RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most affordable housing, New York counties · 2020

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, NYNY46,8001.5−4%

02Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3901.8+1%

03Herkimer County, NYNY59,2191.8−8%

04Oswego County, NYNY118,5691.9−3%

05St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4881.9+2%

06Steuben County, NYNY91,8551.9+6%

07Orleans County, NYNY39,8251.9+2%

08Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1261.9+3%

09Tioga County, NYNY47,4531.9+7%

10Seneca County, NYNY32,8832.0+3%

11Chenango County, NYNY45,7152.0+14%

12Chemung County, NYNY80,4152.0+9%

13Wyoming County, NYNY39,7412.0+7%

14Genesee County, NYNY58,4162.1+1%

15Franklin County, NYNY46,5002.1+11%

16Wayne County, NYNY91,2502.1+10%

17Cortland County, NYNY45,8502.1−0%

18Lewis County, NYNY26,4792.2+19%

19Montgomery County, NYNY50,0462.2+10%

20Livingston County, NYNY61,4382.2+8%

21Oneida County, NYNY226,3922.3+10%

22Cayuga County, NYNY74,3652.3+17%

23Madison County, NYNY67,1202.3+17%

24Niagara County, NYNY208,9122.3+8%

25Broome County, NYNY195,7362.3+10%

26Fulton County, NYNY52,2162.3+24%

27Clinton County, NYNY78,1382.3+12%

28Onondaga County, NYNY466,5842.4+14%

29Schuyler County, NYNY16,9242.4+29%

30Schoharie County, NYNY30,1762.4+7%

31Monroe County, NYNY750,5062.4+12%

32Ontario County, NYNY113,1302.5+23%

33Washington County, NYNY59,3532.5+21%

34Yates County, NYNY24,5472.6+17%

35Schenectady County, NYNY162,5812.6+17%

36Otsego County, NYNY60,5892.7+21%

37Erie County, NYNY946,7412.7+18%

38Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5102.7+17%

39Jefferson County, NYNY111,5402.7+41%

40Essex County, NYNY36,4382.8+25%

41Hamilton County, NYNY5,0062.8+3%

42Delaware County, NYNY44,3052.9+25%

43Sullivan County, NYNY80,5862.9+19%

44Saratoga County, NYNY241,3433.1+37%

45Warren County, NYNY65,0203.2+34%

46Greene County, NYNY47,2383.3+30%

47Albany County, NYNY321,2253.4+28%

48Putnam County, NYNY99,0283.4+20%

49Columbia County, NYNY60,1683.4+30%

50Orange County, NYNY417,6693.4+27%

51Dutchess County, NYNY300,7083.6+25%

52Tompkins County, NYNY104,0473.6+38%

53Ulster County, NYNY183,3303.7+40%

54Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0903.9+40%

55Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9394.4+31%

56Rockland County, NYNY357,3974.8+38%

57Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7435.5+22%

58Richmond County, NYNY501,2906.4+63%

59Queens County, NYNY2,358,1828.0+64%

60Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33210.2+53%

61New York County, NYNY1,664,86211.4+49%

62Kings County, NYNY2,653,96311.5+61%

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