Broome County, New York Eviction Risk: High

Broome County carries an average eviction-risk score of 8.2/10, rated High across its 12 cities, with individual scores ranging from 7.5 to 8.6. That spread matters: a landlord buying in the county's calmer corners faces a meaningfully different operating environment than one acquiring units in its urban core. Within New York, though, Broome's position is worth noting. At rank 45 of 60 counties, 44 New York counties score higher, placing Broome in the lower-risk third of the state, even as the High label reflects real structural pressure from a 48.8% renter share and an average rent burden of 32.5% of income.

Conditions on the ground reflect a working-class rental market. The average rent runs $915 per month, and a poverty rate of 26.4% creates a tenant pool where a single missed paycheck can trigger a nonpayment situation quickly. Investors should factor in that risk at the individual-unit level, even where county-wide metrics look more moderate relative to the rest of the state.

The cities inside Broome County

The highest-risk addresses in the county are Binghamton University and Endicott, each scoring 8.6/10. Binghamton, the county seat with a population of 47,151, accounts for the largest share of the county's rental stock, and its score reflects concentrated poverty, high renter density, and the tenant-protection overlay that New York eviction risk state law imposes everywhere. Endicott, with 13,387 residents, sits at the same ceiling. Port Dickinson and Whitney Point both score 7.4, making the upper tier of the county a consistent band of elevated risk.

Lower in the range, Johnson City scores 7.9/10 and Binghamton University and Chenango Bridge each come in at 6.9, edging toward the county floor of 6. The gap between a 6.9 in Chenango Bridge and a 7.5 in Binghamton may look small numerically, but in practice it represents different eviction frequencies, different tenant demographics, and different loss scenarios. Risk in Broome County is hyper-local, and city-level scores are the more actionable input when underwriting a specific acquisition.

State-level laws that apply here

Every landlord operating in Broome County operates under New York eviction risk state law, specifically N.Y. RPL § 226 et seq. and RPAPL § 711. Notice requirements vary by reason and tenancy length. A nonpayment case requires a 14-day notice under RPAPL § 711(2). Holdover notice periods scale with tenure: 30 days for tenancies under one year, 60 days for one to two years, and 90 days for two or more years, all under RPL § 226-c. A material lease violation triggers a shorter 10-day notice under RPAPL § 711(1). Just-cause eviction is required statewide. Rent caps vary by locality rather than a single state formula, and New York does not preempt local rent control. For a full procedural walkthrough, see the New York eviction process guide; for what you will pay to remove a non-paying tenant, the New York eviction costs guide covers court filing fees of $45 to $210, sheriff lockout fees of $50 to $200, and attorney fees that typically run $1,000 to $4,000. Even an uncontested case takes 30 to 90 days to resolve; contested matters can run 90 to 210 days.

With a poverty rate of 26.4% and nearly half of all residents renting, the individual city scores in the grid above are the sharpest tool available for comparing specific acquisition targets across Broome County's 12 markets.