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All counties in New York eviction risk overview
County index·60 counties tracked

All Counties in New York, Eviction Risk 2026

60 counties covering 1,285 incorporated cities and 16,362,263 residents. Statewide average landlord risk score is 8.0/10 (High), but county-level scores vary sharply, urban counties with strong tenant protections or high rent burdens routinely score several points above rural counties.

Counties tracked60administrative regions
State avg risk8.0/ 10 · High
Cities in dataset1,285incorporated places
Total residents16.4Macross all counties
All 60 counties in New York
Ranked by eviction risk · click any column to re-sort, or search to filter
County↕ Population↕ Risk↕ Lean↕ Renters↕ % income on rent↕ Avg rent↕ Poverty↕ Cities↕
01 Kings County Pop 8.48M · 67% renters · 31% on rent · $1,821 · 1 city 8.48M 9.7 Dem 67.2% 31.3% $1,821 17.4% 1
02 Westchester County Pop 817,854 · 28% renters · 32% on rent · $2,415 · 51 cities 817,854 8.6 Dem 27.7% 32.2% $2,415 6.2% 51
03 Queens County Pop 3,174 · 15% renters · 31% on rent · $2,442 · 3 cities 3,174 8.6 Dem 15.2% 31.4% $2,442 3.0% 3
04 Rockland County Pop 331,827 · 28% renters · 38% on rent · $1,981 · 37 cities 331,827 8.5 IND 27.6% 38.2% $1,981 11.9% 37
05 Bronx County Pop 11,763 · 22% renters · 32% on rent · $2,310 · 8 cities 11,763 8.5 Dem 22.0% 31.8% $2,310 7.1% 8
06 Nassau County Pop 1.37M · 15% renters · 33% on rent · $2,507 · 130 cities 1.37M 8.4 Dem 14.9% 32.6% $2,507 5.4% 130
07 Oswego County Pop 52,402 · 37% renters · 28% on rent · $920 · 17 cities 52,402 8.4 Rep 36.7% 28.4% $920 17.8% 17
08 Tompkins County Pop 66,632 · 43% renters · 36% on rent · $1,345 · 21 cities 66,632 8.3 Dem 42.9% 35.6% $1,345 12.1% 21
09 Clinton County Pop 39,145 · 31% renters · 32% on rent · $954 · 18 cities 39,145 8.3 Dem 31.3% 32.1% $954 19.8% 18
10 St. Lawrence County Pop 55,412 · 30% renters · 31% on rent · $794 · 26 cities 55,412 8.3 Rep 30.3% 31.2% $794 17.1% 26
11 Lewis County Pop 8,530 · 35% renters · 27% on rent · $837 · 12 cities 8,530 8.3 Rep 35.2% 27.4% $837 16.7% 12
12 Franklin County Pop 16,696 · 41% renters · 25% on rent · $758 · 9 cities 16,696 8.2 IND 41.4% 24.6% $758 16.7% 9
13 Suffolk County Pop 1.52M · 16% renters · 35% on rent · $2,380 · 148 cities 1.52M 8.2 IND 16.0% 35.4% $2,380 6.3% 148
14 Sullivan County Pop 32,407 · 42% renters · 36% on rent · $1,179 · 30 cities 32,407 8.1 Rep 41.8% 35.7% $1,179 20.9% 30
15 Albany County Pop 196,068 · 40% renters · 28% on rent · $1,347 · 14 cities 196,068 8.1 Dem 39.6% 27.9% $1,347 10.6% 14
16 Monroe County Pop 387,941 · 39% renters · 31% on rent · $1,202 · 21 cities 387,941 8.1 Dem 38.8% 30.8% $1,202 17.1% 21
17 Erie County Pop 637,080 · 28% renters · 31% on rent · $1,041 · 38 cities 637,080 8.1 Dem 28.2% 30.7% $1,041 11.4% 38
18 Orange County Pop 263,318 · 36% renters · 34% on rent · $1,812 · 40 cities 263,318 8.1 IND 35.7% 34.2% $1,812 10.0% 40
19 Onondaga County Pop 251,064 · 32% renters · 28% on rent · $1,106 · 26 cities 251,064 8.1 Dem 31.8% 27.9% $1,106 9.9% 26
20 Chenango County Pop 15,900 · 37% renters · 30% on rent · $869 · 11 cities 15,900 8.1 Rep 36.9% 29.7% $869 16.0% 11
21 Washington County Pop 21,590 · 33% renters · 36% on rent · $978 · 10 cities 21,590 8.1 Rep 33.1% 36.2% $978 11.5% 10
22 Rensselaer County Pop 92,325 · 31% renters · 31% on rent · $1,210 · 16 cities 92,325 8.0 Dem 30.8% 30.7% $1,210 10.9% 16
23 Schenectady County Pop 136,262 · 28% renters · 38% on rent · $1,262 · 11 cities 136,262 8.0 Dem 27.6% 38.3% $1,262 8.0% 11
24 Broome County Pop 103,291 · 35% renters · 35% on rent · $863 · 12 cities 103,291 8.0 IND 34.8% 35.0% $863 19.2% 12
25 Ulster County Pop 92,814 · 30% renters · 34% on rent · $1,573 · 35 cities 92,814 8.0 Dem 30.3% 33.7% $1,573 13.3% 35
26 Cortland County Pop 26,604 · 29% renters · 29% on rent · $972 · 8 cities 26,604 8.0 IND 29.0% 29.3% $972 8.8% 8
