Sea Cliff Among Best Places to Live in New York

By Ryan Bonner

Niche.com has released its 2016 Best Places to Live rankings.

Los Alamos in New Mexico came in at No. 1 nationally and New York towns were shut out of the top 100 list.

But drilling down to the state level, Long Island towns fared quite well. Six of the top 10 places to live in New York are on Long Island, according to the rankings.

The rankings put Sea Cliff at No. 77. Brookville and Upper Brookville were ranked at No. 4 and No. 64, respectively. Other surrounding communities also made the list.

The rankings take into account several key factors of a location, including the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics, and access to amenities in an attempt to measure the overall quality of an area, Niche says. Read more about the methodology here.

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

1. Kensington, Nassau County
2. University Gardens, Nassau County
4. Brookville, Nassau County
6. Plandome, Nassau County
7. Searingtown, Nassau County
11. Roslyn Estates, Nassau County
15. East Hills, Nassau County
16. Flower Hill, Nassau County
21. Jericho, Nassau County
22. Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk County
26. Herricks, Nassau County
28. Muttontown, Nassau County
29. Sands Point, Nassau County
31. Old Westbury, Nassau County
32. Munsey Park, Nassau County
35. Oyster Bay Cove, Nassau County
38. Laurel Hollow, Nassau County
50. Syosset, Nassau County
53. Garden City, Nassau County
54. Port Jefferson, Suffolk County
55. Stony Brook, Suffolk County
56. Great Neck Gardens, Nassau County
60. South Hempstead, Nassau County
64. Upper Brookville, Nassau County
65. Old Bethpage, Nassau County
67. Great Neck Plaza, Nassau County
69. Manhasset Hills, Nassau County
73. Great Neck Estates, Nassau County
74. Roslyn Heights, Nassau County
75. Stewart Manor, Nassau County
76. Port Washington, Nassau County
77. Sea Cliff, Nassau County
78. South Valley Stream, Nassau County
84. Roslyn, Nassau County
85. New Hyde Park, Nassau County
90. North Hills, Nassau County
97. Woodbury, Nassau County
98. Manhasset, Nassau County
99. North New Hyde Park, Nassau County

View the full top 100 New York list here.

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