These Are The 10 Fastest Growing Cities In New York

Is being in an area that’s growing quickly a good thing or a bad thing?

Depends on who you ask. Some want bigger, more exciting cities like New York and Buffalo, while others want peace and quiet like in Penn Yan and Sea Cliff, thank you very much.

But today we’re going to put opinions aside and just look at the cold hard facts — over the past five years, which cities in New York have the grown the fastest.

After getting knee deep in the Census’s American Community Survey, we emerged with this set of cities in the Empire State that have people climbing over each other to get in:

1. New Square
2. Kiryas Joel
3. Wesley Hills
4. Spring Valley
5. Canton
6. Saranac Lake
7. Baldwinsville
8. Haverstraw
9. New Hempstead
10. Albion

If you happen to be a resident of one of these communities, you’re probably not too surprised to find it on our list.

If you’re not–and you’re wondering why these places are kind of a big deal–keep reading. We’ll tell you what makes each of these 10 places in New York are growing like weeds–but first, a bit about our methodology.

How We Measured The Fastest Growing Cities In Empire State

To figure out which cities are growing the most, we simply had to look at the growth rates for cities over the last five years, according to the American Community Survey put out by the census every year. Specifically:

• Population in 2014
• Population in 2010
• Growth rate from 2010 to 2014 (The latest available data)

We ranked all 169 New York cities with a population over 5,000 people from highest growth rate to lowest.

The city with the highest growth rate during this time was crowned the fastest growing city in the Empire State.

And for those of you who are a little rusty with their statistics, you can calculate the growth rate by the following formula:

[Population 2014 – Population 2010] / [Population 2010]

1. New Square

Population: 7,328
Population 2010: 6,458
Growth Rate: 13.47%
Absolute Growth: 870

2. Kiryas Joel

Population: 21,201
Population 2010: 19,089
Growth Rate: 11.06%
Absolute Growth: 2,112

3. Wesley Hills

Population 2014: 5,779
Population 2010: 5,452
Growth Rate: 6.0%
Absolute Growth: 327

4. Spring Valley

Population: 32,007
Population 2010: 30,326
Growth Rate: 5.54%
Absolute Growth: 1,681

5. Canton

Population: 6,600
Population 2010: 6,277
Growth Rate: 5.15%
Absolute Growth: 323

6. Saranac Lake

Population: 6,055
Population 2010: 5,773
Growth Rate: 4.88%
Absolute Growth: 282

7. Baldwinsville

Population: 7,655
Population 2010: 7,307
Growth Rate: 4.76%
Absolute Growth: 348

8. Haverstraw

Population: 12,060
Population 2010: 11,522
Growth Rate: 4.67%
Absolute Growth: 538

9. New Hempstead

Population: 5,240
Population 2010: 5,016
Growth Rate: 4.47%
Absolute Growth: 224

10. Albion

Population: 5,799
Population 2010: 5,564
Growth Rate: 4.22%
Absolute Growth: 235

Adding It Up

So there you have it, the fastest growing cities in New York are led by New Square which has been growing a blistering pace these past five years relative to other places around the state.

It’ll be interesting to see if these places can keep growing at the same pace over the next five years. We’ll be here to let you know!
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Detailed List Of Fastest Growing Places In New York

