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

Nassau County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 62 counties in 2017, at $1,878. Allegany County had the lowest, at $681. The median was $862. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,878Nassau County
Median86262 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Albany County: 1,006 USDAllegany County: 681 USDBronx County: 1,637 USDBroome County: 767 USDCattaraugus County: 683 USDCayuga County: 784 USDChautauqua County: 704 USDChemung County: 815 USDChenango County: 717 USDClinton County: 852 USDColumbia County: 950 USDCortland County: 782 USDDelaware County: 762 USDDutchess County: 1,269 USDErie County: 810 USDEssex County: 883 USDFranklin County: 743 USDFulton County: 757 USDGenesee County: 783 USDGreene County: 931 USDHamilton County: 783 USDHerkimer County: 819 USDJefferson County: 1,095 USDKings County: 1,637 USDLewis County: 711 USDLivingston County: 915 USDMadison County: 817 USDMonroe County: 915 USDMontgomery County: 770 USDNassau County: 1,878 USDNew York County: 1,637 USDNiagara County: 810 USDOneida County: 819 USDOnondaga County: 817 USDOntario County: 915 USDOrange County: 1,269 USDOrleans County: 915 USDOswego County: 817 USDOtsego County: 853 USDPutnam County: 1,637 USDQueens County: 1,637 USDRensselaer County: 1,006 USDRichmond County: 1,637 USDRockland County: 1,637 USDSt. Lawrence County: 824 USDSaratoga County: 1,006 USDSchenectady County: 1,006 USDSchoharie County: 1,006 USDSchuyler County: 683 USDSeneca County: 765 USDSteuben County: 727 USDSuffolk County: 1,878 USDSullivan County: 952 USDTioga County: 767 USDTompkins County: 1,071 USDUlster County: 1,141 USDWarren County: 871 USDWashington County: 871 USDWayne County: 915 USDWestchester County: 1,706 USDWyoming County: 684 USDYates County: 716 USD
  • Under 760
  • 760 to 810
  • 810 to 860
  • 860 to 950
  • 950 to 1,300
  • 1,300 and over
USD, 2017. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Nassau County: 1,878 USDNassau County1,878Suffolk County: 1,878 USDSuffolk County1,878Westchester County: 1,706 USDWestchester County1,706Bronx County: 1,637 USDBronx County1,637Kings County: 1,637 USDKings County1,637New York County: 1,637 USDNew York County1,637Putnam County: 1,637 USDPutnam County1,637Queens County: 1,637 USDQueens County1,637Richmond County: 1,637 USDRichmond County1,637Rockland County: 1,637 USDRockland County1,637Dutchess County: 1,269 USDDutchess County1,269Orange County: 1,269 USDOrange County1,269Ulster County: 1,141 USDUlster County1,141Jefferson County: 1,095 USDJefferson County1,095Tompkins County: 1,071 USDTompkins County1,071Albany County: 1,006 USDAlbany County1,006Rensselaer County: 1,006 USDRensselaer County1,006Saratoga County: 1,006 USDSaratoga County1,006Schenectady County: 1,006 USDSchenectady County1,006Schoharie County: 1,006 USDSchoharie County1,006Sullivan County: 952 USDSullivan County952Columbia County: 950 USDColumbia County950Greene County: 931 USDGreene County931Livingston County: 915 USDLivingston County915Monroe County: 915 USDMonroe County915Ontario County: 915 USDOntario County915Orleans County: 915 USDOrleans County915Wayne County: 915 USDWayne County915Essex County: 883 USDEssex County883Warren County: 871 USDWarren County871Washington County: 871 USDWashington County871Otsego County: 853 USDOtsego County853Clinton County: 852 USDClinton County852St. Lawrence County: 824 USDSt. Lawrence County824Herkimer County: 819 USDHerkimer County819Oneida County: 819 USDOneida County819Madison County: 817 USDMadison County817Onondaga County: 817 USDOnondaga County817Oswego County: 817 USDOswego County817Chemung County: 815 USDChemung County815Nassau County: 1,878 USDNassau County1,878Suffolk County: 1,878 USDSuffolk County1,878Westchester County: 1,706 USDWestchester County1,706Bronx County: 1,637 USDBronx County1,637Kings County: 1,637 USDKings County1,637New York County: 1,637 USDNew York County1,637Putnam County: 1,637 USDPutnam County1,637Queens