RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest median rent, New York counties · 1990

New York counties ranked by median gross rent (1990 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS –

01Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$802–

02Putnam County, NYNY99,028$765–

03Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$749–

04Rockland County, NYNY357,397$708–

05Dutchess County, NYNY300,708$600–

06Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$600–

07Orange County, NYNY417,669$595–

08Richmond County, NYNY501,290$578–

09Queens County, NYNY2,358,182$560–

10Ulster County, NYNY183,330$529–

11New York County, NYNY1,664,862$513–

12Saratoga County, NYNY241,343$501–

13Tompkins County, NYNY104,047$489–

14Albany County, NYNY321,225$481–

15Monroe County, NYNY750,506$478–

16Kings County, NYNY2,653,963$477–

17Sullivan County, NYNY80,586$459–

18Schenectady County, NYNY162,581$452–

19Warren County, NYNY65,020$452–

20Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332$443–

21Onondaga County, NYNY466,584$440–

22Columbia County, NYNY60,168$437–

23Ontario County, NYNY113,130$437–

24Greene County, NYNY47,238$421–

25Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510$421–

26Livingston County, NYNY61,438$412–

27Wayne County, NYNY91,250$410–

28Washington County, NYNY59,353$407–

29Genesee County, NYNY58,416$402–

30Jefferson County, NYNY111,540$400–

31Madison County, NYNY67,120$398–

32Cortland County, NYNY45,850$396–

33Seneca County, NYNY32,883$396–

34Oswego County, NYNY118,569$392–

35Schoharie County, NYNY30,176$392–

36Cayuga County, NYNY74,365$391–

37Broome County, NYNY195,736$388–

38Orleans County, NYNY39,825$388–

39Clinton County, NYNY78,138$385–

40Erie County, NYNY946,741$384–

41Tioga County, NYNY47,453$382–

42Otsego County, NYNY60,589$380–

43Oneida County, NYNY226,392$373–

44Essex County, NYNY36,438$368–

45Niagara County, NYNY208,912$362–

46Chemung County, NYNY80,415$361–

47Delaware County, NYNY44,305$361–

48Lewis County, NYNY26,479$358–

49Wyoming County, NYNY39,741$354–

50Hamilton County, NYNY5,006$351–

51Fulton County, NYNY52,216$348–

52Chenango County, NYNY45,715$344–

53Schuyler County, NYNY16,924$344–

54Montgomery County, NYNY50,046$341–

55Steuben County, NYNY91,855$341–

56Yates County, NYNY24,547$333–

57St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488$331–

58Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126$326–

59Franklin County, NYNY46,500$324–

60Allegany County, NYNY46,800$318–

61Herkimer County, NYNY59,219$316–

62Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390$314–

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