45 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in New York

The top-ranked counties in New York on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

# County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Growth Pop Growth HV Ratio
01 Madison County NY 100 +5.4% +1.0% -0.7% 4.6x
02 Oswego County NY 100 +5.4% +3.9% +0.0% 2.2x
03 Oneida County NY 96 +3.6% +2.1% -0.4% 3.1x
04 Onondaga County NY 96 +3.6% +3.6% -0.4% 2.5x
05 Niagara County NY 96 +3.5% +2.9% -0.3% 3.3x
06 Wayne County NY 95 +3.5% +0.2% -0.0% 3.5x
07 Broome County NY 94 +3.3% +3.1% -0.1% 2.9x
08 Saratoga County NY 92 +3.1% +2.2% +0.6% 5.6x
09 Nassau County NY 90 +2.9% +0.1% -0.2% 8.7x
10 Schenectady County NY 90 +2.9% +2.4% +1.2% 3.3x
11 Ontario County NY 89 +2.8% +4.3% +0.2% 3.1x
12 Putnam County NY 89 +2.8% +3.0% -0.0% 9.7x
13 Herkimer County NY 89 +2.7% +2.2% -0.5% 4.4x
14 Rensselaer County NY 88 +2.7% +5.3% -0.1% 3.0x
15 Dutchess County NY 88 +2.6% +4.3% +0.1% 6.5x
16 Fulton County NY 86 +2.5% +1.4% -0.6% 4.0x
17 Chautauqua County NY 86 +2.5% +4.6% -0.5% 2.9x
18 Otsego County NY 86 +2.5% +3.4% +1.2% 3.6x
19 Genesee County NY 85 +2.4% +3.1% -0.3% 3.3x
20 St. Lawrence County NY 84 +2.4% +4.0% -0.1% 2.4x
21 Westchester County NY 83 +2.3% +2.9% -0.2% 6.6x
22 Cayuga County NY 83 +2.3% +3.5% -0.6% 3.9x
23 Clinton County NY 82 +2.2% +2.0% -0.3% 3.5x
24 Columbia County NY 79 +2.0% -0.1% -0.2% 6.6x
25 Jefferson County NY 79 +2.0% +0.4% -0.2% 3.1x
26 Rockland County NY 79 +2.0% +2.9% +0.2% 9.4x
27 Richmond County NY 78 +2.0% +3.8% -0.1% 17.3x
28 Livingston County NY 78 +1.9% +6.4% -0.4% 4.2x
29 Suffolk County NY 77 +1.9% +3.0% +0.1% 6.9x
30 Monroe County NY 76 +1.9% +2.7% -0.1% 2.7x
31 Orange County NY 76 +1.8% +2.9% +0.7% 6.3x
32 Albany County NY 75 +1.8% +1.5% +0.1% 2.3x
33 Erie County NY 73 +1.7% +1.0% +0.2% 3.0x
34 Warren County NY 73 +1.7% +4.5% -0.0% 2.9x
35 Kings County NY 70 +1.6% +3.1% -1.2% 20.2x
36 Cattaraugus County NY 69 +1.5% +2.4% -0.3% 2.7x
37 Washington County NY 66 +1.4% +0.1% -0.3% 5.4x
38 Sullivan County NY 64 +1.3% +1.9% +0.6% 5.0x
39 Tompkins County NY 62 +1.2% +3.0% -2.9% 4.2x
40 Ulster County NY 62 +1.2% +4.1% +0.2% 6.5x
41 Bronx County NY 53 +0.9% +2.2% -1.7% 16.0x
42 Chemung County NY 43 +0.5% +2.3% -1.0% 2.9x
43 Queens County NY 26 -0.2% +1.4% -1.4% 14.4x
44 Steuben County NY 15 -1.0% +0.5% -0.6% 2.4x
45 New York County NY 10 -1.6% +2.9% -1.4% 2.2x

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