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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 $135,413, followed by St. Lawrence and Chemung (data vintage Zillow 2026-04). The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated April 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 2026-04), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in New York
RankCountyValue
1Allegany$135,413
2St. Lawrence$138,935
3Chemung$156,343
4Chenango$158,861
5Cattaraugus$160,377
6Steuben$167,319
7Franklin$171,047
8Chautauqua$171,581
9Lewis$188,958
10Herkimer$192,352
11Broome$192,700
12Tioga$195,738
13Orleans$198,407
14Cortland$198,884
15Oswego$199,251
16Wyoming$201,853
17Montgomery$207,508
18Otsego$208,206
19Fulton$214,777
20Seneca$216,338
21Genesee$218,916
22Clinton$222,354
23Jefferson$223,724
24Cayuga$226,520
25Oneida$231,008

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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