Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)

Bronx County had the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) of 62 counties in 2016, at $1,293. Yates County had the lowest, at $432. The median was $575. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,293Bronx County
Lowest432Yates County
Median57562 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Albany County: 685 USDAllegany County: 511 USDBronx County: 1,293 USDBroome County: 500 USDCattaraugus County: 484 USDCayuga County: 535 USDChautauqua County: 536 USDChemung County: 568 USDChenango County: 560 USDClinton County: 482 USDColumbia County: 695 USDCortland County: 582 USDDelaware County: 576 USDDutchess County: 842 USDErie County: 589 USDEssex County: 532 USDFranklin County: 547 USDFulton County: 548 USDGenesee County: 494 USDGreene County: 641 USDHamilton County: 522 USDHerkimer County: 556 USDJefferson County: 672 USDKings County: 1,293 USDLewis County: 541 USDLivingston County: 575 USDMadison County: 545 USDMonroe County: 575 USDMontgomery County: 583 USDNassau County: 1,003 USDNew York County: 1,293 USDNiagara County: 589 USDOneida County: 556 USDOnondaga County: 545 USDOntario County: 575 USDOrange County: 842 USDOrleans County: 575 USDOswego County: 545 USDOtsego County: 648 USDPutnam County: 1,293 USDQueens County: 1,293 USDRensselaer County: 685 USDRichmond County: 1,293 USDRockland County: 1,293 USDSt. Lawrence County: 555 USDSaratoga County: 685 USDSchenectady County: 685 USDSchoharie County: 685 USDSchuyler County: 522 USDSeneca County: 507 USDSteuben County: 542 USDSuffolk County: 1,003 USDSullivan County: 712 USDTioga County: 500 USDTompkins County: 817 USDUlster County: 707 USDWarren County: 562 USDWashington County: 562 USDWayne County: 575 USDWestchester County: 1,036 USDWyoming County: 474 USDYates County: 432 USD
  • Under 520
  • 520 to 550
  • 550 to 580
  • 580 to 680
  • 680 to 840
  • 840 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Bronx County: 1,293 USDBronx County1,293Kings County: 1,293 USDKings County1,293New York County: 1,293 USDNew York County1,293Putnam County: 1,293 USDPutnam County1,293Queens County: 1,293 USDQueens County1,293Richmond County: 1,293 USDRichmond County1,293Rockland County: 1,293 USDRockland County1,293Westchester County: 1,036 USDWestchester County1,036Nassau County: 1,003 USDNassau County1,003Suffolk County: 1,003 USDSuffolk County1,003Dutchess County: 842 USDDutchess County842Orange County: 842 USDOrange County842Tompkins County: 817 USDTompkins County817Sullivan County: 712 USDSullivan County712Ulster County: 707 USDUlster County707Columbia County: 695 USDColumbia County695Albany County: 685 USDAlbany County685Rensselaer County: 685 USDRensselaer County685Saratoga County: 685 USDSaratoga County685Schenectady County: 685 USDSchenectady County685Schoharie County: 685 USDSchoharie County685Jefferson County: 672 USDJefferson County672Otsego County: 648 USDOtsego County648Greene County: 641 USDGreene County641Erie County: 589 USDErie County589Niagara County: 589 USDNiagara County589Montgomery County: 583 USDMontgomery County583Cortland County: 582 USDCortland County582Delaware County: 576 USDDelaware County576Livingston County: 575 USDLivingston County575Monroe County: 575 USDMonroe County575Ontario County: 575 USDOntario County575Orleans County: 575 USDOrleans County575Wayne County: 575 USDWayne County575Chemung County: 568 USDChemung County568Warren County: 562 USDWarren County562Washington County: 562 USDWashington County562Chenango County: 560 USDChenango County560Herkimer County: 556 USDHerkimer County556Oneida County: 556 USDOneida County556Bronx County: 1,293 