27 Columbia County Pop 20,165 · 32% renters · 33% on rent · $1,196 · 15 cities 20,165 8.0 Dem 31.9% 33.3% $1,196 9.9% 15
28 Schuyler County Pop 4,512 · 34% renters · 27% on rent · $896 · 4 cities 4,512 8.0 Rep 34.0% 27.2% $896 14.8% 4
29 Montgomery County Pop 29,247 · 30% renters · 29% on rent · $788 · 12 cities 29,247 8.0 Rep 29.7% 29.3% $788 12.7% 12
30 Seneca County Pop 13,028 · 31% renters · 27% on rent · $1,050 · 6 cities 13,028 8.0 Rep 31.4% 27.5% $1,050 15.7% 6
31 Dutchess County Pop 131,442 · 35% renters · 33% on rent · $1,511 · 44 cities 131,442 7.9 Dem 35.0% 32.9% $1,511 8.8% 44
32 Niagara County Pop 128,183 · 28% renters · 27% on rent · $852 · 16 cities 128,183 7.9 Rep 27.5% 27.2% $852 11.5% 16
33 Cayuga County Pop 38,636 · 26% renters · 26% on rent · $955 · 13 cities 38,636 7.9 Rep 26.0% 25.8% $955 11.4% 13
34 Jefferson County Pop 68,730 · 39% renters · 30% on rent · $1,026 · 37 cities 68,730 7.9 Rep 39.4% 30.0% $1,026 15.8% 37
35 Hamilton County Pop 1,706 · 19% renters · 25% on rent · $963 · 3 cities 1,706 7.8 Rep 19.1% 25.3% $963 10.8% 3
36 Warren County Pop 40,221 · 31% renters · 24% on rent · $1,201 · 10 cities 40,221 7.8 IND 31.0% 24.4% $1,201 14.2% 10
37 Orleans County Pop 13,974 · 37% renters · 25% on rent · $847 · 4 cities 13,974 7.8 Rep 36.8% 25.1% $847 13.0% 4
38 Essex County Pop 12,617 · 26% renters · 37% on rent · $838 · 11 cities 12,617 7.8 Dem 26.0% 37.1% $838 16.1% 11
39 Saratoga County Pop 63,745 · 30% renters · 26% on rent · $1,225 · 15 cities 63,745 7.8 Dem 29.6% 26.1% $1,225 8.4% 15
40 Putnam County Pop 40,353 · 25% renters · 35% on rent · $1,755 · 11 cities 40,353 7.8 Rep 25.2% 34.8% $1,755 6.5% 11
41 Fulton County Pop 26,439 · 25% renters · 21% on rent · $949 · 5 cities 26,439 7.8 Rep 25.3% 21.1% $949 12.4% 5
42 Cattaraugus County Pop 38,761 · 26% renters · 28% on rent · $773 · 19 cities 38,761 7.8 Rep 26.2% 27.5% $773 19.2% 19
43 Chemung County Pop 59,443 · 28% renters · 29% on rent · $1,092 · 13 cities 59,443 7.8 Rep 28.0% 28.7% $1,092 14.5% 13
44 Ontario County Pop 37,908 · 27% renters · 28% on rent · $1,003 · 13 cities 37,908 7.7 IND 27.3% 27.7% $1,003 9.3% 13
45 Herkimer County Pop 30,501 · 26% renters · 23% on rent · $917 · 16 cities 30,501 7.7 Rep 25.9% 23.2% $917 12.7% 16
46 Delaware County Pop 13,654 · 36% renters · 38% on rent · $917 · 13 cities 13,654 7.7 Rep 35.7% 37.8% $917 16.7% 13
47 Chautauqua County Pop 74,955 · 30% renters · 30% on rent · $775 · 24 cities 74,955 7.7 Rep 30.0% 29.6% $775 16.2% 24
48 Greene County Pop 21,118 · 27% renters · 32% on rent · $1,115 · 21 cities 21,118 7.7 Rep 27.1% 31.6% $1,115 12.1% 21
49 Madison County Pop 33,258 · 30% renters · 28% on rent · $921 · 14 cities 33,258 7.7 Rep 29.8% 28.3% $921 11.0% 14
50 Schoharie County Pop 10,002 · 33% renters · 30% on rent · $922 · 10 cities 10,002 7.7 Rep 33.5% 30.1% $922 13.4% 10
51 Oneida County Pop 138,709 · 34% renters · 27% on rent · $955 · 35 cities 138,709 7.7 Rep 33.6% 27.3% $955 12.2% 35
52 Steuben County Pop 48,301 · 30% renters · 29% on rent · $1,015 · 19 cities 48,301 7.6 Rep 30.4% 28.5% $1,015 13.5% 19
53 Wyoming County Pop 14,174 · 33% renters · 31% on rent · $781 · 11 cities 14,174 7.6 Rep 33.1% 31.4% $781 12.9% 11
54 Allegany County Pop 22,839 · 27% renters · 26% on rent · $779 · 18 cities 22,839 7.6 Rep 26.7% 26.1% $779 17.0% 18
55 Wayne County Pop 39,085 · 28% renters · 30% on rent · $929 · 16 cities 39,085 7.6 Rep 27.7% 30.2% $929 11.8% 16
56 Otsego County Pop 28,504 · 32% renters · 27% on rent · $880 · 26 cities 28,504 7.6 Rep 32.1% 27.2% $880 16.6% 26
57 Tioga County Pop 18,247 · 29% renters · 33% on rent · $942 · 9 cities 18,247 7.6 Rep 28.6% 32.8% $942 11.5% 9
58 Livingston County Pop 35,161 · 27% renters · 36% on rent · $944 · 35 cities 35,161 7.5 Rep 26.9% 36.0% $944 16.4% 35
59 Yates County Pop 9,026 · 26% renters · 26% on rent · $711 · 6 cities 9,026 7.5 Rep 26.2% 26.2% $711 13.7% 6
60 Genesee County Pop 24,752 · 24% renters · 27% on rent · $874 · 8 cities 24,752 7.3 Rep 24.2% 27.3% $874 11.8% 8

