CITY PROFILE

New York, NY

Own here if you can; rent here if you must tolerate sacrifice.

By the numbers

Typical home value$728K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$3,503/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature12.3°C · warmest 23.7°C · coolest 1.1°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation1312 mm · NASA POWER
Metro size rank (US)#1 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy64
  • Affordable to rent5
  • Climate comfort64
  • Big-city amenities100

Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.