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New York: 2026 income limits & Fair Market Rents

HUD's 2026 figures for New York: the income limits that housing programs use to determine eligibility tiers, and the Fair Market Rents that set voucher payment standards. State median family income: $111,900.

Income limit tiers (statewide, by household size)

Programs generally define "extremely low" as 30% of area median income, "very low" as 50%, and "low" as 80%. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

HouseholdExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person $23,500 $39,200 $62,650
2 people $26,850 $44,800 $71,600
3 people $30,200 $50,400 $80,550
4 people $33,550 $55,950 $89,500
5 people $36,250 $60,450 $96,700
6 people $38,950 $64,950 $103,850
7 people $41,650 $69,400 $111,000
8 people $44,300 $73,900 $118,150

Actual limits are set per county/metro area and can differ from the statewide figures above — use HUD's official lookup for your county, or ask your local Public Housing Agency.

Fair Market Rents by county (2026)

FMRs are HUD's rent benchmarks by unit size, used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

County / areaStudio1BR2BR3BR4BR
Albany County
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
$1,217$1,417 $1,702$2,041 $2,253
Allegany County
Allegany County, NY
$750$754 $974$1,243 $1,464
Bronx County
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,529$2,655 $2,910$3,644 $3,959
Broome County
Binghamton, NY MSA
$783$868 $1,103$1,412 $1,622
Cattaraugus County
Cattaraugus County, NY
$778$783 $1,007$1,232 $1,420
Cayuga County
Cayuga County, NY
$884$889 $1,124$1,463 $1,679
Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County, NY
$680$754 $975$1,287 $1,291
Chemung County
Elmira, NY MSA
$949$978 $1,283$1,606 $1,713
Chenango County
Chenango County, NY
$848$855 $973$1,353 $1,482
Clinton County
Clinton County, NY
$973$980 $1,246$1,494 $1,650
Columbia County
Columbia County, NY
$1,249$1,263 $1,434$1,730 $1,899
Cortland County
Cortland County, NY
$954$960 $1,198$1,510 $2,010
Delaware County
Delaware County, NY
$813$884 $1,033$1,437 $1,490
Dutchess County
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA
$1,364$1,549 $1,979$2,511 $2,694
Erie County
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA
$1,105$1,139 $1,343$1,640 $1,869
Essex County
Essex County, NY
$891$903 $1,185$1,455 $1,645
Franklin County
Franklin County, NY
$720$862 $1,044$1,299 $1,489
Fulton County
Fulton County, NY
$823$828 $1,087$1,303 $1,468
Genesee County
Genesee County, NY
$805$953 $1,168$1,400 $1,546
Greene County
Greene County, NY
$1,008$1,118 $1,373$1,813 $2,075
Hamilton County
Hamilton County, NY
$1,075$1,089 $1,429$1,713 $1,892
Herkimer County
Utica-Rome, NY MSA
$899$926 $1,172$1,405 $1,623
Jefferson County
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA
$969$1,071 $1,405$1,907 $2,340
Kings County
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,529$2,655 $2,910$3,644 $3,959
Lewis County
Lewis County, NY
$758$839 $1,008$1,402 $1,646
Livingston County
Rochester, NY MSA
$1,116$1,256 $1,573$1,895 $2,083
Madison County
Syracuse, NY MSA
$995$1,123 $1,392$1,691 $1,848
Monroe County
Rochester, NY MSA
$1,116$1,256 $1,573$1,895 $2,083
Montgomery County
Montgomery County, NY
$892$899 $1,102$1,381 $1,484
Nassau County
Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,992$2,379 $2,747$3,563 $3,768
New York County
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,529$2,655 $2,910$3,644 $3,959
Niagara County
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA
$1,105$1,139 $1,343$1,640 $1,869
Oneida County
Utica-Rome, NY MSA
$899$926 $1,172$1,405 $1,623
Onondaga County
Syracuse, NY MSA
$995$1,123 $1,392$1,691 $1,848
Ontario County
Rochester, NY MSA
$1,116$1,256 $1,573$1,895 $2,083
Orange County
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA
$1,364$1,549 $1,979$2,511 $2,694
Orleans County
Rochester, NY MSA
$1,116$1,256 $1,573$1,895 $2,083
Oswego County
Syracuse, NY MSA
$995$1,123 $1,392$1,691 $1,848
Otsego County
Otsego County, NY
$847$965 $1,228$1,472 $1,626
Putnam County
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,529$2,655 $2,910$3,644 $3,959
Queens County
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,529$2,655 $2,910$3,644 $3,959
Rensselaer County
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
$1,217$1,417 $1,702$2,041 $2,253
Richmond County
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,529$2,655 $2,910$3,644 $3,959
Rockland County
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,529$2,655 $2,910$3,644 $3,959
Saratoga County
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
$1,217$1,417 $1,702$2,041 $2,253
Schenectady County
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
$1,217$1,417 $1,702$2,041 $2,253
Schoharie County
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
$1,217$1,417 $1,702$2,041 $2,253
Schuyler County
Schuyler County, NY
$792$875 $1,148$1,508 $1,520
Seneca County
Seneca County, NY
$879$921 $1,169$1,550 $1,961
St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County, NY
$742$816 $1,071$1,284 $1,418
Steuben County
Steuben County, NY
$865$871 $1,081$1,410 $1,800
Suffolk County
Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,992$2,379 $2,747$3,563 $3,768
Sullivan County
Sullivan County, NY
$995$1,070 $1,302$1,811 $1,891
Tioga County
Binghamton, NY MSA
$783$868 $1,103$1,412 $1,622
Tompkins County
Ithaca, NY MSA
$1,263$1,466 $1,753$2,102 $2,624
Ulster County
Kingston, NY MSA
$1,303$1,386 $1,818$2,245 $2,407
Warren County
Glens Falls, NY MSA
$1,041$1,066 $1,348$1,742 $1,785
Washington County
Glens Falls, NY MSA
$1,041$1,066 $1,348$1,742 $1,785
Wayne County
Rochester, NY MSA
$1,116$1,256 $1,573$1,895 $2,083
Westchester County
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
$2,529$2,655 $2,910$3,644 $3,959
Wyoming County
Wyoming County, NY
$840$844 $973$1,336 $1,603
Yates County
Yates County, NY
$756$836 $1,097$1,329 $1,840

See also: how the Housing Choice Voucher program works · New York Public Housing Agencies.