Rankings · How Sterling ranks in NY
Sterling ranks #12 in New York for cheap rent
Sterling is ranked on 31 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
31
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #12 cheapest rent
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
More vacation homes than 96% of New York
Not better or worse, just Sterling’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More vacation homes than 96% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
24.7% of homes are seasonal
More snow than 95% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
140 in of snow a year
More seniors than 94% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
27.4% of residents are 65+
Older than 93% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
51.6 median age
Fewer kids than 92% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
14.3% of residents are under 18
Longer growing season than 81% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
187 days between frosts
Cooler summers than 79% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
80.0° July high
Drier than 65% of NY towns
DrierWetter
41 in of rain + melted snow a year
Milder winters than 63% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.0° January low
Where it shines
The lists Sterling does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sterling marked.
At a glance
Sterling lands in the top half on 10 of 19 lists
Each dot is Sterling’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Sterling does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#277/774Lowest depression#311/774Lowest obesity#551/774Most active#584/774Fewest smokers#617/774Healthiest#618/774Closest to a top hospital#668/777 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#353/709 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#483/777 People
Most educated#498/777 Almost there
2 spots from the top 10 for cheap rent
Lists where Sterling sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Sterling out-ranks 2 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.