The search data for New York
- 1,900 searches a month across New York for SEO agency terms, on Ahrefs' US keyword data. Local figure.
- 32.8% of 317 US commercial keywords we measured returned a local pack — rising above 93% in legal services and home services. Indexed, 2026. National figure, not specific to New York.
- None of the 23 local-intent keywords in that sample returned an AI Overview, against 56.5% of the other 294 — so for a business competing on "near me" searches, the map pack still decides the click. Indexed, 2026. National figure, not specific to New York.
What we do across New York. Indexed is an SEO agency working with businesses across New York on organic search and AI search visibility. The work is usually some combination of technical fixes, content built around what people actually search for locally, Google Business Profile and review strategy for businesses competing in the map pack, and links earned rather than bought. We report on leads and revenue rather than rankings alone, and we publish our own research on how search results are changing.
Quoting a figure from this page? Source: Indexed, "Where AI Overviews Actually Appear", September 2026, joinindexed.com/studies/ai-overview-by-industry-2026
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New York City is the most competitive SEO market on earth for many commercial categories — particularly legal, finance, healthcare, real estate, and professional services — where the combination of the world's highest density of wealthy businesses, globally recognised law and investment firms, and limitless marketing budgets means ranking requires not just good SEO but exceptional SEO. Upstate markets — Buffalo, Rochester, Albany — are dramatically less competitive and offer strong ROI for businesses investing in organic search.
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