New York counties: highest renter cost burden

Ranked observations

0 counties excluded for unavailable renter cost burden (30%+); ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.

Highest renter cost burden in New York
Rank	County	GEOID	Renter cost burden (30%+)
1	Rockland County, New York	36087	58.6%
2	Bronx County, New York	36005	56.9%
3	Putnam County, New York	36079	55.0%
4	Suffolk County, New York	36103	54.3%
5	Orange County, New York	36071	53.7%
6	Tompkins County, New York	36109	53.5%
7	Richmond County, New York	36085	52.0%
8	Ulster County, New York	36111	51.6%
9	Nassau County, New York	36059	51.0%
10	Schenectady County, New York	36093	51.0%
11	Westchester County, New York	36119	50.8%
12	Livingston County, New York	36051	50.4%
13	Queens County, New York	36081	50.1%
14	Columbia County, New York	36021	49.3%
15	Dutchess County, New York	36027	49.3%
16	Monroe County, New York	36055	49.0%
17	Kings County, New York	36047	48.5%
18	Chemung County, New York	36015	47.8%
19	Tioga County, New York	36107	47.8%
20	Washington County, New York	36115	47.4%
21	Erie County, New York	36029	47.3%
22	Onondaga County, New York	36067	47.2%
23	Broome County, New York	36007	46.6%
24	Cortland County, New York	36023	46.0%
25	New York County, New York	36061	45.9%
26	Oswego County, New York	36075	45.8%
27	Schuyler County, New York	36097	45.6%
28	St. Lawrence County, New York	36089	45.5%
29	Cayuga County, New York	36011	45.3%
30	Chautauqua County, New York	36013	45.3%
31	Albany County, New York	36001	44.9%
32	Niagara County, New York	36063	44.8%
33	Rensselaer County, New York	36083	44.8%
34	Jefferson County, New York	36045	44.6%
35	Warren County, New York	36113	44.6%
36	Sullivan County, New York	36105	44.0%
37	Ontario County, New York	36069	43.2%
38	Oneida County, New York	36065	42.6%
39	Clinton County, New York	36019	42.3%
40	Genesee County, New York	36037	42.0%
41	Schoharie County, New York	36095	42.0%
42	Otsego County, New York	36077	41.8%
43	Essex County, New York	36031	41.4%
44	Madison County, New York	36053	41.4%
45	Seneca County, New York	36099	41.1%
46	Wayne County, New York	36117	41.1%
47	Montgomery County, New York	36057	40.9%
48	Allegany County, New York	36003	40.6%
49	Cattaraugus County, New York	36009	40.5%
50	Steuben County, New York	36101	40.3%
51	Greene County, New York	36039	39.3%
52	Hamilton County, New York	36041	39.2%
53	Delaware County, New York	36025	39.0%
54	Fulton County, New York	36035	38.9%
55	Saratoga County, New York	36091	38.9%
56	Chenango County, New York	36017	37.9%
57	Lewis County, New York	36049	37.0%
58	Herkimer County, New York	36043	36.9%
59	Orleans County, New York	36073	36.4%
60	Wyoming County, New York	36121	35.9%
61	Franklin County, New York	36033	33.1%
62	Yates County, New York	36123	30.7%

Method and provenance

ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated New York bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums. New York county map and full table.