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 2021, at $1,760. Wyoming County had the lowest, at $522. The median was $698. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,760Bronx County
Median69862 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 809 USDAllegany County: 550 USDBronx County: 1,760 USDBroome County: 632 USDCattaraugus County: 604 USDCayuga County: 638 USDChautauqua County: 557 USDChemung County: 729 USDChenango County: 543 USDClinton County: 692 USDColumbia County: 761 USDCortland County: 678 USDDelaware County: 646 USDDutchess County: 1,088 USDErie County: 743 USDEssex County: 680 USDFranklin County: 532 USDFulton County: 600 USDGenesee County: 575 USDGreene County: 708 USDHamilton County: 695 USDHerkimer County: 587 USDJefferson County: 691 USDKings County: 1,760 USDLewis County: 645 USDLivingston County: 698 USDMadison County: 648 USDMonroe County: 698 USDMontgomery County: 706 USDNassau County: 1,343 USDNew York County: 1,760 USDNiagara County: 743 USDOneida County: 587 USDOnondaga County: 648 USDOntario County: 698 USDOrange County: 1,088 USDOrleans County: 698 USDOswego County: 648 USDOtsego County: 732 USDPutnam County: 1,760 USDQueens County: 1,760 USDRensselaer County: 809 USDRichmond County: 1,760 USDRockland County: 1,760 USDSt. Lawrence County: 620 USDSaratoga County: 809 USDSchenectady County: 809 USDSchoharie County: 809 USDSchuyler County: 607 USDSeneca County: 697 USDSteuben County: 637 USDSuffolk County: 1,343 USDSullivan County: 681 USDTioga County: 632 USDTompkins County: 980 USDUlster County: 860 USDWarren County: 677 USDWashington County: 677 USDWayne County: 698 USDWestchester County: 1,386 USDWyoming County: 522 USDYates County: 566 USD
  • Under 600
  • 600 to 650
  • 650 to 700
  • 700 to 740
  • 740 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Bronx County: 1,760 USDBronx County1,760Kings County: 1,760 USDKings County1,760New York County: 1,760 USDNew York County1,760Putnam County: 1,760 USDPutnam County1,760Queens County: 1,760 USDQueens County1,760Richmond County: 1,760 USDRichmond County1,760Rockland County: 1,760 USDRockland County1,760Westchester County: 1,386 USDWestchester County1,386Nassau County: 1,343 USDNassau County1,343Suffolk County: 1,343 USDSuffolk County1,343Dutchess County: 1,088 USDDutchess County1,088Orange County: 1,088 USDOrange County1,088Tompkins County: 980 USDTompkins County980Ulster County: 860 USDUlster County860Albany County: 809 USDAlbany County809Rensselaer County: 809 USDRensselaer County809Saratoga County: 809 USDSaratoga County809Schenectady County: 809 USDSchenectady County809Schoharie County: 809 USDSchoharie County809Columbia County: 761 USDColumbia County761Erie County: 743 USDErie County743Niagara County: 743 USDNiagara County743Otsego County: 732 USDOtsego County732Chemung County: 729 USDChemung County729Greene County: 708 USDGreene County708Montgomery County: 706 USDMontgomery County706Livingston County: 698 USDLivingston County698Monroe County: 698 USDMonroe County698Ontario County: 698 USDOntario County698Orleans County: 698 USDOrleans County698Wayne County: 698 USDWayne County698Seneca County: 697 USDSeneca County697Hamilton County: 695 USDHamilton County695Clinton County: 692 USDClinton County692Jefferson County: 691 USDJefferson County691Sullivan County: 681 USDSullivan County681Essex County: 680 USDEssex County680Cortland County: 678 USDCortland County678Warren County: 677 USDWarren County677Washington County: 677 USDWashington County677Bronx County: 1,760 USDBronx County1,760Kings County: 1,760 USDKings County1,760New York County: 