These Are The 10 Best Places In New York To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in New York who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in New York, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Empire State:

1. Pelham Manor (Photos)
2. Williamsville (Photos)
3. Sea Cliff (Photos)
4. Fairport (Photos)
5. Bronxville (Photos)
6. New Hempstead (Photos)
7. Larchmont (Photos)
8. North Hills (Photos)
9. Irvington (Photos)
10. Pelham (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in New York. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in New York in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in New York in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in New York have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in New York.

1. Pelham Manor

Population: 5,539
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.83
Museums Per 1,000 People: 10.83
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.83
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 10.83

2. Williamsville

Population: 5,286
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.35
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.92
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.35
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.68

3. Sea Cliff

Population: 5,012
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.77
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.79
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.57
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 6.19

4. Fairport

Population: 5,364
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.19
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.61
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.19
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 9.13

5. Bronxville

Population: 6,378
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.41
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.55
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.41
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 9.25

6. New Hempstead

Population: 5,240
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.45
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.67
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.45
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.2

7. Larchmont

Population: 5,952
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.08
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.7
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.08
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.54

8. North Hills

Population: 5,122
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.42
Museums Per 1,000 People: 5.66
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.13
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 6.44

9. Irvington

Population: 6,506
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.22
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.23
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.22
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 7.22

10. Pelham

Population: 6,984
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.59
Museums Per 1,000 People: 7.73
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.59
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.73

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in New York where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in New York with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Mount Vernon (Photos)
2. New Rochelle (Photos)
3. Yonkers (Photos)
4. Schenectady (Photos)
5. Albany (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In New York To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Pelham Manor	5,539
2	Williamsville	5,286
3	Sea Cliff	5,012
4	Fairport	5,364
5	Bronxville	6,378
6	New Hempstead	5,240
7	Larchmont	5,952
8	North Hills	5,122
9	Irvington	6,506
10	Pelham	6,984
11	Wappingers Falls	5,377
12	East Rochester	6,687
13	Webster	5,528
14	Nyack	6,857
15	Hastings-On-Hudson	7,905
16	Lawrence	6,511
17	Solvay	6,514
18	Farmingdale	8,306
19	East Hills	7,025
20	North Syracuse	6,659
21	Pleasantville	7,090
22	Washingtonville	5,837
23	Northport	7,417
24	Colonie	7,869
25	Hilton	5,954
26	Chestnut Ridge	8,035
27	Wesley Hills	5,779
28	Bayville	6,724
29	Briarcliff Manor	7,783
30	New Square	7,328
31	Ballston Spa	5,298
32	Goshen	5,417
33	Croton-On-Hudson	8,168
34	Williston Park	7,319
35	East Aurora	6,255
36	New Paltz	6,945
37	Dobbs Ferry	11,001
38	Malverne	8,544
39	Hudson	6,658
40	Airmont	8,770
41	Baldwinsville	7,655
42	Amityville	9,551
43	East Rockaway	9,861
44	Rye Brook	9,456
45	New Hyde Park	9,764
46	Walden	6,919
47	Cedarhurst	6,631
48	Lake Grove	11,235
49	Sleepy Hollow	10,002
50	Scotia	7,742
51	Rensselaer	9,476
52	Mechanicville	5,207
53	Watervliet	10,250
54	Haverstraw	12,060
55	Johnstown	8,552
56	Lancaster	10,314
57	Waterloo	5,178
58	West Haverstraw	10,308
59	Suffern	10,864
60	Medina	5,962
61	Port Jefferson	7,789
62	Mount Kisco	11,016
63	Horseheads	6,593
64	Hamburg	9,482
65	Depew	15,262
66	Manorhaven	6,638
67	Rye	15,892
68	Hudson Falls	7,266
69	Babylon	12,177
70	Penn Yan	5,011
71	Patchogue	12,045
72	Monroe	8,493
73	Kenmore	15,334
74	Scarsdale	17,471
75	Massapequa Park	17,137
76	Johnstown	8,552
77	Westbury	15,201
78	Kings Point	5,076
79	Massena	10,937
80	Beacon	14,437
81	Endicott	13,216
82	Lackawanna	18,037
83	Cohoes	16,195
84	Newark	9,019
85	Chittenango	5,052
86	Canton	6,600
87	Warwick	6,783
88	Lynbrook	19,517
89	Hornell	8,508
90	Mamaroneck	19,133
91	Mineola	18,918
92	Great Neck Plaza	6,823
93	Malone	5,866
94	Floral Park	16,190
95	Port Jervis	8,736
96	Saranac Lake	6,055
97	Canandaigua	10,532
98	Bath	5,747
99	Glens Falls	14,574
100	Harrison	27,822