Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in New York
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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New York ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nassau County | $2,195 | $5,282 | $658,700 |
| 2 | Suffolk County | $2,190 | $4,521 | $539,500 |
| 3 | New York County | $2,132 | $8,160 | $1,108,900 |
| 4 | Queens County | $1,915 | $5,219 | $699,200 |
| 5 | Westchester County | $1,876 | $5,153 | $638,400 |
| 6 | Rockland County | $1,826 | $4,679 | $564,200 |
| 7 | Putnam County | $1,824 | $3,936 | $448,000 |
| 8 | Kings County | $1,784 | $6,436 | $889,700 |
| 9 | Richmond County | $1,689 | $4,954 | $658,500 |
| 10 | Orange County | $1,602 | $3,252 | $361,100 |
| 11 | Dutchess County | $1,522 | $3,194 | $368,100 |
| 12 | Bronx County | $1,436 | $3,986 | $517,000 |
| 13 | Tompkins County | $1,374 | $2,505 | $271,500 |
| 14 | Saratoga County | $1,347 | $2,718 | $324,800 |
| 15 | Ulster County | $1,335 | $2,763 | $315,100 |
| 16 | Albany County | $1,252 | $2,450 | $277,400 |
| 17 | Jefferson County | $1,214 | $1,633 | $181,000 |
| 18 | Columbia County | $1,199 | $2,619 | $309,800 |
| 19 | Rensselaer County | $1,182 | $2,247 | $244,300 |
| 20 | Schenectady County | $1,159 | $2,122 | $223,100 |
| 21 | Monroe County | $1,126 | $1,956 | $197,100 |
| 22 | Ontario County | $1,126 | $1,907 | $202,900 |
| 23 | Warren County | $1,089 | $2,137 | $247,600 |
| 24 | Onondaga County | $1,067 | $1,824 | $185,300 |
| 25 | Erie County | $1,037 | $2,005 | $217,400 |
| 26 | Chemung County | $1,020 | $1,361 | $132,100 |
| 27 | Washington County | $1,000 | $1,742 | $185,000 |
| 28 | Sullivan County | $999 | $2,163 | $234,800 |
| 29 | Greene County | $993 | $2,169 | $248,300 |
| 30 | Clinton County | $956 | $1,646 | $175,100 |
| 31 | Oswego County | $943 | $1,431 | $139,600 |
| 32 | Otsego County | $942 | $1,606 | $175,900 |
| 33 | Wayne County | $929 | $1,631 | $163,400 |
| 34 | Seneca County | $925 | $1,423 | $142,700 |
| 35 | Montgomery County | $921 | $1,446 | $141,600 |
| 36 | Oneida County | $917 | $1,636 | $171,100 |
| 37 | Schoharie County | $916 | $1,733 | $182,000 |
| 38 | Broome County | $914 | $1,485 | $145,100 |
| 39 | Tioga County | $914 | $1,530 | $153,200 |
| 40 | Livingston County | $912 | $1,671 | $169,600 |
| 41 | Cortland County | $911 | $1,598 | $158,100 |
| 42 | Genesee County | $909 | $1,577 | $157,800 |
| 43 | Cayuga County | $895 | $1,601 | $164,200 |
| 44 | Madison County | $891 | $1,707 | $176,800 |
| 45 | Essex County | $890 | $1,776 | $200,000 |
| 46 | Fulton County | $883 | $1,514 | $156,100 |
| 47 | Steuben County | $878 | $1,331 | $128,600 |
| 48 | Orleans County | $877 | $1,360 | $126,200 |
| 49 | Niagara County | $870 | $1,710 | $177,400 |
| 50 | Hamilton County | $860 | $1,983 | $242,000 |
| 51 | Schuyler County | $858 | $1,546 | $163,300 |
| 52 | Delaware County | $848 | $1,620 | $176,200 |
| 53 | Lewis County | $821 | $1,472 | $158,000 |
| 54 | Chenango County | $819 | $1,313 | $128,100 |
| 55 | Franklin County | $819 | $1,262 | $128,600 |
| 56 | Herkimer County | $811 | $1,357 | $135,000 |
| 57 | Yates County | $802 | $1,661 | $178,000 |
| 58 | St. Lawrence County | $799 | $1,232 | $119,800 |
| 59 | Chautauqua County | $797 | $1,238 | $119,300 |
| 60 | Wyoming County | $782 | $1,524 | $154,700 |
| 61 | Cattaraugus County | $759 | $1,184 | $109,400 |
| 62 | Allegany County | $754 | $1,105 | $97,900 |
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 Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in New York