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Cheapest Counties to Buy a House in New York (2026)

Allegany has the lowest home prices of any county in New York, at $144,740, followed by St. Lawrence and Chemung. Source: Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06. The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated June 2026 - Source: Zillow Research

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Cheapest counties for home prices in New York

Top 25 of 62 counties with data.

Ranked by typical home value (Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in New York
RankCountyValue
1Allegany$144,740
2St. Lawrence$150,639
3Chemung$164,318
4Chenango$168,313
5Cattaraugus$169,282
6Steuben$174,260
7Franklin$182,179
8Chautauqua$182,266
9Lewis$202,536
10Broome$203,930
11Herkimer$205,949
12Tioga$208,244
13Cortland$208,576
14Orleans$208,795
15Oswego$211,189
16Wyoming$215,855
17Montgomery$217,501
18Otsego$220,642
19Seneca$229,469
20Fulton$229,478
21Genesee$230,191
22Clinton$234,103
23Jefferson$236,464
24Cayuga$239,128
25Oneida$241,646

How this ranking works

This page ranks New York counties by typical home value, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For home prices, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh home prices against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of typical home value.

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