Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in New York
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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New York ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allegany County | $754 | $1,105 | $97,900 |
| 2 | Cattaraugus County | $759 | $1,184 | $109,400 |
| 3 | Wyoming County | $782 | $1,524 | $154,700 |
| 4 | Chautauqua County | $797 | $1,238 | $119,300 |
| 5 | St. Lawrence County | $799 | $1,232 | $119,800 |
| 6 | Yates County | $802 | $1,661 | $178,000 |
| 7 | Herkimer County | $811 | $1,357 | $135,000 |
| 8 | Chenango County | $819 | $1,313 | $128,100 |
| 9 | Franklin County | $819 | $1,262 | $128,600 |
| 10 | Lewis County | $821 | $1,472 | $158,000 |
| 11 | Delaware County | $848 | $1,620 | $176,200 |
| 12 | Schuyler County | $858 | $1,546 | $163,300 |
| 13 | Hamilton County | $860 | $1,983 | $242,000 |
| 14 | Niagara County | $870 | $1,710 | $177,400 |
| 15 | Orleans County | $877 | $1,360 | $126,200 |
| 16 | Steuben County | $878 | $1,331 | $128,600 |
| 17 | Fulton County | $883 | $1,514 | $156,100 |
| 18 | Essex County | $890 | $1,776 | $200,000 |
| 19 | Madison County | $891 | $1,707 | $176,800 |
| 20 | Cayuga County | $895 | $1,601 | $164,200 |
| 21 | Genesee County | $909 | $1,577 | $157,800 |
| 22 | Cortland County | $911 | $1,598 | $158,100 |
| 23 | Livingston County | $912 | $1,671 | $169,600 |
| 24 | Broome County | $914 | $1,485 | $145,100 |
| 25 | Tioga County | $914 | $1,530 | $153,200 |
| 26 | Schoharie County | $916 | $1,733 | $182,000 |
| 27 | Oneida County | $917 | $1,636 | $171,100 |
| 28 | Montgomery County | $921 | $1,446 | $141,600 |
| 29 | Seneca County | $925 | $1,423 | $142,700 |
| 30 | Wayne County | $929 | $1,631 | $163,400 |
| 31 | Otsego County | $942 | $1,606 | $175,900 |
| 32 | Oswego County | $943 | $1,431 | $139,600 |
| 33 | Clinton County | $956 | $1,646 | $175,100 |
| 34 | Greene County | $993 | $2,169 | $248,300 |
| 35 | Sullivan County | $999 | $2,163 | $234,800 |
| 36 | Washington County | $1,000 | $1,742 | $185,000 |
| 37 | Chemung County | $1,020 | $1,361 | $132,100 |
| 38 | Erie County | $1,037 | $2,005 | $217,400 |
| 39 | Onondaga County | $1,067 | $1,824 | $185,300 |
| 40 | Warren County | $1,089 | $2,137 | $247,600 |
| 41 | Monroe County | $1,126 | $1,956 | $197,100 |
| 42 | Ontario County | $1,126 | $1,907 | $202,900 |
| 43 | Schenectady County | $1,159 | $2,122 | $223,100 |
| 44 | Rensselaer County | $1,182 | $2,247 | $244,300 |
| 45 | Columbia County | $1,199 | $2,619 | $309,800 |
| 46 | Jefferson County | $1,214 | $1,633 | $181,000 |
| 47 | Albany County | $1,252 | $2,450 | $277,400 |
| 48 | Ulster County | $1,335 | $2,763 | $315,100 |
| 49 | Saratoga County | $1,347 | $2,718 | $324,800 |
| 50 | Tompkins County | $1,374 | $2,505 | $271,500 |
| 51 | Bronx County | $1,436 | $3,986 | $517,000 |
| 52 | Dutchess County | $1,522 | $3,194 | $368,100 |
| 53 | Orange County | $1,602 | $3,252 | $361,100 |
| 54 | Richmond County | $1,689 | $4,954 | $658,500 |
| 55 | Kings County | $1,784 | $6,436 | $889,700 |
| 56 | Putnam County | $1,824 | $3,936 | $448,000 |
| 57 | Rockland County | $1,826 | $4,679 | $564,200 |
| 58 | Westchester County | $1,876 | $5,153 | $638,400 |
| 59 | Queens County | $1,915 | $5,219 | $699,200 |
| 60 | New York County | $2,132 | $8,160 | $1,108,900 |
| 61 | Suffolk County | $2,190 | $4,521 | $539,500 |
| 62 | Nassau County | $2,195 | $5,282 | $658,700 |
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
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in New York