RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Lowest median rent, New York counties · 1990

New York counties with the lowest median gross rent (2023 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 2000

01Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390$314−26%

02Herkimer County, NYNY59,219$316−25%

03Allegany County, NYNY46,800$318−25%

04Franklin County, NYNY46,500$324−21%

05Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126$326−26%

06St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488$331−23%

07Yates County, NYNY24,547$333−29%

08Montgomery County, NYNY50,046$341−27%

09Steuben County, NYNY91,855$341−27%

10Chenango County, NYNY45,715$344−22%

11Schuyler County, NYNY16,924$344−26%

12Fulton County, NYNY52,216$348−24%

13Hamilton County, NYNY5,006$351−23%

14Wyoming County, NYNY39,741$354−27%

15Lewis County, NYNY26,479$358−19%

16Chemung County, NYNY80,415$361−27%

17Delaware County, NYNY44,305$361−20%

18Niagara County, NYNY208,912$362−24%

19Essex County, NYNY36,438$368−19%

20Oneida County, NYNY226,392$373−21%

21Otsego County, NYNY60,589$380−22%

22Tioga County, NYNY47,453$382−18%

23Erie County, NYNY946,741$384−26%

24Clinton County, NYNY78,138$385−20%

25Broome County, NYNY195,736$388−16%

26Orleans County, NYNY39,825$388−25%

27Cayuga County, NYNY74,365$391−19%

28Oswego County, NYNY118,569$392−23%

29Schoharie County, NYNY30,176$392−23%

30Cortland County, NYNY45,850$396−16%

31Seneca County, NYNY32,883$396−24%

32Madison County, NYNY67,120$398−22%

33Jefferson County, NYNY111,540$400−18%

34Genesee County, NYNY58,416$402−22%

35Washington County, NYNY59,353$407−20%

36Wayne County, NYNY91,250$410−22%

37Livingston County, NYNY61,438$412−24%

38Greene County, NYNY47,238$421−17%

39Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510$421−23%

40Columbia County, NYNY60,168$437−21%

41Ontario County, NYNY113,130$437−23%

42Onondaga County, NYNY466,584$440−20%

43Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332$443−29%

44Schenectady County, NYNY162,581$452−21%

45Warren County, NYNY65,020$452−19%

46Sullivan County, NYNY80,586$459−16%

47Kings County, NYNY2,653,963$477−29%

48Monroe County, NYNY750,506$478−22%

49Albany County, NYNY321,225$481−21%

50Tompkins County, NYNY104,047$489−20%

51Saratoga County, NYNY241,343$501−21%

52New York County, NYNY1,664,862$513−36%

53Ulster County, NYNY183,330$529−15%

54Queens County, NYNY2,358,182$560−28%

55Richmond County, NYNY501,290$578−22%

56Orange County, NYNY417,669$595−17%

57Dutchess County, NYNY300,708$600−15%

58Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$600−28%

59Rockland County, NYNY357,397$708−20%

60Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$749−22%

61Putnam County, NYNY99,028$765−16%

62Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$802−15%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES