The Town Files

The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in New York

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 707 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in New York. #1 is Williston Park, NY.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in New York1. Williston Park100th pct2. Pelham100th pct3. Malverne99th pct4. Great Neck Plaza99th pct5. Cedarhurst99th pct6. Tuckahoe99th pct7. Bronxville99th pct8. Hewlett98th pct9. Larchmont98th pct10. University Gardens98th pct11. Farmingdale97th pct12. Nyack97th pct13. Manorhaven97th pct14. Lakeview97th pct15. Mechanicville97th pct16. Island Park97th pct17. Garden City South97th pct18. Munsey Park97th pct19. Thomaston97th pct20. Oyster Bay96th pct21. East Rochester96th pct22. Pelham Manor96th pct23. Albertson96th pct24. Sea Cliff96th pct25. Herricks96th pct
  1. 25Herricks, New York

    More walkable than 96% of New York towns

    4,398 people · Nassau County · median home $825,400 · income $135,208 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow

  2. 24Sea Cliff, New York

    More walkable than 96% of New York towns

    5,062 people · Nassau County · median home $986,900 · income $193,590 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow

  3. 23Albertson, New York

    More walkable than 96% of New York towns

    5,220 people · Nassau County · median home $803,900 · income $132,955 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow

  4. 22Pelham Manor, New York

    More walkable than 96% of New York towns

    5,752 people · Westchester County · median home $1,093,300 · income $250,001 · Jan low 27°F · 33 in snow

  5. 21East Rochester, New York

    More walkable than 96% of New York towns

    6,334 people · Monroe County · median home $143,500 · income $73,344 · Jan low 19°F · 91 in snow

  6. 20Oyster Bay, New York

    More walkable than 96% of New York towns

    7,049 people · Nassau County · median home $695,500 · income $111,264 · Jan low 25°F · 25 in snow

  7. 19Thomaston, New York

    More walkable than 97% of New York towns

    2,759 people · Nassau County · median home $1,084,000 · income $157,917 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow

  8. 18Munsey Park, New York

    More walkable than 97% of New York towns

    2,809 people · Nassau County · median home $1,984,400 · income $250,001 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow

  9. 17Garden City South, New York

    More walkable than 97% of New York towns

    4,119 people · Nassau County · median home $740,400 · income $136,164 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow

  10. 16Island Park, New York

    More walkable than 97% of New York towns

    4,928 people · Nassau County · median home $574,500 · income $104,926 · Jan low 26°F · 26 in snow

  11. 15Mechanicville, New York

    More walkable than 97% of New York towns

    5,163 people · Saratoga County · median home $186,500 · income $50,675 · Jan low 17°F · 60 in snow

  12. 14Lakeview, New York

    More walkable than 97% of New York towns

    6,077 people · Nassau County · median home $565,300 · income $118,777 · Jan low 26°F · 26 in snow

  13. 13Manorhaven, New York

    More walkable than 97% of New York towns

    6,956 people · Nassau County · median home $687,100 · income $105,486 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow

  14. 12Nyack, New York

    More walkable than 97% of New York towns

    7,265 people · Rockland County · median home $628,200 · income $116,649 · Jan low 23°F · 33 in snow

  15. 11Farmingdale, New York

    More walkable than 97% of New York towns

    8,466 people · Nassau County · median home $559,700 · income $122,980 · Jan low 25°F · 19 in snow

  16. 10University Gardens, New York

    More walkable than 98% of New York towns

    4,358 people · Nassau County · median home $794,500 · income $101,786 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow

  17. 9Larchmont, New York

    More walkable than 98% of New York towns

    6,630 people · Westchester County · median home $1,635,500 · income $167,536 · Jan low 23°F · 33 in snow

  18. 8Hewlett, New York

    More walkable than 98% of New York towns

    7,262 people · Nassau County · median home $654,500 · income $140,765 · Jan low 26°F · 26 in snow

  19. 7Bronxville, New York

    More walkable than 99% of New York towns

    6,656 people · Westchester County · median home $1,095,100 · income $215,815 · Jan low 23°F · 33 in snow

  20. 6Tuckahoe, New York

    More walkable than 99% of New York towns

    7,084 people · Westchester County · median home $621,300 · income $104,375 · Jan low 23°F · 33 in snow

  21. 5Cedarhurst, New York

    More walkable than 99% of New York towns

    7,374 people · Nassau County · median home $861,900 · income $101,572 · Jan low 26°F · 26 in snow

  22. 4Great Neck Plaza, New York

    More walkable than 99% of New York towns

    7,482 people · Nassau County · median home $416,100 · income $92,474 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow

  23. 3Malverne, New York

    More walkable than 99% of New York towns

    8,560 people · Nassau County · median home $651,100 · income $149,489 · Jan low 26°F · 26 in snow

  24. 2Pelham, New York

    More walkable than 100% of New York towns

    7,326 people · Westchester County · median home $915,800 · income $184,375 · Jan low 27°F · 33 in snow

  25. 1Williston Park, New York

    More walkable than 100% of New York towns

    7,591 people · Nassau County · median home $739,800 · income $156,382 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, New York towns0255075100$81K$426K$771K$1116K$1462KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in New York.

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Methodology. We ranked 707 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in New York (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: