RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Lowest median rent, New York counties · 2020

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$654+54%

02Allegany County, NYNY46,800$659+56%

03Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126$675+54%

04Herkimer County, NYNY59,219$680+62%

05Wyoming County, NYNY39,741$681+41%

06Chenango County, NYNY45,715$692+58%

07Delaware County, NYNY44,305$700+55%

08Lewis County, NYNY26,479$700+58%

09Franklin County, NYNY46,500$706+73%

10Yates County, NYNY24,547$712+52%

11Niagara County, NYNY208,912$714+49%

12Steuben County, NYNY91,855$714+53%

13St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488$715+67%

14Montgomery County, NYNY50,046$759+64%

15Schuyler County, NYNY16,924$765+64%

16Madison County, NYNY67,120$768+51%

17Cayuga County, NYNY74,365$769+60%

18Wayne County, NYNY91,250$772+46%

19Fulton County, NYNY52,216$777+70%

20Oneida County, NYNY226,392$777+65%

21Broome County, NYNY195,736$782+69%

22Orleans County, NYNY39,825$782+51%

23Tioga County, NYNY47,453$782+67%

24Genesee County, NYNY58,416$786+52%

25Seneca County, NYNY32,883$786+51%

26Cortland County, NYNY45,850$787+67%

27Livingston County, NYNY61,438$793+47%

28Oswego County, NYNY118,569$806+59%

29Schoharie County, NYNY30,176$809+60%

30Essex County, NYNY36,438$810+79%

31Otsego County, NYNY60,589$827+71%

32Clinton County, NYNY78,138$835+74%

33Hamilton County, NYNY5,006$841+84%

34Erie County, NYNY946,741$852+65%

35Washington County, NYNY59,353$861+69%

36Chemung County, NYNY80,415$862+75%

37Sullivan County, NYNY80,586$886+63%

38Onondaga County, NYNY466,584$888+61%

39Ontario County, NYNY113,130$898+59%

40Greene County, NYNY47,238$925+82%

41Warren County, NYNY65,020$932+67%

42Columbia County, NYNY60,168$944+71%

43Monroe County, NYNY750,506$947+55%

44Schenectady County, NYNY162,581$964+69%

45Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510$987+80%

46Jefferson County, NYNY111,540$1,018+109%

47Albany County, NYNY321,225$1,057+73%

48Ulster County, NYNY183,330$1,119+79%

49Tompkins County, NYNY104,047$1,144+87%

50Saratoga County, NYNY241,343$1,151+80%

51Dutchess County, NYNY300,708$1,237+75%

52Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332$1,247+101%

53Orange County, NYNY417,669$1,294+81%

54Richmond County, NYNY501,290$1,379+86%

55Kings County, NYNY2,653,963$1,483+121%

56Putnam County, NYNY99,028$1,489+63%

57Rockland County, NYNY357,397$1,558+76%

58Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$1,599+91%

59Queens County, NYNY2,358,182$1,629+110%

60New York County, NYNY1,664,862$1,787+124%

61Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$1,810+92%

62Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$1,831+90%

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