1,760 USDNew York County1,760Putnam County: 1,760 USDPutnam County1,760Queens County: 1,760 USDQueens County1,760Richmond County: 1,760 USDRichmond County1,760Rockland County: 1,760 USDRockland County1,760Westchester County: 1,386 USDWestchester County1,386Nassau County: 1,343 USDNassau County1,343Suffolk County: 1,343 USDSuffolk County1,343Dutchess County: 1,088 USDDutchess County1,088Orange County: 1,088 USDOrange County1,088Tompkins County: 980 USDTompkins County980Ulster County: 860 USDUlster County860Albany County: 809 USDAlbany County809Rensselaer County: 809 USDRensselaer County809Saratoga County: 809 USDSaratoga County809Schenectady County: 809 USDSchenectady County809Schoharie County: 809 USDSchoharie County809Columbia County: 761 USDColumbia County761Erie County: 743 USDErie County743Niagara County: 743 USDNiagara County743Otsego County: 732 USDOtsego County732Chemung County: 729 USDChemung County729Greene County: 708 USDGreene County708Montgomery County: 706 USDMontgomery County706Livingston County: 698 USDLivingston County698Monroe County: 698 USDMonroe County698Ontario County: 698 USDOntario County698Orleans County: 698 USDOrleans County698Wayne County: 698 USDWayne County698Seneca County: 697 USDSeneca County697Hamilton County: 695 USDHamilton County695Clinton County: 692 USDClinton County692Jefferson County: 691 USDJefferson County691Sullivan County: 681 USDSullivan County681Essex County: 680 USDEssex County680Cortland County: 678 USDCortland County678Warren County: 677 USDWarren County677Washington County: 677 USDWashington County677
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
Change on 2020
1Bronx County1,760+5.7%
1Kings County1,760+5.7%
1New York County1,760+5.7%
1Putnam County1,760+5.7%
1Queens County1,760+5.7%
1Richmond County1,760+5.7%
1Rockland County1,760+5.7%
8Westchester County1,386-0.9%
9Nassau County1,343+3.5%
9Suffolk County1,343+3.5%
11Dutchess County1,088+6.6%
11Orange County1,088+6.6%
13Tompkins County980+6.6%
14Ulster County860+8.6%
15Albany County809+8.3%
15Rensselaer County809+8.3%
15Saratoga County809+8.3%
15Schenectady County809+8.3%
15Schoharie County809+8.3%
20Columbia County761+8.1%
21Erie County743+10.2%
21Niagara County743+10.2%
23Otsego County732+5.8%
24Chemung County729+12.7%
25Greene County708+12.2%
26Montgomery County706+7%
27Livingston County698+4.5%
27Monroe County698+4.5%
27Ontario County698+4.5%
27Orleans County698+4.5%
27Wayne County698+4.5%
32Seneca County697+2.3%
33Hamilton County695+8.9%
34Clinton County692+8.8%
35Jefferson County691-3.5%
36Sullivan County681+4.4%
37Essex County680+2.6%
38Cortland County678+1.8%
39Warren County677+0.9%
39Washington County677+0.9%
41Madison County648+2.4%
41Onondaga County648+2.4%
41Oswego County648+2.4%
44Delaware County646+2.9%
45Lewis County645+5.7%
46Cayuga County638+5.8%
47Steuben County637+0.8%
48Broome County632+4.3%
48Tioga County632+4.3%
50St. Lawrence County620-0.8%
51Schuyler County607+4.8%
52Cattaraugus County604+3.2%
53Fulton County600+7.7%
54Herkimer County587+4.3%
54Oneida County587+4.3%
56Genesee County575-0.5%
57Yates County566+6.2%
58Chautauqua County557+3.1%
59Allegany County550+1.7%
60Chenango County543-0.5%
61Franklin County532-0.2%
62Wyoming County522+7.4%

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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/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-york-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Bronx County, with $1,760 in 2021, 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 $522 in 2021.

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