City	Rank	Pop 2014	Pop 2010	Growth	% Growth
New Square	1	7,328	6,458	870	13.5%
Kiryas Joel	2	21,201	19,089	2,112	11.1%
Wesley Hills	3	5,779	5,452	327	6.0%
Spring Valley	4	32,007	30,326	1,681	5.5%
Canton	5	6,600	6,277	323	5.1%
Saranac Lake	6	6,055	5,773	282	4.9%
Baldwinsville	7	7,655	7,307	348	4.8%
Haverstraw	8	12,060	11,522	538	4.7%
New Hempstead	9	5,240	5,016	224	4.5%
Albion	10	5,799	5,564	235	4.2%
Airmont	11	8,770	8,426	344	4.1%
Harrison	12	27,822	26,780	1,042	3.9%
North Hills	13	5,122	4,940	182	3.7%
New Rochelle	14	78,476	75,823	2,653	3.5%
Croton-On-Hudson	15	8,168	7,896	272	3.4%
Rensselaer	16	9,476	9,162	314	3.4%
New York	17	8,354,889	8,078,471	276,418	3.4%
Mount Kisco	18	11,016	10,653	363	3.4%
Rye Brook	19	9,456	9,151	305	3.3%
Manorhaven	20	6,638	6,433	205	3.2%
Great Neck Plaza	21	6,823	6,613	210	3.2%
Watertown	22	27,590	26,753	837	3.1%
Sleepy Hollow	23	10,002	9,701	301	3.1%
Pelham	24	6,984	6,776	208	3.1%
Webster	25	5,528	5,366	162	3.0%
White Plains	26	57,505	55,881	1,624	2.9%
New Paltz	27	6,945	6,749	196	2.9%
Peekskill	28	23,875	23,220	655	2.8%
Hempstead	29	54,801	53,365	1,436	2.7%
Cedarhurst	30	6,631	6,466	165	2.6%
Rye	31	15,892	15,497	395	2.5%
East Hills	32	7,025	6,853	172	2.5%
Tuckahoe	33	6,559	6,408	151	2.4%
Horseheads	34	6,593	6,442	151	2.3%
Chestnut Ridge	35	8,035	7,851	184	2.3%
Port Chester	36	29,275	28,610	665	2.3%
West Haverstraw	37	10,308	10,079	229	2.3%
Mamaroneck	38	19,133	18,728	405	2.2%
Great Neck	39	10,052	9,842	210	2.1%
Valley Stream	40	37,764	36,981	783	2.1%
Scarsdale	41	17,471	17,109	362	2.1%
Ithaca	42	30,399	29,774	625	2.1%
Monroe	43	8,493	8,320	173	2.1%
Kings Point	44	5,076	4,974	102	2.1%
Dobbs Ferry	45	11,001	10,782	219	2.0%
Tarr	46	11,423	11,200	223	2.0%
Hilton	47	5,954	5,838	116	2.0%
Lake Grove	48	11,235	11,018	217	2.0%
Westbury	49	15,201	14,910	291	2.0%
Yonkers	50	198,654	194,880	3,774	1.9%
Garden City	51	22,543	22,120	423	1.9%
Patchogue	52	12,045	11,836	209	1.8%
East Rochester	53	6,687	6,572	115	1.7%
Woodbury	54	10,638	10,458	180	1.7%
Ossining	55	25,232	24,812	420	1.7%
Farmingdale	56	8,306	8,169	137	1.7%
Pelham Manor	57	5,539	5,449	90	1.7%
Glen Cove	58	27,161	26,728	433	1.6%
Hastings-On-Hudson	59	7,905	7,782	123	1.6%
Larchmont	60	5,952	5,860	92	1.6%
Suffern	61	10,864	10,704	160	1.5%
New Hyde Park	62	9,764	9,621	143	1.5%
Geneseo	63	8,043	7,926	117	1.5%
Irvington	64	6,506	6,419	87	1.4%
Mount Vernon	65	67,962	67,073	889	1.3%
Mineola	66	18,918	18,691	227	1.2%
Saratoga Springs	67	26,998	26,683	315	1.2%
Floral Park	68	16,190	16,013	177	1.1%
Williston Park	69	7,319	7,239	80	1.1%
Freeport	70	43,168	42,702	466	1.1%
Pleasantville	71	7,090	7,015	75	1.1%
Potsdam	72	9,577	9,476	101	1.1%
Schenectady	73	66,055	65,366	689	1.1%
Lawrence	74	6,511	6,445	66	1.0%
Massapequa Park	75	17,137	16,965	172	1.0%
Sea Cliff	76	5,012	4,972	40	0.8%
Warwick	77	6,783	6,729	54	0.8%
Rockville Centre	78	24,128	23,941	187	0.8%
Bronxville	79	6,378	6,329	49	0.8%
Lynbrook	80	19,517	19,380	137	0.7%
North Syracuse	81	6,659	6,619	40	0.6%
Scotia	82	7,742	7,698	44	0.6%
Cohoes	83	16,195	16,116	79	0.5%
Hudson Falls	84	7,266	7,237	29	0.4%
Monticello	85	6,780	6,753	27	0.4%
