Solar Panel Cost & Payback in New York

Home solar in New York pays back in a median 9.2 years across the 267 places we cover, at an average electricity price of 29.4¢/kWh and about $3.90 per watt installed. Mineola has the fastest payback (8.8 years).

Solar estimates for New York cities and towns

Sorted by fastest payback. Each figure is for a system sized to an average New York home (571 kWh/month).

PlacekWh per kWSystemCostPayback25-yr savings
Mineola1,3885.2 kW$20,2808.8 yrs$47,533
Garden City1,3875.2 kW$20,2808.8 yrs$47,484
Floral Park1,3855.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$47,386
North New Hyde Park1,3855.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$47,386
New Hyde Park1,3855.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$47,386
Freeport1,3775.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,996
Queens1,3745.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,849
Jamaica1,3745.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,849
Richmond Hill1,3745.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,849
South Ozone Park1,3745.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,849
Baldwin1,3745.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,849
Oceanside1,3735.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,800
Deer Park1,3735.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,800
Rockville Centre1,3735.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,800
Lynbrook1,3735.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,800
East Rockaway1,3735.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,800
Melville1,3725.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,751
Terryville1,3725.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,751
Queens Village1,3715.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,702
Rosedale1,3705.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,654
East Massapequa1,3705.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,654
North Amityville1,3705.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,654
Amityville1,3705.2 kW$20,2808.9 yrs$46,654
West Babylon1,3685.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,556
Bay Shore1,3685.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,556
North Bellmore1,3685.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,556
North Babylon1,3685.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,556
Babylon1,3685.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,556
Kings Park1,3675.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,507
Dix Hills1,3655.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,409
Salisbury1,3655.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,409
Lindenhurst1,3625.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,263
Copiague1,3625.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,263
Saint James1,3615.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,214
Uniondale1,3585.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,067
Roosevelt1,3585.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,067
North Merrick1,3585.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,067
North Lindenhurst1,3585.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$46,067
Sunnyside1,3565.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$45,970
Long Island City1,3565.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$45,970
East Northport1,3565.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$45,970
Syosset1,3565.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$45,970
Shirley1,3555.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$45,921
Mastic1,3555.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$45,921
Riverhead1,3555.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$45,921
Wyandanch1,3555.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$45,921
Springfield Gardens1,3545.2 kW$20,2809.0 yrs$45,872
Brooklyn1,3535.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,823
Brentwood1,3535.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,823
North Bay Shore1,3535.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,823
Sayville1,3535.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,823
Elwood1,3535.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,823
Central Islip1,3525.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,774
Hauppauge1,3525.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,774
Mastic Beach1,3525.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,774
Glen Cove1,3505.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,676
East Setauket1,3505.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,676
Setauket-East Setauket1,3505.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,676
Hempstead1,3495.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,628
Franklin Square1,3495.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,628
Wantagh1,3495.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,628
West Hempstead1,3495.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,628
North Wantagh1,3495.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,628
Elmont1,3485.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,579
Centereach1,3485.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,579
Fresh Meadows1,3485.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,579
Hollis1,3485.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,579
