Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Cooling Demand in New York
Cooling degree days are the mirror of heating degree days: how far and how long the temperature sits above 65°F. In the counties at the top of this list, cooling is the largest single line on the summer electricity bill. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
New York ranked
| # | County | Cooling degree days | Summer high | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronx County | 1,278 | 86.1°F | $3,986 |
| 2 | Richmond County | 1,270 | 86.9°F | $4,954 |
| 3 | New York County | 1,221 | 84.9°F | $8,160 |
| 4 | Kings County | 1,186 | 84.8°F | $6,436 |
| 5 | Nassau County | 1,124 | 86.5°F | $5,282 |
| 6 | Queens County | 1,016 | 83.6°F | $5,219 |
| 7 | Suffolk County | 945 | 83.9°F | $4,521 |
| 8 | Columbia County | 813 | 85.4°F | $2,619 |
| 9 | Rockland County | 787 | 83.2°F | $4,679 |
| 10 | Westchester County | 787 | 83.2°F | $5,153 |
| 11 | Albany County | 721 | 83.9°F | $2,450 |
| 12 | Schenectady County | 721 | 83.9°F | $2,122 |
| 13 | Monroe County | 677 | 82.5°F | $1,956 |
| 14 | Orleans County | 674 | 82.7°F | $1,360 |
| 15 | Saratoga County | 670 | 83.8°F | $2,718 |
| 16 | Chautauqua County | 667 | 80.3°F | $1,238 |
| 17 | Livingston County | 641 | 83.1°F | $1,671 |
| 18 | Ontario County | 632 | 81.4°F | $1,907 |
| 19 | Onondaga County | 619 | 81.7°F | $1,824 |
| 20 | Orange County | 617 | 83.6°F | $3,252 |
| 21 | Erie County | 608 | 80.2°F | $2,005 |
| 22 | Schuyler County | 596 | 81.4°F | $1,546 |
| 23 | Seneca County | 596 | 81.4°F | $1,423 |
| 24 | Yates County | 596 | 81.4°F | $1,661 |
| 25 | Cayuga County | 534 | 81.1°F | $1,601 |
| 26 | Niagara County | 529 | 80.7°F | $1,710 |
| 27 | Genesee County | 525 | 80.0°F | $1,577 |
| 28 | Dutchess County | 497 | 82.5°F | $3,194 |
| 29 | Chemung County | 490 | 82.4°F | $1,361 |
| 30 | Steuben County | 490 | 82.4°F | $1,331 |
| 31 | Oneida County | 473 | 80.9°F | $1,636 |
| 32 | Oswego County | 468 | 80.3°F | $1,431 |
| 33 | St. Lawrence County | 431 | 79.6°F | $1,232 |
| 34 | Tompkins County | 416 | 79.9°F | $2,505 |
| 35 | Wayne County | 415 | 79.2°F | $1,631 |
| 36 | Warren County | 407 | 81.5°F | $2,137 |
| 37 | Washington County | 407 | 81.5°F | $1,742 |
| 38 | Putnam County | 405 | 77.9°F | $3,936 |
| 39 | Clinton County | 390 | 79.2°F | $1,646 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 386 | 79.2°F | $1,633 |
| 41 | Broome County | 383 | 78.4°F | $1,485 |
| 42 | Tioga County | 383 | 78.4°F | $1,530 |
| 43 | Schoharie County | 381 | 79.5°F | $1,733 |
| 44 | Chenango County | 375 | 81.1°F | $1,313 |
| 45 | Rensselaer County | 348 | 77.8°F | $2,247 |
| 46 | Cattaraugus County | 338 | 81.8°F | $1,184 |
| 47 | Lewis County | 320 | 78.4°F | $1,472 |
| 48 | Delaware County | 305 | 79.6°F | $1,620 |
| 49 | Allegany County | 302 | 80.2°F | $1,105 |
| 50 | Wyoming County | 301 | 76.0°F | $1,524 |
| 51 | Sullivan County | 292 | 78.9°F | $2,163 |
| 52 | Cortland County | 287 | 78.7°F | $1,598 |
| 53 | Madison County | 284 | 77.2°F | $1,707 |
| 54 | Otsego County | 188 | 72.6°F | $1,606 |
| 55 | Greene County | 172 | 77.2°F | $2,169 |
| 56 | Herkimer County | 169 | 74.7°F | $1,357 |
| 57 | Fulton County | 164 | 76.7°F | $1,514 |
| 58 | Montgomery County | 164 | 76.7°F | $1,446 |
| 59 | Ulster County | 149 | 74.0°F | $2,763 |
| 60 | Hamilton County | 140 | 74.6°F | $1,983 |
| 61 | Essex County | 120 | 76.6°F | $1,776 |
| 62 | Franklin County | 120 | 76.6°F | $1,262 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Cooling Demand across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in New York