,345 |
| Middletown | town | 28,189 |
| Clarence | town | 28,041 |
| Port Chester | town | 28,006 |
| Lindenhurst | town | 27,937 |
| Auburn | town | 27,766 |
| Queensbury | town | 27,543 |
| Vestal | town | 27,293 |
| Watertown | town | 26,712 |
| Glen Cove | town | 26,438 |
| Harrison | town | 26,337 |
| Spring Valley | town | 25,424 |
| Ossining | town | 25,060 |
| New Windsor | town | 25,010 |
| DeWitt | town | 24,638 |
| Peekskill | town | 24,601 |
| Camillus | town | 24,167 |
| Rockville Centre | town | 24,029 |
| Onondaga | town | 23,101 |
| Garden City | town | 21,811 |
| Southold | town | 21,782 |
| Niskayuna | town | 21,662 |
| Halfmoon | town | 21,535 |
| Lockport | town | 21,165 |
| Hyde Park | town | 20,697 |
| Somers | town | 20,051 |
| Plattsburgh | city | 19,989 |
| Lynbrook | town | 19,457 |
| Mineola | town | 18,808 |
| Blooming Grove | town | 18,478 |
| Mamaroneck | town | 18,472 |
| Cortland | town | 18,423 |
| Scarsdale | town | 17,886 |
| Amsterdam | town | 17,758 |
| Oswego | town | 17,638 |
| Milton | town | 17,020 |
| East Greenbush | town | 16,950 |
| Floral Park | town | 15,602 |
| Wilton | town | 15,480 |
| Batavia | town | 15,473 |
| Gloversville | city | 15,175 |
| Sullivan | town | 15,153 |
| Rye | town | 15,109 |
| Tonawanda | town | 15,107 |
| Cohoes | town | 15,011 |
| Stony Point | town | 14,975 |
| Beacon | town | 14,908 |
| Beekman | town | 14,907 |
| Johnson City | town | 14,889 |
| Glens Falls | town | 14,700 |
| Olean | town | 14,584 |