Islip1,3485.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,579
North Valley Stream1,3485.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,579
East Islip1,3485.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,579
Lake Grove1,3485.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,579
South Huntington1,3485.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,579
Miller Place1,3475.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,530
Elmhurst1,3465.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,481
Corona1,3465.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,481
Forest Hills1,3465.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,481
Maspeth1,3465.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,481
Rego Park1,3465.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,481
Woodside1,3465.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,481
Hicksville1,3465.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,481
Middle Village1,3465.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,481
Howard Beach1,3465.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,481
Arverne1,3465.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,481
Ronkonkoma1,3455.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,432
South Farmingdale1,3455.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,432
Jericho1,3455.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,432
Commack1,3445.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,383
Valley Stream1,3435.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,334
Merrick1,3435.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,334
Woodmere1,3435.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,334
Bellmore1,3435.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,334
Seaford1,3425.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,286
Ozone Park1,3415.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,237
Woodhaven1,3415.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,237
Mount Sinai1,3415.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,237
Huntington Station1,3405.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,188
Lake Ronkonkoma1,3405.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,188
Huntington1,3405.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,188
Nesconset1,3405.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,188
Port Washington1,3395.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,139
Greenlawn1,3395.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,139
Smithtown1,3385.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,090
Westbury1,3385.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,090
New Cassel1,3385.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,090
Levittown1,3375.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,041
Plainview1,3375.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,041
Bethpage1,3375.2 kW$20,2809.1 yrs$45,041
Long Beach1,3365.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,992
Great Neck1,3365.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,992
Fort Salonga1,3365.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,992
Bayside1,3355.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,944
East Meadow1,3355.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,944
Holbrook1,3355.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,944
Massapequa1,3355.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,944
Holtsville1,3355.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,944
North Massapequa1,3355.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,944
Massapequa Park1,3355.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,944
Manorville1,3355.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,944
North Bellport1,3355.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,944
Middle Island1,3355.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,944
Coram1,3345.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,895
Selden1,3345.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,895
Farmingville1,3345.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,895
Rocky Point1,3335.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,846
Hampton Bays1,3335.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,846
Medford1,3325.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,797
Ridge1,3325.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,797
Ridgewood1,3305.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,699
Far Rockaway1,3305.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,699
Cambria Heights1,3305.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,699
Kew Gardens1,3305.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,699
Inwood1,3305.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,699
New Rochelle1,3295.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,650
Wykagyl1,3295.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,650
Stony Brook1,3295.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,650
Jackson Heights1,3265.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,504
West Islip1,3265.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,504
Astoria1,3255.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,455
Bohemia1,3255.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,455
Eastchester1,3235.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,357
