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Highest median rent, New York counties

New York counties ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is $987. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Montgomery County, NY, up 11 places to #38.

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Highest median rent by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000
01▲1Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$2,255+139%
02▼1Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$2,252+134%
03New York County, NYNY1,664,862$2,197+176%
04Queens County, NYNY2,358,182$1,956+152%
05Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$1,951+133%
06Rockland County, NYNY357,397$1,901+115%
07▲1Kings County, NYNY2,653,963$1,833+173%
08▼1Putnam County, NYNY99,028$1,775+94%
09Richmond County, NYNY501,290$1,733+134%
10Orange County, NYNY417,669$1,680+135%
11▲1Dutchess County, NYNY300,708$1,582+124%
12▼1Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332$1,458+135%
13▲2Ulster County, NYNY183,330$1,425+128%
14Tompkins County, NYNY104,047$1,411+131%
15▼2Saratoga County, NYNY241,343$1,394+118%
16Albany County, NYNY321,225$1,313+115%
17▲4Columbia County, NYNY60,168$1,260+128%
18Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510$1,217+122%
19▼2Jefferson County, NYNY111,540$1,213+150%
20▼1Schenectady County, NYNY162,581$1,194+109%
21▼1Monroe County, NYNY750,506$1,173+92%
22▲2Ontario County, NYNY113,130$1,150+104%
23▲2Onondaga County, NYNY466,584$1,108+101%
24▲2Sullivan County, NYNY80,586$1,106+103%
25▼3Warren County, NYNY65,020$1,105+98%
26▲3Erie County, NYNY946,741$1,090+111%
27Chemung County, NYNY80,415$1,059+115%
28Washington County, NYNY59,353$1,033+103%
29▼6Greene County, NYNY47,238$1,004+98%
30▲1Clinton County, NYNY78,138$1,003+109%
31▲1Otsego County, NYNY60,589$987+104%
32▲5Cortland County, NYNY45,850$984+109%
33▲2Oswego County, NYNY118,569$967+91%
34▲5Seneca County, NYNY32,883$957+84%
35▲9Oneida County, NYNY226,392$944+101%
36▲10Cayuga County, NYNY74,365$942+95%
37▲3Broome County, NYNY195,736$941+104%
38▲11Montgomery County, NYNY50,046$940+103%
39▲6Wayne County, NYNY91,250$938+78%
40▼7Essex County, NYNY36,438$934+107%
41▼5Livingston County, NYNY61,438$931+72%
42▼4Genesee County, NYNY58,416$929+80%
43▲4Madison County, NYNY67,120$928+82%
44▼2Tioga County, NYNY47,453$928+98%
45▼2Fulton County, NYNY52,216$912+99%
46▼16Hamilton County, NYNY5,006$912+100%
47▼13Schoharie County, NYNY30,176$909+80%
48▲3Niagara County, NYNY208,912$899+88%
49▼1Schuyler County, NYNY16,924$899+93%
50▲2Steuben County, NYNY91,855$894+91%
51▲4Delaware County, NYNY44,305$880+95%
52▲5Chenango County, NYNY45,715$875+99%
53▼12Orleans County, NYNY39,825$874+68%
54Franklin County, NYNY46,500$843+106%
55▲1Lewis County, NYNY26,479$837+89%
56▼3Yates County, NYNY24,547$834+79%
57▲2Herkimer County, NYNY59,219$823+96%
58▼8St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488$818+91%
59▲1Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126$812+85%
60▼2Wyoming County, NYNY39,741$802+66%
61▲1Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390$770+81%
62▼1Allegany County, NYNY46,800$763+80%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES