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 2019, at $1,559. Wyoming County had the lowest, at $488. The median was $650. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,559Bronx County
Median65062 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Albany County: 768 USDAllegany County: 527 USDBronx County: 1,559 USDBroome County: 609 USDCattaraugus County: 566 USDCayuga County: 562 USDChautauqua County: 555 USDChemung County: 630 USDChenango County: 553 USDClinton County: 567 USDColumbia County: 688 USDCortland County: 628 USDDelaware County: 591 USDDutchess County: 969 USDErie County: 671 USDEssex County: 625 USDFranklin County: 533 USDFulton County: 523 USDGenesee County: 544 USDGreene County: 615 USDHamilton County: 590 USDHerkimer County: 556 USDJefferson County: 748 USDKings County: 1,559 USDLewis County: 568 USDLivingston County: 650 USDMadison County: 599 USDMonroe County: 650 USDMontgomery County: 648 USDNassau County: 1,240 USDNew York County: 1,559 USDNiagara County: 671 USDOneida County: 556 USDOnondaga County: 599 USDOntario County: 650 USDOrange County: 969 USDOrleans County: 650 USDOswego County: 599 USDOtsego County: 652 USDPutnam County: 1,559 USDQueens County: 1,559 USDRensselaer County: 768 USDRichmond County: 1,559 USDRockland County: 1,559 USDSt. Lawrence County: 609 USDSaratoga County: 768 USDSchenectady County: 768 USDSchoharie County: 768 USDSchuyler County: 550 USDSeneca County: 669 USDSteuben County: 596 USDSuffolk County: 1,240 USDSullivan County: 654 USDTioga County: 609 USDTompkins County: 913 USDUlster County: 777 USDWarren County: 661 USDWashington County: 661 USDWayne County: 650 USDWestchester County: 1,243 USDWyoming County: 488 USDYates County: 521 USD
  • Under 560
  • 560 to 600
  • 600 to 650
  • 650 to 680
  • 680 to 970
  • 970 and over
USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Bronx County: 1,559 USDBronx County1,559Kings County: 1,559 USDKings County1,559New York County: 1,559 USDNew York County1,559Putnam County: 1,559 USDPutnam County1,559Queens County: 1,559 USDQueens County1,559Richmond County: 1,559 USDRichmond County1,559Rockland County: 1,559 USDRockland County1,559Westchester County: 1,243 USDWestchester County1,243Nassau County: 1,240 USDNassau County1,240Suffolk County: 1,240 USDSuffolk County1,240Dutchess County: 969 USDDutchess County969Orange County: 969 USDOrange County969Tompkins County: 913 USDTompkins County913Ulster County: 777 USDUlster County777Albany County: 768 USDAlbany County768Rensselaer County: 768 USDRensselaer County768Saratoga County: 768 USDSaratoga County768Schenectady County: 768 USDSchenectady County768Schoharie County: 768 USDSchoharie County768Jefferson County: 748 USDJefferson County748Columbia County: 688 USDColumbia County688Erie County: 671 USDErie County671Niagara County: 671 USDNiagara County671Seneca County: 669 USDSeneca County669Warren County: 661 USDWarren County661Washington County: 661 USDWashington County661Sullivan County: 654 USDSullivan County654Otsego County: 652 USDOtsego County652Livingston County: 650 USDLivingston County650Monroe County: 650 USDMonroe County650Ontario County: 650 USDOntario County650Orleans County: 650 USDOrleans County650Wayne County: 650 USDWayne County650Montgomery County: 648 USDMontgomery County648Chemung County: 630 USDChemung County630Cortland County: 628 USDCortland County628Essex County: 625 USDEssex County625Greene County: 615 USDGreene County615Broome County: 609 USDBroome County609St. Lawrence County: 609 USDSt. Lawrence County609Bronx County: 1,559 USDBronx County1,559Kings County: 1,559 USDKings County1,559New York County: 1,559 USDNew York County1,559Putnam County: 1,559 USDPutnam County1,559Queens County: 1,559 USDQueens