New York has 594 incorporated cities, towns and villages, home to 12,806,276 of the state’s 20,002,427 residents in 2025. Aria builds small business websites for companies in any of them for $89 a month, with domain, business email and hosting included and no setup fee.

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The largest New York cities

By population, the largest municipalities in New York are New York (8,584,629), Buffalo (274,613), Yonkers (212,603), Rochester (206,108), Syracuse (144,896), Albany (101,698), New Rochelle (85,864), Mount Vernon (72,304), Schenectady (69,471) and Utica (62,978).

New York rules for a business with a website

  • The New York State sales tax rate is 4%; cities, counties and school districts add local rates (roughly 3% to 4.75%), plus an extra 0.375% inside the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District. New York State Department of Taxation and Finance

This is general information, not legal advice.

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Sources for the numbers on this page
  • Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates for incorporated places.
  • List of municipalities: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer (incorporated places).