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Long Beach Named a Top Place to Start a Business in New York

New rankings put several Long Island communities in the top places for starting a business in the state.

Long Beach is the one of the best places to start a business in New York State, according to new rankings released Monday by NerdWallet.

The site analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau to rank the business climate and economic health of 83 New York communities. NerdWallet restricted its analysis to areas with populations above 5,000.

LB came in at No. 55 on their list and was one of the top Long Island communities to be ranked. In Long Beach, businesses take in an average annual revenue of $235,383, there are 10.54 businesses per resident, 22.07 percent of businesses have paid employees, and the unemployment rate is 4 percent.

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Here are the top 10 places to start a business in New York, according to NerdWallet:

  1. Suffern
  2. Garden City
  3. Mineola
  4. Glens Falls
  5. Harrison
  6. White Plains
  7. Ithaca
  8. Rockville Centre
  9. Mount Kisco
  10. Watertown

Other Long Island communities with high rankings included Patchogue, Glen Cove, Floral Park, Lindenhurst, Valley Stream, and Lynbrook. Read the full report here.

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