RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Least affordable housing, New York counties · 2010

New York counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2010 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 –

01Kings County, NYNY2,653,96312.9–

02New York County, NYNY1,664,86212.7–

03Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33211.3–

04Queens County, NYNY2,358,1828.7–

05Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7437.0–

06Richmond County, NYNY501,2906.5–

07Rockland County, NYNY357,3975.8–

08Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.2–

09Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0905.0–

10Putnam County, NYNY99,0284.7–

11Dutchess County, NYNY300,7084.6–

12Orange County, NYNY417,6694.5–

13Ulster County, NYNY183,3304.2–

14Columbia County, NYNY60,1684.0–

15Greene County, NYNY47,2383.9–

16Sullivan County, NYNY80,5863.9–

17Albany County, NYNY321,2253.6–

18Warren County, NYNY65,0203.5–

19Hamilton County, NYNY5,0063.5–

20Saratoga County, NYNY241,3433.4–

21Tompkins County, NYNY104,0473.3–

22Essex County, NYNY36,4383.3–

23Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5103.2–

24Delaware County, NYNY44,3052.9–

25Schenectady County, NYNY162,5812.9–

26Otsego County, NYNY60,5892.8–

27Washington County, NYNY59,3532.8–

28Schoharie County, NYNY30,1762.7–

29Jefferson County, NYNY111,5402.7–

30Monroe County, NYNY750,5062.5–

31Erie County, NYNY946,7412.5–

32Clinton County, NYNY78,1382.5–

33Onondaga County, NYNY466,5842.5–

34Yates County, NYNY24,5472.4–

35Lewis County, NYNY26,4792.4–

36Ontario County, NYNY113,1302.3–

37Broome County, NYNY195,7362.2–

38Montgomery County, NYNY50,0462.2–

39Fulton County, NYNY52,2162.2–

40Oneida County, NYNY226,3922.2–

41Livingston County, NYNY61,4382.2–

42Niagara County, NYNY208,9122.1–

43Franklin County, NYNY46,5002.1–

44Cortland County, NYNY45,8502.1–

45Madison County, NYNY67,1202.1–

46Herkimer County, NYNY59,2192.1–

47Wayne County, NYNY91,2502.0–

48Genesee County, NYNY58,4162.0–

49Cayuga County, NYNY74,3652.0–

50Chenango County, NYNY45,7152.0–

51Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1262.0–

52Wyoming County, NYNY39,7411.9–

53Oswego County, NYNY118,5691.9–

54Chemung County, NYNY80,4151.9–

55Seneca County, NYNY32,8831.9–

56Steuben County, NYNY91,8551.9–

57Tioga County, NYNY47,4531.9–

58St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4881.9–

59Schuyler County, NYNY16,9241.8–

60Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3901.8–

61Orleans County, NYNY39,8251.8–

62Allegany County, NYNY46,8001.6–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS