Step aside, White Plains. Better luck next year, Hicksville. According to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings , the top spot for best place to live in New York State for 2025–2026 goes to… Massapequa Park, a leafy Long Island village equal parts suburban idyll and commuter haven.

Clocking in with an overall score of 6.1 —and edging out bigger-name contenders like New Rochelle, Yonkers and, yes, even New York City itself in the process — Massapequa Park impressed on everything from household income and home value to education and access to green space. The village of just over 17,000 residents offers a median household income north of $167,000 and a relatively breezy 28-minute average commute (shoutout to the LIRR Babylon Branch).

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