New York City Rankings

How 11 cities in New York compare on combined EMF exposure, cell towers, 5G deployment, and power grid (ELF) exposure. Each list shows up to 10 cities with a published EMF Radar report. See the methodology for how scores are calculated.

New York Cities with the Highest EMF Exposure

Cities with the highest combined RF + ELF exposure scores. See the national top 50

Rank City EMF score
1 New York 76
2 Yonkers 68
3 Mount Vernon 65
4 White Plains 62
5 Syracuse 58
6 Valley Stream 54
7 Binghamton 49
8 Buffalo 48
9 New Rochelle 48
10 Rochester 40

New York Cities with the Lowest EMF Exposure

Cities with the lowest combined RF + ELF exposure scores. See the national top 50

Rank City EMF score
1 Niagara Falls 28
2 Rochester 40
3 Buffalo 48
4 New Rochelle 48
5 Binghamton 49
6 Valley Stream 54
7 Syracuse 58
8 White Plains 62
9 Mount Vernon 65
10 Yonkers 68

New York Cities with the Most Cell Towers

Cities ranked by the total number of cell towers mapped within city limits. See the national top 50

Rank City Cell towers EMF score
1 New York 5,260 76
2 Mount Vernon 1,083 65
3 Yonkers 853 68
4 New Rochelle 604 48
5 White Plains 502 62
6 Syracuse 311 58
7 Valley Stream 272 54
8 Binghamton 232 49
9 Buffalo 218 48
10 Rochester 58 40

New York Cities with the Most 5G Towers

Cities ranked by the number of towers broadcasting 5G NR. See the national top 50

Rank City 5G towers EMF score
1 New York 1,051 76
2 Mount Vernon 128 65
3 Buffalo 83 48
4 Yonkers 82 68
5 New Rochelle 82 48
6 Binghamton 48 49
7 Valley Stream 31 54
8 Niagara Falls 23 28
9 White Plains 19 62

New York Cities with the Highest Share of 5G Towers

Cities where the largest percentage of cell towers broadcast 5G. See the national top 50

Rank City 5G share EMF score
1 Niagara Falls 51% 28
2 Buffalo 38% 48
3 Binghamton 21% 49
4 New York 20% 76
5 New Rochelle 14% 48
6 Mount Vernon 12% 65
7 Valley Stream 11% 54
8 Yonkers 10% 68
9 White Plains 4% 62

New York Cities with the Highest Power Grid (ELF) Exposure

Cities ranked by ELF score from transmission lines and substations. See the national top 50

Rank City ELF score EMF score
1 Syracuse 41 58
2 Valley Stream 33 54
3 Binghamton 33 49
4 Buffalo 24 48
5 Rochester 21 40
6 Niagara Falls 18 28
7 White Plains 17 62
8 Yonkers 12 68
9 New York 10 76
10 Mount Vernon 9 65
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