City levels are determined by the county in which they are located. If the city is not named below, it may be located within a county listed below. Visit the National Association of Counties website and type the city name into the "City/Zip Search" tab to determine the city's county. If the city is not listed below or is not located in a county below, that city is a Level 1.
| Level | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Albany | Albany |
| 2 | Binghamton | Broome |
| 3 | Buffalo | Erie |
| 4 | Floral Park / Garden City / Great Neck | Nassau |
| 4 | Glens Falls | Warren |
| 3 | Ithaca | Tompkins |
| 4 | Kingston | Ulster |
| 4 | Lake Placid | Essex |
| 4 | New York City | Bronx / Kings / New York / Queens / Richmond |
| 3 | Niagara Falls | Niagara |
| 3 | Nyack / Palisades | Rockland |
| 3 | Poughkeepsie | Dutchess |
| 4 | Riverhead / Ronkonkoma / Melville | Suffolk |
| 3 | Rochester | Monroe |
| 3 | Saratoga Springs / Schenectady | Saratoga / Schenectady |
| 3 | Syracuse / Oswego | Onondaga / Oswego |
| 4 | Tarrytown / White Plains / New Rochelle | Westchester |
| 3 | Troy | Rensselaer |
| 3 | West Point | Orange |