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Most affordable housing, New York counties · 2000

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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Most affordable housing by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000
01Allegany County, NYNY46,8001.6+0%
02Chenango County, NYNY45,7151.7+0%
03Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3901.8+0%
04Steuben County, NYNY91,8551.8+0%
05Tioga County, NYNY47,4531.8+0%
06Chemung County, NYNY80,4151.8+0%
07St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4881.8+0%
08Lewis County, NYNY26,4791.8+0%
09Schuyler County, NYNY16,9241.8+0%
10Orleans County, NYNY39,8251.9+0%
11Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1261.9+0%
12Fulton County, NYNY52,2161.9+0%
13Wyoming County, NYNY39,7411.9+0%
14Franklin County, NYNY46,5001.9+0%
15Seneca County, NYNY32,8831.9+0%
16Wayne County, NYNY91,2501.9+0%
17Oswego County, NYNY118,5691.9+0%
18Jefferson County, NYNY111,5401.9+0%
19Cayuga County, NYNY74,3651.9+0%
20Madison County, NYNY67,1202.0+0%
21Herkimer County, NYNY59,2192.0+0%
22Montgomery County, NYNY50,0462.0+0%
23Oneida County, NYNY226,3922.0+0%
24Genesee County, NYNY58,4162.0+0%
25Ontario County, NYNY113,1302.0+0%
26Livingston County, NYNY61,4382.1+0%
27Onondaga County, NYNY466,5842.1+0%
28Clinton County, NYNY78,1382.1+0%
29Washington County, NYNY59,3532.1+0%
30Broome County, NYNY195,7362.1+0%
31Niagara County, NYNY208,9122.1+0%
32Cortland County, NYNY45,8502.1+0%
33Monroe County, NYNY750,5062.2+0%
34Yates County, NYNY24,5472.2+0%
35Essex County, NYNY36,4382.2+0%
36Schenectady County, NYNY162,5812.2+0%
37Otsego County, NYNY60,5892.2+0%
38Schoharie County, NYNY30,1762.3+0%
39Saratoga County, NYNY241,3432.3+0%
40Erie County, NYNY946,7412.3+0%
41Delaware County, NYNY44,3052.3+0%
42Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5102.3+0%
43Warren County, NYNY65,0202.4+0%
44Sullivan County, NYNY80,5862.4+0%
45Greene County, NYNY47,2382.5+0%
46Tompkins County, NYNY104,0472.6+0%
47Ulster County, NYNY183,3302.6+0%
48Albany County, NYNY321,2252.6+0%
49Columbia County, NYNY60,1682.7+0%
50Orange County, NYNY417,6692.7+0%
51Hamilton County, NYNY5,0062.7+0%
52Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0902.8+0%
53Dutchess County, NYNY300,7082.8+0%
54Putnam County, NYNY99,0282.8+0%
55Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9393.3+0%
56Rockland County, NYNY357,3973.4+0%
57Richmond County, NYNY501,2903.9+0%
58Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7434.5+0%
59Queens County, NYNY2,358,1824.9+0%
60Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3326.7+0%
61Kings County, NYNY2,653,9637.1+0%
62New York County, NYNY1,664,8627.7+0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES