West Hudson Valley News

Chester ranked 745th among cities in New York by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.

The median income of Chester residents was an inflation-adjusted $27,179 per year. Chester had 1,436 households in 2017, with a population of 3,965.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Munsey Park. Munsey Park's median income was $103,710 per year after adjusting for inflation – $76,531 more than Chester. It had 784 households in 2017 and a population of 2,739.

Keuka Park had the lowest annual resident income among cities in New York, with a median income of only $2,742 per year. That was $24,437 less than the median income in Chester at the time. Keuka Park had 81 households in 2017 and a population of 972.

The table below shows the top 100 cities ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.

Rank	City	Earnings per resident ($$$)
1	Munsey Park	103,710
2	Hewlett Neck	103,438
3	Scarsdale	102,032
4	Belle Terre	95,333
5	Sagaponack	92,500
6	Plandome Heights	88,750
7	Napeague	88,750
8	Hewlett Bay Park	88,125
9	Larchmont	85,357
10	Old Field	84,000
11	Harbor Hills	83,125
12	Bronxville	83,066
13	Cove Neck	81,528
14	Centre Island	80,972
15	Lloyd Harbor	80,682
16	Sands Point	80,156
17	East Hills	80,109
18	Matinecock	77,639
19	Hewlett Harbor	77,188
20	Scotts Corners	76,731
21	Plandome Manor	76,583
22	Asharoken	75,250
23	North Hills	75,122
24	Bedford	74,740
25	Merritt Park	73,594
26	Flower Hill	72,917
27	Chappaqua	72,366
28	Oyster Bay Cove	71,094
29	Lido Beach	70,104
30	Russell Gardens	70,000
31	Plandome	69,643
32	Golden's Bridge	68,819
33	East Williston	67,943
34	Nissequogue	67,917
35	Lawrence	67,763
36	Woodsburgh	67,639
37	Poquott	67,500
38	Cold Spring Harbor	67,128
39	Pelham Manor	66,934
40	Rye	66,701
41	Armonk	66,542
42	Ardsley	65,388
43	Great Neck Estates	65,242
44	Old Brookville	65,147
45	Roslyn Estates	64,464
46	Roslyn Harbor	63,958
47	Shoreham	63,750
48	Halesite	63,550
49	Laurel Hollow	63,382
50	Jericho	63,064
51	Irvington	61,690
52	Briarcliff Manor	61,016
53	Syosset	60,816
54	Northwest Harbor	60,347
55	Atlantic Beach	60,135
56	Saltaire	60,000
57	Crompond	59,783
58	Bellerose	59,583
59	Montebello	59,479
60	Manhasset Hills	58,533
61	Cragsmoor	58,466
62	Shelter Island	58,370
63	Duane Lake	57,986
64	Great River	57,981
65	Shelter Island Heights	57,931
66	Huntington Bay	57,885
67	Stony Brook	57,552
68	Mill Neck	57,500
69	Hillside	56,875
70	Kensington	56,806
71	Merrick	56,426
72	Baxter Estates	56,250
73	Stewart Manor	56,157
74	Upper Nyack	55,990
75	Thomaston	55,066
76	Centerport	54,758
77	East Norwich	54,659
78	Malverne Park Oaks	54,542
79	Rye Brook	54,490
80	Tuxedo Park	54,375
81	Pittsford	54,300
82	Quogue	54,279
83	Huntington	54,216
84	Herricks	54,110
85	Belleville	54,107
86	East Atlantic Beach	53,935
87	Katonah	53,770
88	Upper Brookville	53,750
89	Point Lookout	53,654
90	Eastchester	53,641
91	Hartsdale	53,616
92	Piermont	53,415
93	Bardonia	53,406
94	Thendara	53,393
95	Plainview	53,338
96	Brightwaters	53,042
97	Poestenkill	52,917
98	Head of the Harbor	52,875
99	Lincolndale	52,561
100	Saddle Rock Estates	52,500

* All values are inflation-adjusted