A study ranked the best places to live in New York State using factors like home values, income, population density, unemployment, commute time, crime, education, health insurance, and poverty rates. The list includes towns with populations over 5,000. Notable ranked places from 21 to 45 show median home values ranging from about $147,000 to over $2 million and median incomes from around $62,000 to $250,000, with varying crime rates and population sizes.