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 2017, at $1,352. Yates County had the lowest, at $493. The median was $625. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,352Bronx County
Lowest493Yates County
Median62562 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Albany County: 690 USDAllegany County: 531 USDBronx County: 1,352 USDBroome County: 543 USDCattaraugus County: 519 USDCayuga County: 549 USDChautauqua County: 548 USDChemung County: 577 USDChenango County: 587 USDClinton County: 567 USDColumbia County: 718 USDCortland County: 626 USDDelaware County: 584 USDDutchess County: 857 USDErie County: 658 USDEssex County: 571 USDFranklin County: 553 USDFulton County: 540 USDGenesee County: 535 USDGreene County: 643 USDHamilton County: 621 USDHerkimer County: 634 USDJefferson County: 695 USDKings County: 1,352 USDLewis County: 564 USDLivingston County: 625 USDMadison County: 579 USDMonroe County: 625 USDMontgomery County: 614 USDNassau County: 1,230 USDNew York County: 1,352 USDNiagara County: 658 USDOneida County: 634 USDOnondaga County: 579 USDOntario County: 625 USDOrange County: 857 USDOrleans County: 625 USDOswego County: 579 USDOtsego County: 670 USDPutnam County: 1,352 USDQueens County: 1,352 USDRensselaer County: 690 USDRichmond County: 1,352 USDRockland County: 1,352 USDSt. Lawrence County: 631 USDSaratoga County: 690 USDSchenectady County: 690 USDSchoharie County: 690 USDSchuyler County: 542 USDSeneca County: 544 USDSteuben County: 538 USDSuffolk County: 1,230 USDSullivan County: 726 USDTioga County: 543 USDTompkins County: 842 USDUlster County: 724 USDWarren County: 563 USDWashington County: 563 USDWayne County: 625 USDWestchester County: 1,196 USDWyoming County: 495 USDYates County: 493 USD
  • Under 540
  • 540 to 580
  • 580 to 630
  • 630 to 690
  • 690 to 860
  • 860 and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Bronx County: 1,352 USDBronx County1,352Kings County: 1,352 USDKings County1,352New York County: 1,352 USDNew York County1,352Putnam County: 1,352 USDPutnam County1,352Queens County: 1,352 USDQueens County1,352Richmond County: 1,352 USDRichmond County1,352Rockland County: 1,352 USDRockland County1,352Nassau County: 1,230 USDNassau County1,230Suffolk County: 1,230 USDSuffolk County1,230Westchester County: 1,196 USDWestchester County1,196Dutchess County: 857 USDDutchess County857Orange County: 857 USDOrange County857Tompkins County: 842 USDTompkins County842Sullivan County: 726 USDSullivan County726Ulster County: 724 USDUlster County724Columbia County: 718 USDColumbia County718Jefferson County: 695 USDJefferson County695Albany County: 690 USDAlbany County690Rensselaer County: 690 USDRensselaer County690Saratoga County: 690 USDSaratoga County690Schenectady County: 690 USDSchenectady County690Schoharie County: 690 USDSchoharie County690Otsego County: 670 USDOtsego County670Erie County: 658 USDErie County658Niagara County: 658 USDNiagara County658Greene County: 643 USDGreene County643Herkimer County: 634 USDHerkimer County634Oneida County: 634 USDOneida County634St. Lawrence County: 631 USDSt. Lawrence County631Cortland County: 626 USDCortland County626Livingston County: 625 USDLivingston County625Monroe County: 625 USDMonroe County625Ontario County: 625 USDOntario County625Orleans County: 625 USDOrleans County625Wayne County: 625 USDWayne County625Hamilton County: 621 USDHamilton County621Montgomery County: 614 USDMontgomery County614Chenango County: 587 USDChenango County587Delaware County: 584 USDDelaware County584Madison County: 579 USDMadison County579Bronx County: 1,352 USDBronx County1,352Kings County: 1,352 USDKings County1,352New York County: 1,352 USDNew York County1,352Putnam County: 1,352 USDPutnam