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Least affordable housing, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Kings County, NYNY2,653,96311.3−13%

02Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33210.9−3%

03New York County, NYNY1,664,86210.5−17%

04Queens County, NYNY2,358,1828.4−3%

05Richmond County, NYNY501,2906.9+6%

06Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7435.6−20%

07Rockland County, NYNY357,3975.4−6%

08Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9394.7−10%

09Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0904.4−12%

10Columbia County, NYNY60,1684.3+7%

11Ulster County, NYNY183,3304.1−3%

12Dutchess County, NYNY300,7084.0−13%

13Orange County, NYNY417,6694.0−11%

14Tompkins County, NYNY104,0473.9+18%

15Hamilton County, NYNY5,0063.8+9%

16Putnam County, NYNY99,0283.7−20%

17Greene County, NYNY47,2383.5−11%

18Saratoga County, NYNY241,3433.5+2%

19Albany County, NYNY321,2253.5−4%

20Sullivan County, NYNY80,5863.4−11%

21Warren County, NYNY65,0203.4−4%

22Erie County, NYNY946,7413.2+29%

23Schenectady County, NYNY162,5813.0+2%

24Essex County, NYNY36,4383.0−10%

25Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5102.9−7%

26Delaware County, NYNY44,3052.9−2%

27Jefferson County, NYNY111,5402.8+5%

28Monroe County, NYNY750,5062.8+10%

29Schoharie County, NYNY30,1762.7+0%

30Niagara County, NYNY208,9122.7+28%

31Ontario County, NYNY113,1302.7+18%

32Washington County, NYNY59,3532.7−6%

33Yates County, NYNY24,5472.6+9%

34Oneida County, NYNY226,3922.6+19%

35Onondaga County, NYNY466,5842.6+6%

36Otsego County, NYNY60,5892.6−9%

37Schuyler County, NYNY16,9242.5+39%

38Clinton County, NYNY78,1382.5+2%

39Cayuga County, NYNY74,3652.5+24%

40Broome County, NYNY195,7362.5+11%

41Fulton County, NYNY52,2162.5+11%

42Madison County, NYNY67,1202.4+17%

43Lewis County, NYNY26,4792.4+4%

44Montgomery County, NYNY50,0462.4+9%

45Livingston County, NYNY61,4382.4+9%

46Wyoming County, NYNY39,7412.3+21%

47Genesee County, NYNY58,4162.3+14%

48Cortland County, NYNY45,8502.3+10%

49Seneca County, NYNY32,8832.3+20%

50Wayne County, NYNY91,2502.3+12%

51Franklin County, NYNY46,5002.2+6%

52Chemung County, NYNY80,4152.2+15%

53Tioga County, NYNY47,4532.2+17%

54Oswego County, NYNY118,5692.2+13%

55Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1262.2+12%

56Chenango County, NYNY45,7152.2+9%

57Herkimer County, NYNY59,2192.2+4%

58Orleans County, NYNY39,8252.1+19%

59Steuben County, NYNY91,8552.1+11%

60St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4881.9+3%

61Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3901.9+5%

62Allegany County, NYNY46,8001.6+1%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES