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 2026, at $2,529. Chautauqua County had the lowest, at $680. The median was $1,002. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,529Bronx County
Median1,00262 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Albany County: 1,217 USDAllegany County: 750 USDBronx County: 2,529 USDBroome County: 783 USDCattaraugus County: 778 USDCayuga County: 884 USDChautauqua County: 680 USDChemung County: 949 USDChenango County: 848 USDClinton County: 973 USDColumbia County: 1,249 USDCortland County: 954 USDDelaware County: 813 USDDutchess County: 1,364 USDErie County: 1,105 USDEssex County: 891 USDFranklin County: 720 USDFulton County: 823 USDGenesee County: 805 USDGreene County: 1,008 USDHamilton County: 1,075 USDHerkimer County: 899 USDJefferson County: 969 USDKings County: 2,529 USDLewis County: 758 USDLivingston County: 1,116 USDMadison County: 995 USDMonroe County: 1,116 USDMontgomery County: 892 USDNassau County: 1,992 USDNew York County: 2,529 USDNiagara County: 1,105 USDOneida County: 899 USDOnondaga County: 995 USDOntario County: 1,116 USDOrange County: 1,364 USDOrleans County: 1,116 USDOswego County: 995 USDOtsego County: 847 USDPutnam County: 2,529 USDQueens County: 2,529 USDRensselaer County: 1,217 USDRichmond County: 2,529 USDRockland County: 2,529 USDSt. Lawrence County: 742 USDSaratoga County: 1,217 USDSchenectady County: 1,217 USDSchoharie County: 1,217 USDSchuyler County: 792 USDSeneca County: 879 USDSteuben County: 865 USDSuffolk County: 1,992 USDSullivan County: 995 USDTioga County: 783 USDTompkins County: 1,263 USDUlster County: 1,303 USDWarren County: 1,041 USDWashington County: 1,041 USDWayne County: 1,116 USDWestchester County: 2,529 USDWyoming County: 840 USDYates County: 756 USD
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  • 1,400 and over
USD, 2026. 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, 2026