Colonie	86	7,869	7,839	30	0.4%
Middletown	87	27,904	27,806	98	0.4%
Mechanicville	88	5,207	5,189	18	0.3%
Bayville	89	6,724	6,701	23	0.3%
Albany	90	98,287	97,951	336	0.3%
Malverne	91	8,544	8,520	24	0.3%
East Rockaway	92	9,861	9,836	25	0.3%
Long Beach	93	33,522	33,442	80	0.2%
Amityville	94	9,551	9,537	14	0.1%
Corning	95	11,108	11,097	11	0.1%
Walden	96	6,919	6,917	2	0.0%
Utica	97	61,852	61,835	17	0.0%
Oswego	98	18,119	18,121	-2	-0.0%
Syracuse	99	144,648	144,734	-86	-0.1%
Troy	100	49,965	50,011	-46	-0.1%
Brockport	101	8,398	8,407	-9	-0.1%
Chittenango	102	5,052	5,058	-6	-0.1%
Cortland	103	19,218	19,257	-39	-0.2%
Lindenhurst	104	27,303	27,386	-83	-0.3%
Hamburg	105	9,482	9,513	-31	-0.3%
Bath	106	5,747	5,766	-19	-0.3%
Northport	107	7,417	7,445	-28	-0.4%
Oneida	108	11,290	11,339	-49	-0.4%
Port Jefferson	109	7,789	7,827	-38	-0.5%
East Aurora	110	6,255	6,291	-36	-0.6%
Fairport	111	5,364	5,395	-31	-0.6%
Watervliet	112	10,250	10,313	-63	-0.6%
Williamsville	113	5,286	5,320	-34	-0.6%
Plattsburgh	114	19,840	19,974	-134	-0.7%
Babylon	115	12,177	12,264	-87	-0.7%
Oneonta	116	13,906	14,006	-100	-0.7%
Rochester	117	210,461	211,977	-1,516	-0.7%
Endicott	118	13,216	13,320	-104	-0.8%
Amsterdam	119	18,348	18,512	-164	-0.9%
Geneva	120	13,202	13,326	-124	-0.9%
Fulton	121	11,786	11,902	-116	-1.0%
Elmira	122	29,046	29,354	-308	-1.0%
Lackawanna	123	18,037	18,239	-202	-1.1%
Kingston	124	23,707	23,975	-268	-1.1%
Glens Falls	125	14,574	14,747	-173	-1.2%
Fredonia	126	10,988	11,124	-136	-1.2%
Jamestown	127	30,799	31,186	-387	-1.2%
Depew	128	15,262	15,454	-192	-1.2%
Lancaster	129	10,314	10,449	-135	-1.3%
Binghamton	130	46,771	47,391	-620	-1.3%
Tonawanda	131	15,048	15,249	-201	-1.3%
Newburgh	132	28,614	29,001	-387	-1.3%
Solvay	133	6,514	6,603	-89	-1.3%
Kenmore	134	15,334	15,545	-211	-1.4%
Canandaigua	135	10,532	10,678	-146	-1.4%
Gloversville	136	15,395	15,620	-225	-1.4%
North Tonawanda	137	31,245	31,716	-471	-1.5%
Nyack	138	6,857	6,964	-107	-1.5%
Lockport	139	20,957	21,295	-338	-1.6%
Hornell	140	8,508	8,646	-138	-1.6%
Johnson City	141	14,977	15,246	-269	-1.8%
Auburn	142	27,369	27,863	-494	-1.8%
Dunkirk	143	12,386	12,610	-224	-1.8%
Wappingers Falls	144	5,377	5,475	-98	-1.8%
Newark	145	9,019	9,185	-166	-1.8%
Ilion	146	7,968	8,117	-149	-1.8%
Malone	147	5,866	5,976	-110	-1.8%
Washingtonville	148	5,837	5,947	-110	-1.8%
Port Jervis	149	8,736	8,906	-170	-1.9%
Batavia	150	15,274	15,586	-312	-2.0%
Johnstown	151	8,552	8,738	-186	-2.1%
Rome	152	33,161	33,900	-739	-2.2%
Buffalo	153	259,959	266,012	-6,053	-2.3%
Salamanca	154	5,717	5,855	-138	-2.4%
Olean	155	14,232	14,578	-346	-2.4%
Niagara Falls	156	49,679	50,891	-1,212	-2.4%
Goshen	157	5,417	5,551	-134	-2.4%
Medina	158	5,962	6,132	-170	-2.8%
Waterloo	159	5,178	5,327	-149	-2.8%
Herkimer	160	7,752	7,985	-233	-2.9%
Massena	161	10,937	11,269	-332	-2.9%
Ogdensburg	162	11,029	11,367	-338	-3.0%
Briarcliff Manor	163	7,783	8,022	-239	-3.0%
Norwich	164	7,080	7,303	-223	-3.1%
Hudson	165	6,658	6,878	-220	-3.2%
Poughkeepsie	166	30,716	32,441	-1,725	-5.3%
Beacon	167	14,437	15,494	-1,057	-6.8%
Ballston Spa	168	5,298	5,696	-398	-7.0%
Penn Yan	169	5,011	5,411	-400	-7.4%