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Do You Live in the Most Boring Town in New York?

A report claims it used science to determine the 10 most boring places to live in New York, and the Hudson Valley has six in the top 10.

RoadSnacks has compiled what it claims are the “10 Most Boring Places in New York” list and they say it’s based on scientific data and not opinions.

“This article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment. Don’t freak out,” the authors wrote.

The authors clearly had some fun with the report as they used several quips along the way.

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According to RoadSnacks, which is a website that specialize in niche reporting, Briarcliff Manor has the dubious honor of being the most boring place to live in all of New York.

“But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Briarcliff Manor. There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in New York as well,” the report states.

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Following Briarcliff Manor at No. 2 is Rye Brook, followed by Irvington, Croton-on-Hudson, Chestnut Ridge, East Hills, Airmont, Hastings-on-Hudson, Kings Point, and No. 10 is North Hills.

The authors say they compiled the data to find the most “mind-numbing and down-right exhausting places to live in New York” by examining all communities with a population of over 5,000.

Then they drilled down to examine the percentage of the population over the age of 35, the percentage of households with married people, the percentage of households with kids, and the households with the percentage of people over the age of 65.

The higher the percentage on all of the above was considered more boring, according to the report. Conversely, if a community had a low percentage of 18-34 year-olds they were considered more boring.

The authors also say science leads them to the conclusion that Ithaca is the least boring place to live in New York.

Read the full RoadSnacks report here, which includes an analysis as to why they picked each of the above mentioned towns.

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