First, let’s look at the different regions of New York to start. According to the Empire State Department website, there are 10 defined regions of the state: Western New York, the Finger Lakes, the ...

Among the biggest Upstate New York cities, Albany had the highest median family income at about $86,000. That ranked 532nd in Upstate New York out of 953 places. Buffalo was 926, Syracuse was 935 and ...