Understanding county eviction risk in New York

New York's 60 counties span eviction-risk scores from 7.3 in Genesee County to 9.7 in Kings County , a 2.4-point gap that captures how unevenly rent burdens, renter populations, and local tenant politics are distributed across the state. The statewide average sits at 8.0/10 (High), but that single figure hides far more than it reveals, the table above scores every county on the same 1–10 scale so you can see exactly where landlord exposure concentrates.

The counties carrying the most eviction risk, Kings County, Westchester County, Queens County, are New York's denser, higher-cost markets. In Schenectady County, renters spend an average of 38% of household income on rent, and 28% of its homes are renter-occupied, the cost pressure that pushes filings up and pulls tenant-protection ordinances into local politics. Larger metros also concentrate the legal-aid networks and renter-organizing capacity that lift a county's score above the rural baseline.

At the other end of the table, Genesee County, Yates County, Livingston County score lowest. These tend to be smaller, more rural counties where homeownership is the norm, rent-to-income ratios run lower, and local rent-control or just-cause ordinances are rare or state-preempted. Evictions still happen there, but the structural pressure that drives a high score (heavy rent burden, a large renter majority, organized tenant advocacy) is simply weaker.

Each county score is a population-weighted aggregate of every city scored inside it, so a county with one expensive urban core and a dozen quiet suburbs lands somewhere in between. Click any county row to drill into its cities ranked one by one, a zoomed heat map, and a full breakdown of rent burden, renter share, poverty rate, and political margin. For the statutes that apply statewide regardless of county, notice periods, security-deposit caps, just-cause and rent-control rules, see the New York state overview.

Landlord guides for New York

State-specific playbooks
New York Eviction Costs →
Filing fees, attorney fees, lost rent, sheriff lockout
New York Eviction Process →
Step-by-step timeline, notices, statute cites
New York Rent Control →
Statewide caps, local ordinances, just-cause
New York Tenant Screening →
Five-point protocol, legal rules, protected classes
New York Tenant Protections →
Just cause, retaliation, habitability, entry

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