New York is the second most well-connected State in the U.S. Counties throughout New York State fairly evenly connected, with an average state-wide download speed is 190.5 Mbps.
Terrestrial Broadband Coverage
Wired Low Price Plan Access
Mbps Average State Wide Speed
State Broadband Access Ranking
of New Yorkers have access to broadband 100mbps or faster.
of New Yorkers have access to wireline service.
Brooklyn
96.3 MBPS
32 Providers
New York
243.8 MBPS
59 Providers
Bronx
80.1 MBPS
30 Providers
Buffalo
67.1 MBPS
25 Providers
Rochester
77.9 MBPS
21 Providers
New York is the second most well-connected State in the U.S. Counties throughout New York State fairly evenly connected, with an average state-wide download speed is 190.5 Mbps.
Surprisingly, 112,000 New Yok state residents do not have wired internet services available at their homes.
In general, New York State is ahead of the nationwide statistics.
The top-ranking towns in New York State with the best mix of broadband coverage, speed, and affordability are New Rochelle, Baldwin, Scarsdale, Hempstead, and Long Beach; these towns enjoy 100% wired broadband coverage along with a many other towns in the state.
The worst-connected towns in New York are Alcove, Chippewa Bay, Sabael, Brainard, and Van Horneseville, as these residents do not have wired broadband coverage.
New York lawmakers established a New NY State Broadband Program in 2015, with $500 million invested into the project, this initiative is the largest and most expansive of any state nationwide, with the aim of increasing availability to high-speed internet access and ultimately getting broadband for all.