County1,352Queens County: 1,352 USDQueens County1,352Richmond County: 1,352 USDRichmond County1,352Rockland County: 1,352 USDRockland County1,352Nassau County: 1,230 USDNassau County1,230Suffolk County: 1,230 USDSuffolk County1,230Westchester County: 1,196 USDWestchester County1,196Dutchess County: 857 USDDutchess County857Orange County: 857 USDOrange County857Tompkins County: 842 USDTompkins County842Sullivan County: 726 USDSullivan County726Ulster County: 724 USDUlster County724Columbia County: 718 USDColumbia County718Jefferson County: 695 USDJefferson County695Albany County: 690 USDAlbany County690Rensselaer County: 690 USDRensselaer County690Saratoga County: 690 USDSaratoga County690Schenectady County: 690 USDSchenectady County690Schoharie County: 690 USDSchoharie County690Otsego County: 670 USDOtsego County670Erie County: 658 USDErie County658Niagara County: 658 USDNiagara County658Greene County: 643 USDGreene County643Herkimer County: 634 USDHerkimer County634Oneida County: 634 USDOneida County634St. Lawrence County: 631 USDSt. Lawrence County631Cortland County: 626 USDCortland County626Livingston County: 625 USDLivingston County625Monroe County: 625 USDMonroe County625Ontario County: 625 USDOntario County625Orleans County: 625 USDOrleans County625Wayne County: 625 USDWayne County625Hamilton County: 621 USDHamilton County621Montgomery County: 614 USDMontgomery County614Chenango County: 587 USDChenango County587Delaware County: 584 USDDelaware County584Madison County: 579 USDMadison County579
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1Bronx County1,352+4.6%
1Kings County1,352+4.6%
1New York County1,352+4.6%
1Putnam County1,352+4.6%
1Queens County1,352+4.6%
1Richmond County1,352+4.6%
1Rockland County1,352+4.6%
8Nassau County1,230+22.6%
8Suffolk County1,230+22.6%
10Westchester County1,196+15.4%
11Dutchess County857+1.8%
11Orange County857+1.8%
13Tompkins County842+3.1%
14Sullivan County726+2%
15Ulster County724+2.4%
16Columbia County718+3.3%
17Jefferson County695+3.4%
18Albany County690+0.7%
18Rensselaer County690+0.7%
18Saratoga County690+0.7%
18Schenectady County690+0.7%
18Schoharie County690+0.7%
23Otsego County670+3.4%
24Erie County658+11.7%
24Niagara County658+11.7%
26Greene County643+0.3%
27Herkimer County634+14%
27Oneida County634+14%
29St. Lawrence County631+13.7%
30Cortland County626+7.6%
31Livingston County625+8.7%
31Monroe County625+8.7%
31Ontario County625+8.7%
31Orleans County625+8.7%
31Wayne County625+8.7%
36Hamilton County621+19%
37Montgomery County614+5.3%
38Chenango County587+4.8%
39Delaware County584+1.4%
40Madison County579+6.2%
40Onondaga County579+6.2%
40Oswego County579+6.2%
43Chemung County577+1.6%
44Essex County571+7.3%
45Clinton County567+17.6%
46Lewis County564+4.3%
47Warren County563+0.2%
47Washington County563+0.2%
49Franklin County553+1.1%
50Cayuga County549+2.6%
51Chautauqua County548+2.2%
52Seneca County544+7.3%
53Broome County543+8.6%
53Tioga County543+8.6%
55Schuyler County542+3.8%
56Fulton County540-1.5%
57Steuben County538-0.7%
58Genesee County535+8.3%
59Allegany County531+3.9%
60Cattaraugus County519+7.2%
61Wyoming County495+4.4%
62Yates County493+14.1%

Other periods

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/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.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), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 29 Mar. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-york-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-york-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bronx County, with $1,352 in 2017, 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 $493 in 2017.

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