County: 1,637 USDQueens County1,637Richmond County: 1,637 USDRichmond County1,637Rockland County: 1,637 USDRockland County1,637Dutchess County: 1,269 USDDutchess County1,269Orange County: 1,269 USDOrange County1,269Ulster County: 1,141 USDUlster County1,141Jefferson County: 1,095 USDJefferson County1,095Tompkins County: 1,071 USDTompkins County1,071Albany County: 1,006 USDAlbany County1,006Rensselaer County: 1,006 USDRensselaer County1,006Saratoga County: 1,006 USDSaratoga County1,006Schenectady County: 1,006 USDSchenectady County1,006Schoharie County: 1,006 USDSchoharie County1,006Sullivan County: 952 USDSullivan County952Columbia County: 950 USDColumbia County950Greene County: 931 USDGreene County931Livingston County: 915 USDLivingston County915Monroe County: 915 USDMonroe County915Ontario County: 915 USDOntario County915Orleans County: 915 USDOrleans County915Wayne County: 915 USDWayne County915Essex County: 883 USDEssex County883Warren County: 871 USDWarren County871Washington County: 871 USDWashington County871Otsego County: 853 USDOtsego County853Clinton County: 852 USDClinton County852St. Lawrence County: 824 USDSt. Lawrence County824Herkimer County: 819 USDHerkimer County819Oneida County: 819 USDOneida County819Madison County: 817 USDMadison County817Onondaga County: 817 USDOnondaga County817Oswego County: 817 USDOswego County817Chemung County: 815 USDChemung County815
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1Nassau County1,878+16.8%
1Suffolk County1,878+16.8%
3Westchester County1,706+13%
4Bronx County1,637+4.2%
4Kings County1,637+4.2%
4New York County1,637+4.2%
4Putnam County1,637+4.2%
4Queens County1,637+4.2%
4Richmond County1,637+4.2%
4Rockland County1,637+4.2%
11Dutchess County1,269-0.2%
11Orange County1,269-0.2%
13Ulster County1,141-0.4%
14Jefferson County1,095+0.7%
15Tompkins County1,071-1.2%
16Albany County1,006+0.1%
16Rensselaer County1,006+0.1%
16Saratoga County1,006+0.1%
16Schenectady County1,006+0.1%
16Schoharie County1,006+0.1%
21Sullivan County952+6%
22Columbia County950+2.9%
23Greene County931+5.6%
24Livingston County915+6%
24Monroe County915+6%
24Ontario County915+6%
24Orleans County915+6%
24Wayne County915+6%
29Essex County883+4.6%
30Warren County871-0.1%
30Washington County871-0.1%
32Otsego County853+3.6%
33Clinton County852+9%
34St. Lawrence County824+8%
35Herkimer County819+10.5%
35Oneida County819+10.5%
37Madison County817+1%
37Onondaga County817+1%
37Oswego County817+1%
40Chemung County815-8.9%
41Erie County810+7.3%
41Niagara County810+7.3%
43Cayuga County784+3%
44Genesee County783+4.4%
44Hamilton County783+19%
46Cortland County782+5.5%
47Montgomery County770+4.8%
48Broome County767+5.2%
48Tioga County767+5.2%
50Seneca County765+6.8%
51Delaware County762+4.5%
52Fulton County757+4.3%
53Franklin County743-0.5%
54Steuben County727-5.7%
55Chenango County717+5.4%
56Yates County716+3.6%
57Lewis County711+4.1%
58Chautauqua County704+4.5%
59Wyoming County684+1.3%
60Cattaraugus County683-1.4%
60Schuyler County683+3.8%
62Allegany County681+3.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a two-bedroom unit 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: two bedrooms, 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (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-two-bedroom/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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/new-york-counties?period=2017.

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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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New York by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (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-two-bedroom/new-york-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Nassau County, with $1,878 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, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Allegany County, with $681 in 2017.

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