USDBronx County1,293Kings County: 1,293 USDKings County1,293New York County: 1,293 USDNew York County1,293Putnam County: 1,293 USDPutnam County1,293Queens County: 1,293 USDQueens County1,293Richmond County: 1,293 USDRichmond County1,293Rockland County: 1,293 USDRockland County1,293Westchester County: 1,036 USDWestchester County1,036Nassau County: 1,003 USDNassau County1,003Suffolk County: 1,003 USDSuffolk County1,003Dutchess County: 842 USDDutchess County842Orange County: 842 USDOrange County842Tompkins County: 817 USDTompkins County817Sullivan County: 712 USDSullivan County712Ulster County: 707 USDUlster County707Columbia County: 695 USDColumbia County695Albany County: 685 USDAlbany County685Rensselaer County: 685 USDRensselaer County685Saratoga County: 685 USDSaratoga County685Schenectady County: 685 USDSchenectady County685Schoharie County: 685 USDSchoharie County685Jefferson County: 672 USDJefferson County672Otsego County: 648 USDOtsego County648Greene County: 641 USDGreene County641Erie County: 589 USDErie County589Niagara County: 589 USDNiagara County589Montgomery County: 583 USDMontgomery County583Cortland County: 582 USDCortland County582Delaware County: 576 USDDelaware County576Livingston County: 575 USDLivingston County575Monroe County: 575 USDMonroe County575Ontario County: 575 USDOntario County575Orleans County: 575 USDOrleans County575Wayne County: 575 USDWayne County575Chemung County: 568 USDChemung County568Warren County: 562 USDWarren County562Washington County: 562 USDWashington County562Chenango County: 560 USDChenango County560Herkimer County: 556 USDHerkimer County556Oneida County: 556 USDOneida County556
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Bronx County1,293+8.1%
1Kings County1,293+8.1%
1New York County1,293+8.1%
1Putnam County1,293+8.1%
1Queens County1,293+8.1%
1Richmond County1,293+8.1%
1Rockland County1,293+8.1%
8Westchester County1,036-2.4%
9Nassau County1,003-8.8%
9Suffolk County1,003-8.8%
11Dutchess County842+0.6%
11Orange County842+0.6%
13Tompkins County817+4.7%
14Sullivan County712+3.8%
15Ulster County707+2.6%
16Columbia County695-5.8%
17Albany County685-0.7%
17Rensselaer County685-0.7%
17Saratoga County685-0.7%
17Schenectady County685-0.7%
17Schoharie County685-0.7%
22Jefferson County672-4.3%
23Otsego County648+3.8%
24Greene County641-4.2%
25Erie County589+1.4%
25Niagara County589+1.4%
27Montgomery County583-3%
28Cortland County582-2%
29Delaware County576+1.8%
30Livingston County575-1.7%
30Monroe County575-1.7%
30Ontario County575-1.7%
30Orleans County575-1.7%
30Wayne County575-1.7%
35Chemung County568+18.1%
36Warren County562+1.3%
36Washington County562+1.3%
38Chenango County560+7.7%
39Herkimer County556+0.9%
39Oneida County556+0.9%
41St. Lawrence County555+3%
42Fulton County548-1.8%
43Franklin County547-2.5%
44Madison County545-1.8%
44Onondaga County545-1.8%
44Oswego County545-1.8%
47Steuben County542+12.7%
48Lewis County541+0.4%
49Chautauqua County536+3.9%
50Cayuga County535-3.4%
51Essex County532-3.8%
52Hamilton County522+1.6%
52Schuyler County522+1.2%
54Allegany County511-3.2%
55Seneca County507+4.3%
56Broome County500-8.9%
56Tioga County500-8.9%
58Genesee County494+7.9%
59Cattaraugus County484-6.4%
60Clinton County482-18.2%
61Wyoming County474+3.9%
62Yates County432-22.2%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 July 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-york-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-york-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Bronx County, with $1,293 in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Yates County, with $432 in 2016.

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