RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most affordable housing, New York counties · 1990

New York counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Allegany County, NYNY46,8001.6−3%

02Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3901.8+2%

03Steuben County, NYNY91,8551.8+2%

04St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4881.8+1%

05Wyoming County, NYNY39,7411.9+1%

06Schuyler County, NYNY16,9241.9+3%

07Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1262.0+5%

08Lewis County, NYNY26,4792.0+7%

09Orleans County, NYNY39,8252.0+7%

10Seneca County, NYNY32,8832.0+7%

11Chemung County, NYNY80,4152.0+12%

12Genesee County, NYNY58,4162.1+4%

13Chenango County, NYNY45,7152.1+24%

14Cayuga County, NYNY74,3652.2+11%

15Wayne County, NYNY91,2502.2+15%

16Niagara County, NYNY208,9122.2+3%

17Oswego County, NYNY118,5692.2+17%

18Franklin County, NYNY46,5002.3+19%

19Yates County, NYNY24,5472.3+3%

20Jefferson County, NYNY111,5402.3+18%

21Tioga County, NYNY47,4532.3+28%

22Madison County, NYNY67,1202.3+19%

23Livingston County, NYNY61,4382.3+14%

24Fulton County, NYNY52,2162.3+25%

25Herkimer County, NYNY59,2192.4+20%

26Ontario County, NYNY113,1302.4+16%

27Clinton County, NYNY78,1382.4+16%

28Washington County, NYNY59,3532.4+17%

29Cortland County, NYNY45,8502.5+15%

30Essex County, NYNY36,4382.5+12%

31Onondaga County, NYNY466,5842.5+22%

32Monroe County, NYNY750,5062.5+17%

33Montgomery County, NYNY50,0462.6+28%

34Erie County, NYNY946,7412.6+15%

35Otsego County, NYNY60,5892.7+21%

36Oneida County, NYNY226,3922.7+33%

37Broome County, NYNY195,7362.7+31%

38Delaware County, NYNY44,3052.8+22%

39Schoharie County, NYNY30,1762.8+25%

40Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5102.9+25%

41Saratoga County, NYNY241,3432.9+29%

42Schenectady County, NYNY162,5813.0+34%

43Warren County, NYNY65,0203.0+24%

44Hamilton County, NYNY5,0063.1+12%

45Albany County, NYNY321,2253.3+26%

46Greene County, NYNY47,2383.3+33%

47Sullivan County, NYNY80,5863.4+38%

48Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0903.4+20%

49Ulster County, NYNY183,3303.4+29%

50Tompkins County, NYNY104,0473.4+32%

51Columbia County, NYNY60,1683.5+31%

52Dutchess County, NYNY300,7083.5+24%

53Orange County, NYNY417,6693.6+33%

54Putnam County, NYNY99,0283.6+28%

55Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9393.8+15%

56Rockland County, NYNY357,3974.1+19%

57Richmond County, NYNY501,2904.2+7%

58Queens County, NYNY2,358,1825.5+14%

59Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7435.8+30%

60Kings County, NYNY2,653,9637.6+6%

61Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3327.9+18%

62New York County, NYNY1,664,86214.6+90%

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