Bronx County: 2,529 USDBronx County2,529Kings County: 2,529 USDKings County2,529New York County: 2,529 USDNew York County2,529Putnam County: 2,529 USDPutnam County2,529Queens County: 2,529 USDQueens County2,529Richmond County: 2,529 USDRichmond County2,529Rockland County: 2,529 USDRockland County2,529Westchester County: 2,529 USDWestchester County2,529Nassau County: 1,992 USDNassau County1,992Suffolk County: 1,992 USDSuffolk County1,992Dutchess County: 1,364 USDDutchess County1,364Orange County: 1,364 USDOrange County1,364Ulster County: 1,303 USDUlster County1,303Tompkins County: 1,263 USDTompkins County1,263Columbia County: 1,249 USDColumbia County1,249Albany County: 1,217 USDAlbany County1,217Rensselaer County: 1,217 USDRensselaer County1,217Saratoga County: 1,217 USDSaratoga County1,217Schenectady County: 1,217 USDSchenectady County1,217Schoharie County: 1,217 USDSchoharie County1,217Livingston County: 1,116 USDLivingston County1,116Monroe County: 1,116 USDMonroe County1,116Ontario County: 1,116 USDOntario County1,116Orleans County: 1,116 USDOrleans County1,116Wayne County: 1,116 USDWayne County1,116Erie County: 1,105 USDErie County1,105Niagara County: 1,105 USDNiagara County1,105Hamilton County: 1,075 USDHamilton County1,075Warren County: 1,041 USDWarren County1,041Washington County: 1,041 USDWashington County1,041Greene County: 1,008 USDGreene County1,008Madison County: 995 USDMadison County995Onondaga County: 995 USDOnondaga County995Oswego County: 995 USDOswego County995Sullivan County: 995 USDSullivan County995Clinton County: 973 USDClinton County973Jefferson County: 969 USDJefferson County969Cortland County: 954 USDCortland County954Chemung County: 949 USDChemung County949Herkimer County: 899 USDHerkimer County899Bronx County: 2,529 USDBronx County2,529Kings County: 2,529 USDKings County2,529New York County: 2,529 USDNew York County2,529Putnam County: 2,529 USDPutnam County2,529Queens County: 2,529 USDQueens County2,529Richmond County: 2,529 USDRichmond County2,529Rockland County: 2,529 USDRockland County2,529Westchester County: 2,529 USDWestchester County2,529Nassau County: 1,992 USDNassau County1,992Suffolk County: 1,992 USDSuffolk County1,992Dutchess County: 1,364 USDDutchess County1,364Orange County: 1,364 USDOrange County1,364Ulster County: 1,303 USDUlster County1,303Tompkins County: 1,263 USDTompkins County1,263Columbia County: 1,249 USDColumbia County1,249Albany County: 1,217 USDAlbany County1,217Rensselaer County: 1,217 USDRensselaer County1,217Saratoga County: 1,217 USDSaratoga County1,217Schenectady County: 1,217 USDSchenectady County1,217Schoharie County: 1,217 USDSchoharie County1,217Livingston County: 1,116 USDLivingston County1,116Monroe County: 1,116 USDMonroe County1,116Ontario County: 1,116 USDOntario County1,116Orleans County: 1,116 USDOrleans County1,116Wayne County: 1,116 USDWayne County1,116Erie County: 1,105 USDErie County1,105Niagara County: 1,105 USDNiagara County1,105Hamilton County: 1,075 USDHamilton County1,075Warren County: 1,041 USDWarren County1,041Washington County: 1,041 USDWashington County1,041Greene County: 1,008 USDGreene County1,008Madison County: 995 USDMadison County995Onondaga County: 995 USDOnondaga County995Oswego County: 995 USDOswego County995Sullivan County: 995 USDSullivan County995Clinton County: 973 USDClinton County973Jefferson County: 969 USDJefferson County969Cortland County: 954 USDCortland County954Chemung County: 949 USDChemung County949Herkimer County: 899 USDHerkimer County899
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD
Change on 2025
1Bronx County2,529+5.1%
1Kings County2,529+5.1%
1New York County2,529+5.1%
1Putnam County2,529+5.1%
1Queens County2,529+5.1%
1Richmond County2,529+5.1%
1Rockland County2,529+5.1%
1Westchester County2,529+5.1%
9Nassau County1,992+7.8%
9Suffolk County1,992+7.8%
11Dutchess County1,364+4.3%
11Orange County1,364+4.3%
13Ulster County1,303-4.9%
14Tompkins County1,263-4.3%
15Columbia County1,249+6.7%
16Albany County1,217+13.3%
16Rensselaer County1,217+13.3%
16Saratoga County1,217+13.3%
16Schenectady County1,217+13.3%
16Schoharie County1,217+13.3%
21Livingston County1,116+9.2%
21Monroe County1,116+9.2%
21Ontario County1,116+9.2%
21Orleans County1,116+9.2%
21Wayne County1,116+9.2%
26Erie County1,105+14.2%
26Niagara County1,105+14.2%
28Hamilton County1,075+6.9%
29Warren County1,041+0.1%
29Washington County1,041+0.1%
31Greene County1,008-0.5%
32Madison County995+3.3%
32Onondaga County995+3.3%
32Oswego County995+3.3%
32Sullivan County995+5.3%
36Clinton County973+3%
37Jefferson County969+9%
38Cortland County954+6.5%
39Chemung County949-1.1%
40Herkimer County899-2.5%
40Oneida County899-2.5%
42Montgomery County892+16.6%
43Essex County891+7.6%
44Cayuga County884+7.8%
45Seneca County879+7.2%
46Steuben County865+4.3%
47Chenango County848+12.5%
48Otsego County847+4.3%
49Wyoming County840+18%
50Fulton County823+3.5%
51Delaware County813+0.6%
52Genesee County805+8.1%
53Schuyler County792+9.2%
54Broome County783-9.9%
54Tioga County783-9.9%
56Cattaraugus County778+6.1%
57Lewis County758+3.6%
58Yates County756-0.7%
59Allegany County750+7.1%
60St. Lawrence County742+2.5%
61Franklin County720+6.8%
62Chautauqua County680-1%

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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/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.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), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 21 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-york-counties?period=2026. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-york-counties?period=2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-york-counties?period=2026 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bronx County, with $2,529 in 2026, 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)?

Chautauqua County, with $680 in 2026.

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