Sunvago's 2016 Top 50 Fastest-Growing Solar Towns and Cities in New York State

New York is one of the most attractive solar states in the U.S. and ranks #3 in terms of total residential solar installations, second to only California and Arizona. Residential solar installations in New York increased 12% in 2016 to 19,945, albeit at a slower rate than 2015 (100% growth), as detailed in our 2016 New York Solar recap.

Solar is a contagious product, as a significant portion of sales are driven through neighborhood referrals (as much as 60% in certain cities). SolarCity illustrated this trend in their analysis of “viral” solar cities. Using data from NYSERDA, Sunvago analyzed the top 50 fastest-growing cities in towns in New York. Note that the data does not include New York City and only includes cities with 50 or more residential solar installations.

Sunvago's 2016 Top 50 Fastest-Growing Solar Towns and Cities in New York State

Rank #	City	2015	2016	Growth %
1	Potsdam	8	98	1127
2	Roosevelt	12	55	355
3	New Rochelle	25	60	140
4	Uniondale	34	75	121
5	Westbury	50	109	118
6	Saratoga Springs	64	124	94
7	Valley Stream	99	191	93
8	Rochester	61	115	88
9	Brentwood	113	212	87
10	Baldwin	50	81	61
11	Montgomery	37	57	53
12	Middletown	165	249	51
13	East Meadow	90	134	49
14	Kingston	65	94	44
15	Yonkers	147	212	44
16	Bellmore	63	91	44
17	White Plains	90	128	42
18	Beacon	51	72	41
19	Central Islip	75	106	41
20	New Hyde Park	66	93	40
21	West Babylon	100	140	40
22	Massapequa Park	45	61	36
23	Rensselaer	48	64	34
24	Cortlandt Manor	44	59	34
25	Hicksville	84	112	34
26	East Northport	45	60	33
27	Long Beach	71	93	31
28	Amsterdam	72	94	30
29	Elmont	108	137	27
30	New Windsor	81	103	27
31	Wallkill	58	73	26
32	Saugerties	60	75	25
33	Troy	116	145	25
34	Warwick	83	104	25
35	Wappingers Falls	103	127	23
36	Manorville	60	73	22
37	Port Jefferson Station	50	60	20
38	Ballston Spa	62	74	20
39	Poughkeepsie	143	170	19
40	New Paltz	63	73	16
41	Huntington	70	81	15
42	Seaford	62	71	14
43	Gansevoort	53	59	11
44	Plainview	70	75	8
45	Massapequa	119	128	7
46	Buffalo	85	91	7
47	Bay Shore	164	172	5
48	Shirley	53	56	5
49	Franklin Square	49	51	5
50	Spring Valley	48	50	5