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