RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Least affordable housing, New York counties · 2020

New York counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 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, NYNY2,653,96311.5−11%

02New York County, NYNY1,664,86211.4−10%

03Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33210.2−9%

04Queens County, NYNY2,358,1828.0−8%

05Richmond County, NYNY501,2906.4−2%

06Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7435.5−22%

07Rockland County, NYNY357,3974.8−17%

08Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9394.4−16%

09Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0903.9−22%

10Ulster County, NYNY183,3303.7−13%

11Tompkins County, NYNY104,0473.6+7%

12Dutchess County, NYNY300,7083.6−23%

13Orange County, NYNY417,6693.4−23%

14Columbia County, NYNY60,1683.4−14%

15Putnam County, NYNY99,0283.4−27%

16Albany County, NYNY321,2253.4−7%

17Greene County, NYNY47,2383.3−16%

18Warren County, NYNY65,0203.2−9%

19Saratoga County, NYNY241,3433.1−8%

20Sullivan County, NYNY80,5862.9−25%

21Delaware County, NYNY44,3052.9−2%

22Hamilton County, NYNY5,0062.8−19%

23Essex County, NYNY36,4382.8−16%

24Jefferson County, NYNY111,5402.7+2%

25Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5102.7−14%

26Erie County, NYNY946,7412.7+9%

27Otsego County, NYNY60,5892.7−6%

28Schenectady County, NYNY162,5812.6−11%

29Yates County, NYNY24,5472.6+5%

30Washington County, NYNY59,3532.5−10%

31Ontario County, NYNY113,1302.5+10%

32Monroe County, NYNY750,5062.4−4%

33Schoharie County, NYNY30,1762.4−11%

34Schuyler County, NYNY16,9242.4+30%

35Onondaga County, NYNY466,5842.4−4%

36Clinton County, NYNY78,1382.3−5%

37Fulton County, NYNY52,2162.3+6%

38Broome County, NYNY195,7362.3+3%

39Niagara County, NYNY208,9122.3+8%

40Madison County, NYNY67,1202.3+9%

41Cayuga County, NYNY74,3652.3+12%

42Oneida County, NYNY226,3922.3+3%

43Livingston County, NYNY61,4382.2+2%

44Montgomery County, NYNY50,0462.2−1%

45Lewis County, NYNY26,4792.2−7%

46Cortland County, NYNY45,8502.1+2%

47Wayne County, NYNY91,2502.1+3%

48Franklin County, NYNY46,5002.1−1%

49Genesee County, NYNY58,4162.1+1%

50Wyoming County, NYNY39,7412.0+4%

51Chemung County, NYNY80,4152.0+3%

52Chenango County, NYNY45,7152.0−2%

53Seneca County, NYNY32,8832.0+3%

54Tioga County, NYNY47,4531.9+2%

55Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1261.9−2%

56Orleans County, NYNY39,8251.9+7%

57Steuben County, NYNY91,8551.9−1%

58St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4881.9−1%

59Oswego County, NYNY118,5691.9−5%

60Herkimer County, NYNY59,2191.8−12%

61Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3901.8−2%

62Allegany County, NYNY46,8001.5−4%

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