The Bronx1,3225.2 kW$20,2809.2 yrs$44,308
Harrison1,3205.2 kW$20,2809.3 yrs$44,211
Rye1,3205.2 kW$20,2809.3 yrs$44,211
Staten Island1,3185.2 kW$20,2809.3 yrs$44,113
Mount Vernon1,3185.2 kW$20,2809.3 yrs$44,113
Little Neck1,3175.6 kW$21,8409.3 yrs$47,454
Mount Kisco1,3145.6 kW$21,8409.3 yrs$47,296
Scarsdale1,3135.6 kW$21,8409.3 yrs$47,243
Rye Brook1,3135.6 kW$21,8409.3 yrs$47,243
College Point1,3115.6 kW$21,8409.3 yrs$47,138
East Elmhurst1,3115.6 kW$21,8409.3 yrs$47,138
White Plains1,3095.6 kW$21,8409.3 yrs$47,033
Yonkers1,3075.6 kW$21,8409.3 yrs$46,928
Melrose1,3075.6 kW$21,8409.3 yrs$46,928
Inwood1,3075.6 kW$21,8409.3 yrs$46,928
Huguenot1,3075.6 kW$21,8409.3 yrs$46,928
Whitestone1,3055.6 kW$21,8409.4 yrs$46,822
Spring Valley1,3035.6 kW$21,8409.4 yrs$46,717
Monsey1,3035.6 kW$21,8409.4 yrs$46,717
Dobbs Ferry1,3035.6 kW$21,8409.4 yrs$46,717
Mamaroneck1,3025.6 kW$21,8409.4 yrs$46,664
East Patchogue1,3015.6 kW$21,8409.4 yrs$46,612
New City1,3005.6 kW$21,8409.4 yrs$46,559
Patchogue1,2985.6 kW$21,8409.4 yrs$46,454
North Castle1,2985.6 kW$21,8409.4 yrs$46,454
Suffern1,2965.6 kW$21,8409.4 yrs$46,349
Greenburgh1,2955.6 kW$21,8409.4 yrs$46,296
New York City1,2915.6 kW$21,8409.4 yrs$46,086
Manhattan1,2915.6 kW$21,8409.4 yrs$46,086
Port Chester1,2915.6 kW$21,8409.4 yrs$46,086
Ossining1,2885.6 kW$21,8409.5 yrs$45,928
Pearl River1,2875.6 kW$21,8409.5 yrs$45,875
Nanuet1,2845.6 kW$21,8409.5 yrs$45,717
Haverstraw1,2815.6 kW$21,8409.5 yrs$45,560
Stony Point1,2815.6 kW$21,8409.5 yrs$45,560
West Haverstraw1,2815.6 kW$21,8409.5 yrs$45,560
Scotchtown1,2805.6 kW$21,8409.5 yrs$45,507
Tarrytown1,2795.6 kW$21,8409.5 yrs$45,454
Sleepy Hollow1,2795.6 kW$21,8409.5 yrs$45,454
Woodbury1,2755.6 kW$21,8409.6 yrs$45,244
Cortlandt Manor1,2735.6 kW$21,8409.6 yrs$45,139
Middletown1,2725.6 kW$21,8409.6 yrs$45,086
Peekskill1,2705.6 kW$21,8409.6 yrs$44,981
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown1,2605.6 kW$21,8409.7 yrs$44,455
Poughkeepsie1,2595.6 kW$21,8409.7 yrs$44,402
Newburgh1,2595.6 kW$21,8409.7 yrs$44,402
Fallsburg1,2585.6 kW$21,8409.7 yrs$44,349
Kingston1,2505.6 kW$21,8409.7 yrs$43,928
Kiryas Joel1,2495.6 kW$21,8409.7 yrs$43,876
Beacon1,2485.6 kW$21,8409.7 yrs$43,823
Wilton1,2425.6 kW$21,8409.8 yrs$43,508
Latham1,2405.6 kW$21,8409.8 yrs$43,402
Gloversville1,2385.6 kW$21,8409.8 yrs$43,297
Glens Falls1,2375.6 kW$21,8409.8 yrs$43,244
Saratoga Springs1,2355.6 kW$21,8409.8 yrs$43,139
Rotterdam1,2355.6 kW$21,8409.8 yrs$43,139
Wawarsing1,2355.6 kW$21,8409.8 yrs$43,139
Grand Island1,2325.6 kW$21,8409.9 yrs$42,981
Roessleville1,2325.6 kW$21,8409.9 yrs$42,981
Clifton Park1,2315.6 kW$21,8409.9 yrs$42,929
Dunkirk1,2315.6 kW$21,8409.9 yrs$42,929
Schenectady1,2295.6 kW$21,8409.9 yrs$42,824
Lockport1,2275.6 kW$21,8409.9 yrs$42,718
Amsterdam1,2275.6 kW$21,8409.9 yrs$42,718
Niagara Falls1,2265.6 kW$21,8409.9 yrs$42,666
Oswego1,2265.6 kW$21,8409.9 yrs$42,666
Cohoes1,2265.6 kW$21,8409.9 yrs$42,666
Albany1,2255.6 kW$21,8409.9 yrs$42,613
Kenmore1,2255.6 kW$21,8409.9 yrs$42,613
Rensselaer1,2255.6 kW$21,8409.9 yrs$42,613
Fredonia1,2236.0 kW$23,4009.9 yrs$45,544
Greece1,2226.0 kW$23,4009.9 yrs$45,488
Tonawanda1,2216.0 kW$23,4009.9 yrs$45,431
Ballston Lake1,2216.0 kW$23,4009.9 yrs$45,431
West Albany1,2196.0 kW$23,40010.0 yrs$45,319
Glenville1,2186.0 kW$23,40010.0 yrs$45,262
Troy1,2156.0 kW$23,40010.0 yrs$45,093
Queensbury1,2156.0 kW$23,40010.0 yrs$45,093
Watervliet1,2156.0 kW$23,40010.0 yrs$45,093
Irondequoit1,2146.0 kW$23,40010.0 yrs$45,037
Plattsburgh1,2096.0 kW$23,40010.0 yrs$44,755
North Tonawanda1,2076.0 kW$23,40010.0 yrs$44,642
Gates-North Gates1,2066.0 kW$23,40010.1 yrs$44,586
Ogdensburg1,2066.0 kW$23,40010.1 yrs$44,586
North Gates1,2066.0 kW$23,40010.1 yrs$44,586
Fulton1,2046.0 kW$23,40010.1 yrs$44,473
Buffalo1,2036.0 kW$23,40010.1 yrs$44,417
Amherst1,2006.0 kW$23,40010.1 yrs$44,248
Rochester1,1996.0 kW$23,40010.1 yrs$44,191
Fort Drum1,1996.0 kW$23,40010.1 yrs$44,191
Depew1,1986.0 kW$23,40010.1 yrs$44,135
Potsdam1,1976.0 kW$23,40010.1 yrs$44,078
Fairmount1,1926.0 kW$23,40010.2 yrs$43,797
Watertown1,1876.0 kW$23,40010.2 yrs$43,515
Brighton1,1866.0 kW$23,40010.2 yrs$43,458
Johnson City1,1866.0 kW$23,40010.2 yrs$43,458
Syracuse1,1856.0 kW$23,40010.2 yrs$43,402
Cheektowaga1,1856.0 kW$23,40010.2 yrs$43,402
Massena1,1856.0 kW$23,40010.2 yrs$43,402
Eggertsville1,1846.0 kW$23,40010.2 yrs$43,346
West Henrietta1,1846.0 kW$23,40010.2 yrs$43,346
Lancaster1,1836.0 kW$23,40010.2 yrs$43,289
Auburn1,1826.0 kW$23,40010.2 yrs$43,233
Corning1,1806.0 kW$23,40010.3 yrs$43,120
Cicero1,1796.0 kW$23,40010.3 yrs$43,064
East Amherst1,1796.0 kW$23,40010.3 yrs$43,064
Lackawanna1,1796.0 kW$23,40010.3 yrs$43,064
Henrietta1,1776.0 kW$23,40010.3 yrs$42,951
Batavia1,1776.0 kW$23,40010.3 yrs$42,951
Elmira1,1766.0 kW$23,40010.3 yrs$42,895
Clay1,1746.0 kW$23,40010.3 yrs$42,782
Geneva1,1746.0 kW$23,40010.3 yrs$42,782
Hamburg1,1746.0 kW$23,40010.3 yrs$42,782
Oneonta1,1736.0 kW$23,40010.3 yrs$42,725
West Seneca1,1696.0 kW$23,40010.3 yrs$42,500
Endwell1,1676.0 kW$23,40010.4 yrs$42,387
Oneida1,1666.0 kW$23,40010.4 yrs$42,331
Canandaigua1,1646.0 kW$23,40010.4 yrs$42,218
Vestal1,1636.0 kW$23,40010.4 yrs$42,162
Endicott1,1636.0 kW$23,40010.4 yrs$42,162
Binghamton1,1626.0 kW$23,40010.4 yrs$42,105
Rome1,1576.0 kW$23,40010.4 yrs$41,824
Cortland1,1526.0 kW$23,40010.5 yrs$41,542
Jamestown1,1516.0 kW$23,40010.5 yrs$41,485
Olean1,1486.0 kW$23,40010.5 yrs$41,316
Ithaca1,1476.0 kW$23,40010.5 yrs$41,260
Utica1,1436.0 kW$23,40010.6 yrs$41,034