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Best Cost of Living Counties in New York

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability Compare rankings across all 62 counties.

Average Cost of Living Score
28/100
Top County
Allegany County
Counties Ranked
62

Top 10

#1
Allegany County
NY
67/100
#2
Cattaraugus County
NY
66/100
#3
Chautauqua County
NY
60/100
#4
Wyoming County
NY
54/100
#5
St. Lawrence County
NY
54/100
#6
Franklin County
NY
54/100
#7
Herkimer County
NY
52/100
#8
Hamilton County
NY
52/100
#9
Lewis County
NY
50/100
#10
Chenango County
NY
49/100

All New York Counties Ranked

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Allegany County, NY
67
59.1
2Cattaraugus County, NY
66.2
46.4
3Chautauqua County, NY
60.2
41.2
4Wyoming County, NY
54.1
58.6
5St. Lawrence County, NY
54
51.3
6Franklin County, NY
53.6
53.1
7Herkimer County, NY
51.6
47.1
8Hamilton County, NY
51.5
63
9Lewis County, NY
49.8
59.5
10Chenango County, NY
49
46.5
11Yates County, NY
46.8
51.3
12Delaware County, NY
44
50.2
13Schuyler County, NY
42
58.2
14Steuben County, NY
41.8
51.3
15Fulton County, NY
39.3
43.2
16Niagara County, NY
38.1
42.6
17Essex County, NY
36.2
59.1
18Broome County, NY
36
37.3
19Schoharie County, NY
35.7
53.8
20Orleans County, NY
35.4
51.8
21Cayuga County, NY
35
43.8
22Montgomery County, NY
34.6
40.1
23Oneida County, NY
34.6
39
24Tioga County, NY
34.6
53.8
25Seneca County, NY
33.9
45.3
26Otsego County, NY
33.6
53.8
27Genesee County, NY
33
46.7
28Livingston County, NY
32.6
51.4
29Madison County, NY
32.6
47.9
30Cortland County, NY
32.5
38.9
31Clinton County, NY
32
51.9
32Chemung County, NY
30.9
39.4
33Oswego County, NY
30.9
42.8
34Wayne County, NY
29.6
49.6
35Washington County, NY
25.4
50.2
36Erie County, NY
23.6
36.7
37Greene County, NY
22.5
51.9
38Sullivan County, NY
22.1
44.6
39Jefferson County, NY
20.2
41.1
40Onondaga County, NY
20
36.8
41Ontario County, NY
18.7
47.6
42Warren County, NY
17.9
46
43Monroe County, NY
17
37.5
44Columbia County, NY
14
49
45Schenectady County, NY
13.7
34.1
46Rensselaer County, NY
13.1
39.9
47Albany County, NY
11.3
35.4
48Tompkins County, NY
10.5
38.4
49Ulster County, NY
9.2
45.5
50Saratoga County, NY
9.1
50.6
51Bronx County, NY
6.3
42.6
52Dutchess County, NY
4.6
43.9
53Orange County, NY
3.4
42.1
54Queens County, NY
3
41.6
55Richmond County, NY
2.5
47.1
56Kings County, NY
2
55.2
57Putnam County, NY
1.6
55.2
58Rockland County, NY
1.3
42.6
59Westchester County, NY
1.1
45.6
60New York County, NY
0.6
56.5
61Suffolk County, NY
0.6
42.9
62Nassau County, NY
0.3
46.3

Data Source

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.