Best Places To Live in the Hudson Valley In 2017

Twenty Hudson Valley communities made Niche.com’s list of the 2017 Best Places to Live in New York.

No New York community made it into the national Top 100. Carmel in Indiana was determined to be the best place to live in the United States, according to the rankings.

In the state list, Kensington, on Long Island, once again took the top spot in the state rankings.

Just one Orange County County community made the list; and three Rockland communities. The 16 other communities all hail from Westchester County.

Niche.com took into account local statistics on crime, public schools, cost of living, job opportunities, and local amenities to determine these rankings. Read more about the methodology here.

Here are the Hudson Valley towns that made the top 100 list in New York, along with their respective state rankings:

7. Ardsley

9. Bronxville

11. Pelham Manor

12. Rye

24. Briarcliff Manor

27. Scarsdale

30. Irvington

32. Chappaqua

34. Hastings-on-Hudson

45. Croton-on-Hudson

51. Armonk

54. Hartsdale

70. Larchmont

88. Bardonia

91. Katonah

92. Dobbs Ferry

95. Suffern

96. South Nyack

97. Tarrytown

100. Woodbury

IMAGE: Ardsley via google maps

By Paige Mcatee. Lanning Taliaferro contributed to this report.