RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Lowest median rent, New York counties · 1990

New York counties with the lowest median gross rent (1990 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 –

01Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390$314–

02Herkimer County, NYNY59,219$316–

03Allegany County, NYNY46,800$318–

04Franklin County, NYNY46,500$324–

05Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126$326–

06St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488$331–

07Yates County, NYNY24,547$333–

08Montgomery County, NYNY50,046$341–

09Steuben County, NYNY91,855$341–

10Chenango County, NYNY45,715$344–

11Schuyler County, NYNY16,924$344–

12Fulton County, NYNY52,216$348–

13Hamilton County, NYNY5,006$351–

14Wyoming County, NYNY39,741$354–

15Lewis County, NYNY26,479$358–

16Chemung County, NYNY80,415$361–

17Delaware County, NYNY44,305$361–

18Niagara County, NYNY208,912$362–

19Essex County, NYNY36,438$368–

20Oneida County, NYNY226,392$373–

21Otsego County, NYNY60,589$380–

22Tioga County, NYNY47,453$382–

23Erie County, NYNY946,741$384–

24Clinton County, NYNY78,138$385–

25Broome County, NYNY195,736$388–

26Orleans County, NYNY39,825$388–

27Cayuga County, NYNY74,365$391–

28Oswego County, NYNY118,569$392–

29Schoharie County, NYNY30,176$392–

30Cortland County, NYNY45,850$396–

31Seneca County, NYNY32,883$396–

32Madison County, NYNY67,120$398–

33Jefferson County, NYNY111,540$400–

34Genesee County, NYNY58,416$402–

35Washington County, NYNY59,353$407–

36Wayne County, NYNY91,250$410–

37Livingston County, NYNY61,438$412–

38Greene County, NYNY47,238$421–

39Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510$421–

40Columbia County, NYNY60,168$437–

41Ontario County, NYNY113,130$437–

42Onondaga County, NYNY466,584$440–

43Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332$443–

44Schenectady County, NYNY162,581$452–

45Warren County, NYNY65,020$452–

46Sullivan County, NYNY80,586$459–

47Kings County, NYNY2,653,963$477–

48Monroe County, NYNY750,506$478–

49Albany County, NYNY321,225$481–

50Tompkins County, NYNY104,047$489–

51Saratoga County, NYNY241,343$501–

52New York County, NYNY1,664,862$513–

53Ulster County, NYNY183,330$529–

54Queens County, NYNY2,358,182$560–

55Richmond County, NYNY501,290$578–

56Orange County, NYNY417,669$595–

57Dutchess County, NYNY300,708$600–

58Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$600–

59Rockland County, NYNY357,397$708–

60Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$749–

61Putnam County, NYNY99,028$765–

62Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$802–

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