County1,559Richmond County: 1,559 USDRichmond County1,559Rockland County: 1,559 USDRockland County1,559Westchester County: 1,243 USDWestchester County1,243Nassau County: 1,240 USDNassau County1,240Suffolk County: 1,240 USDSuffolk County1,240Dutchess County: 969 USDDutchess County969Orange County: 969 USDOrange County969Tompkins County: 913 USDTompkins County913Ulster County: 777 USDUlster County777Albany County: 768 USDAlbany County768Rensselaer County: 768 USDRensselaer County768Saratoga County: 768 USDSaratoga County768Schenectady County: 768 USDSchenectady County768Schoharie County: 768 USDSchoharie County768Jefferson County: 748 USDJefferson County748Columbia County: 688 USDColumbia County688Erie County: 671 USDErie County671Niagara County: 671 USDNiagara County671Seneca County: 669 USDSeneca County669Warren County: 661 USDWarren County661Washington County: 661 USDWashington County661Sullivan County: 654 USDSullivan County654Otsego County: 652 USDOtsego County652Livingston County: 650 USDLivingston County650Monroe County: 650 USDMonroe County650Ontario County: 650 USDOntario County650Orleans County: 650 USDOrleans County650Wayne County: 650 USDWayne County650Montgomery County: 648 USDMontgomery County648Chemung County: 630 USDChemung County630Cortland County: 628 USDCortland County628Essex County: 625 USDEssex County625Greene County: 615 USDGreene County615Broome County: 609 USDBroome County609St. Lawrence County: 609 USDSt. Lawrence County609
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD
Change on 2018
1Bronx County1,559+3%
1Kings County1,559+3%
1New York County1,559+3%
1Putnam County1,559+3%
1Queens County1,559+3%
1Richmond County1,559+3%
1Rockland County1,559+3%
8Westchester County1,243+5.3%
9Nassau County1,240+1.6%
9Suffolk County1,240+1.6%
11Dutchess County969+5.8%
11Orange County969+5.8%
13Tompkins County913-2.4%
14Ulster County777+5.4%
15Albany County768+9.7%
15Rensselaer County768+9.7%
15Saratoga County768+9.7%
15Schenectady County768+9.7%
15Schoharie County768+9.7%
20Jefferson County748+16.1%
21Columbia County688-3%
22Erie County671+4.7%
22Niagara County671+4.7%
24Seneca County669+6.5%
25Warren County661+6.1%
25Washington County661+6.1%
27Sullivan County654-4.4%
28Otsego County652-0.3%
29Livingston County650+2.8%
29Monroe County650+2.8%
29Ontario County650+2.8%
29Orleans County650+2.8%
29Wayne County650+2.8%
34Montgomery County648+4.9%
35Chemung County630+8.4%
36Cortland County628+0.2%
37Essex County625+6.1%
38Greene County615+4.9%
39Broome County609+9.1%
39St. Lawrence County609-0.8%
39Tioga County609+9.1%
42Madison County599-4.3%
42Onondaga County599-4.3%
42Oswego County599-4.3%
45Steuben County596+6.4%
46Delaware County591+3.5%
47Hamilton County590+5%
48Lewis County568+0.7%
49Clinton County567-0.2%
50Cattaraugus County566+4%
51Cayuga County562+4.9%
52Herkimer County556-2.6%
52Oneida County556-2.6%
54Chautauqua County555+0.2%
55Chenango County553-4.2%
56Schuyler County550+0.4%
57Genesee County544+0.2%
58Franklin County533+0.9%
59Allegany County527-4.9%
60Fulton County523-0.4%
61Yates County521+3.4%
62Wyoming County488-0.2%

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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/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.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), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 15 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2019/FY2019_4050_FMRs_rev2.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-york-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Bronx County, with $1,559 in 2019, 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)?

Wyoming County, with $488 in 2019.

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