Affordable & Income-Based Housing in New York
New York has 1,362 income-based rental properties with a combined 143,957 units tracked on Lease Lantern. The state's portfolio spans major cities and smaller communities statewide, with the highest concentrations in Brooklyn, New York City, and the Bronx. The overwhelming majority of scored properties -- 967 out of 1,354 -- earned an excellent rating, reflecting a largely well-maintained affordable housing stock.
4,718
Properties
405,297
Total units
576
Cities
Cities in New York
Brooklyn828 properties · 72,537 unitsBronx751 properties · 83,756 unitsNew York708 properties · 78,562 unitsRochester149 properties · 12,084 unitsBuffalo124 properties · 10,045 unitsSyracuse78 properties · 5,472 unitsFarmington77 properties · 337 unitsGeneva75 properties · 686 unitsYonkers53 properties · 6,165 unitsAlbany47 properties · 4,818 unitsStaten Island41 properties · 6,967 unitsUtica30 properties · 1,905 unitsCanandaigua28 properties · 867 unitsQueens27 properties · 4,171 unitsNewburgh26 properties · 1,482 unitsPoughkeepsie24 properties · 1,941 unitsNiagara Falls22 properties · 1,426 unitsTroy21 properties · 976 unitsJamaica21 properties · 3,264 unitsWatertown21 properties · 1,984 unitsMiddletown21 properties · 2,131 unitsBinghamton21 properties · 1,197 unitsNew Rochelle19 properties · 2,144 unitsWhite Plains19 properties · 1,935 unitsMount Vernon18 properties · 1,681 unitsSchenectady18 properties · 1,419 unitsFar Rockaway18 properties · 5,315 unitsIthaca17 properties · 1,201 unitsAmherst17 properties · 2,195 unitsKingston17 properties · 1,141 unitsAuburn15 properties · 1,085 unitsHempstead15 properties · 1,897 unitsCheektowaga15 properties · 987 unitsJamestown15 properties · 841 unitsLong Island City14 properties · 2,387 unitsElmira14 properties · 1,129 unitsSpring Valley13 properties · 1,396 unitsRome11 properties · 828 unitsHamburg11 properties · 621 unitsManhattan11 properties · 596 unitsBrockport10 properties · 387 unitsAstoria10 properties · 1,488 unitsBatavia10 properties · 472 unitsWebster10 properties · 869 unitsPort Jefferson Station9 properties · 139 unitsFlushing9 properties · 1,329 unitsHudson9 properties · 508 unitsOswego9 properties · 591 unitsMt Vernon9 properties · 421 unitsPeekskill9 properties · 889 unitsVictor9 properties · 130 unitsAmsterdam8 properties · 691 unitsRiverhead8 properties · 701 unitsMedford8 properties · 411 unitsSaratoga Springs8 properties · 699 unitsIrondequoit8 properties · 383 unitsLockport8 properties · 771 unitsCortland7 properties · 358 unitsLancaster7 properties · 263 unitsCarmel7 properties · 415 unitsPotsdam7 properties · 521 unitsTonawanda7 properties · 341 unitsPlattsburgh7 properties · 410 unitsMalone7 properties · 148 unitsFairport7 properties · 732 unitsBaldwinsville7 properties · 767 unitsFredonia7 properties · 308 unitsNanuet7 properties · 365 unitsLake Ronkonkoma6 properties · 434 unitsGeneseo6 properties · 274 unitsLackawanna6 properties · 209 unitsHornell6 properties · 345 unitsEllenville6 properties · 259 unitsMonticello6 properties · 495 unitsEast Syracuse6 properties · 271 unitsEast Patchogue6 properties · 677 unitsNewark6 properties · 100 unitsCorona6 properties · 893 unitsCoram6 properties · 344 unitsNorth Tonawanda6 properties · 388 unitsOlean6 properties · 237 unitsPenn Yan6 properties · 278 unitsPort Jervis6 properties · 230 unitsCohoes6 properties · 453 unitsCicero6 properties · 358 unitsSelden6 properties · 264 unitsBallston Spa6 properties · 444 unitsWarwick6 properties · 404 unitsWatervliet6 properties · 537 unitsAlbion6 properties · 202 unitsWellsville6 properties · 156 unitsWest Henrietta6 properties · 183 unitsSaugerties5 properties · 269 unitsCamillus5 properties · 185 unitsGreenlawn5 properties · 439 unitsSidney5 properties · 151 unitsBrentwood5 properties · 369 unitsBlasdell5 properties · 284 unitsSuffern5 properties · 693 unitsBeacon5 properties · 512 unitsTarrytown5 properties · 546 unitsLyons5 properties · 94 unitsBath5 properties · 319 unitsWestbury5 properties · 235 unitsPort Chester5 properties · 383 unitsLiberty5 properties · 356 unitsPalmyra5 properties · 185 unitsGreece5 properties · 697 unitsFreeport5 properties · 374 unitsRensselaer5 properties · 341 unitsOssining5 properties · 292 unitsCentral Islip5 properties · 345 unitsNyack5 properties · 388 unitsNorwich5 properties · 238 units
Cities with Affordable Housing in New York
New York's 1,362 HUD-assisted and income-based properties are spread across the state, with the heaviest concentration in New York City and other large urban centers.
- Brooklyn -- 179 properties
- New York -- 175 properties
- Bronx -- 166 properties
- Buffalo -- 50 properties
- Rochester -- 38 properties
- Syracuse -- 24 properties
- Yonkers -- 21 properties
- Staten Island -- 20 properties
- Albany -- 15 properties
- Amherst -- 12 properties
Eligibility & how to apply
Helpful guides
How Section 8 Vouchers WorkWhat Is Income-Based Housing?How to Apply for Affordable HousingSection 8 vs. LIHTCUnderstanding HUD Inspection ScoresHow Affordable Housing Waitlists Work
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