RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Least affordable housing, New York counties · 1990

New York counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (1990 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. The median across all 62 is 2.5.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01New York County, NYNY1,664,86214.6–

02Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3327.9–

03Kings County, NYNY2,653,9637.6–

04Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7435.8–

05Queens County, NYNY2,358,1825.5–

06Richmond County, NYNY501,2904.2–

07Rockland County, NYNY357,3974.1–

08Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9393.8–

09Putnam County, NYNY99,0283.6–

10Orange County, NYNY417,6693.6–

11Dutchess County, NYNY300,7083.5–

12Columbia County, NYNY60,1683.5–

13Tompkins County, NYNY104,0473.4–

14Ulster County, NYNY183,3303.4–

15Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0903.4–

16Sullivan County, NYNY80,5863.4–

17Greene County, NYNY47,2383.3–

18Albany County, NYNY321,2253.3–

19Hamilton County, NYNY5,0063.1–

20Warren County, NYNY65,0203.0–

21Schenectady County, NYNY162,5813.0–

22Saratoga County, NYNY241,3432.9–

23Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5102.9–

24Schoharie County, NYNY30,1762.8–

25Delaware County, NYNY44,3052.8–

26Broome County, NYNY195,7362.7–

27Oneida County, NYNY226,3922.7–

28Otsego County, NYNY60,5892.7–

29Erie County, NYNY946,7412.6–

30Montgomery County, NYNY50,0462.6–

31Monroe County, NYNY750,5062.5–

32Onondaga County, NYNY466,5842.5–

33Essex County, NYNY36,4382.5–

34Cortland County, NYNY45,8502.5–

35Washington County, NYNY59,3532.4–

36Clinton County, NYNY78,1382.4–

37Ontario County, NYNY113,1302.4–

38Herkimer County, NYNY59,2192.4–

39Fulton County, NYNY52,2162.3–

40Livingston County, NYNY61,4382.3–

41Madison County, NYNY67,1202.3–

42Tioga County, NYNY47,4532.3–

43Jefferson County, NYNY111,5402.3–

44Yates County, NYNY24,5472.3–

45Franklin County, NYNY46,5002.3–

46Oswego County, NYNY118,5692.2–

47Niagara County, NYNY208,9122.2–

48Wayne County, NYNY91,2502.2–

49Cayuga County, NYNY74,3652.2–

50Chenango County, NYNY45,7152.1–

51Genesee County, NYNY58,4162.1–

52Chemung County, NYNY80,4152.0–

53Seneca County, NYNY32,8832.0–

54Orleans County, NYNY39,8252.0–

55Lewis County, NYNY26,4792.0–

56Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1262.0–

57Schuyler County, NYNY16,9241.9–

58Wyoming County, NYNY39,7411.9–

59St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4881.8–

60Steuben County, NYNY91,8551.8–

61Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3901.8–

62Allegany County, NYNY46,8001.6–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS