45 counties · Boom Town Index

New York

Avg BTI Score
77 / 100
Population
19.4M
-0.3% avg growth
National Rank
#7 of 51

State Overview

New York has 45 counties tracked by the Boom Town Index, with an average score of 77/100.

The state shows above-average economic momentum, with strong signals across multiple growth indicators.

The top-performing county is Madison County (BTI 100), while New York County (BTI 10) trails the pack.

Median Household Income
$70,443
State median across 45 counties
Median Home Value
$192,800
Income-to-home ratio: 0.37
Building Permits
44,960
Total residential permits

New York Counties

45 counties
Rank County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Pop Growth Income Ratio Home Price Amenity P/R
01 Madison County 100 +5.4% +1.0% -0.7% +8.8% 4.6x +3.8% -0.9 11x
02 Oswego County 100 +5.4% +3.9% +0.0% +5.0% 2.2x +3.2% -0.2 8x
03 Oneida County 96 +3.6% +2.1% -0.4% +7.6% 3.1x +7.4% -1.6 10x
04 Onondaga County 96 +3.6% +3.6% -0.4% +8.3% 2.5x +5.8% -2.3 9x
05 Niagara County 96 +3.5% +2.9% -0.3% +8.3% 3.3x +5.6% -0.5 12x
06 Wayne County 95 +3.5% +0.2% -0.0% +10.7% 3.5x +3.9% -0.5 14x
07 Broome County 94 +3.3% +3.1% -0.1% +8.0% 2.9x +3.9% -0.8 9x
08 Saratoga County 92 +3.1% +2.2% +0.6% +6.9% 5.6x +3.9% 0.1 14x
09 Nassau County 90 +2.9% +0.1% -0.2% +8.8% 8.7x +4.5% 0.8 15x
10 Schenectady County 90 +2.9% +2.4% +1.2% +7.4% 3.3x +4.6% -2.1 11x
11 Ontario County 89 +2.8% +4.3% +0.2% +8.4% 3.1x +4.3% -0.7 9x
12 Putnam County 89 +2.8% +3.0% -0.0% +8.4% 9.7x +3.8% 0.4 13x
13 Herkimer County 89 +2.7% +2.2% -0.5% +12.5% 4.4x +3.5% -1.6 14x
14 Rensselaer County 88 +2.7% +5.3% -0.1% +9.1% 3.0x +4.7% -0.5 13x
15 Dutchess County 88 +2.6% +4.3% +0.1% +8.6% 6.5x +5.1% -0.1 14x
16 Fulton County 86 +2.5% +1.4% -0.6% +9.6% 4.0x +4.3% -0.2 14x
17 Chautauqua County 86 +2.5% +4.6% -0.5% +8.4% 2.9x +3.6% -0.3 10x
18 Otsego County 86 +2.5% +3.4% +1.2% +8.7% 3.6x -1.3% -0.8 11x
19 Genesee County 85 +2.4% +3.1% -0.3% +7.0% 3.3x +2.8% -2.9 14x
20 St. Lawrence County 84 +2.4% +4.0% -0.1% +7.3% 2.4x +2.4% -2.1 12x
21 Westchester County 83 +2.3% +2.9% -0.2% +8.8% 6.6x +5.3% 0.8 18x
22 Cayuga County 83 +2.3% +3.5% -0.6% +6.1% 3.9x +3.0% -1.4 15x
23 Clinton County 82 +2.2% +2.0% -0.3% +7.4% 3.5x +3.8% -0.3 15x
24 Columbia County 79 +2.0% -0.1% -0.2% +11.9% 6.6x +4.2% -0.3 11x
25 Jefferson County 79 +2.0% +0.4% -0.2% +7.7% 3.1x +0.9% -1.3 11x
26 Rockland County 79 +2.0% +2.9% +0.2% +6.5% 9.4x +3.5% 0.8 16x
27 Richmond County 78 +2.0% +3.8% -0.1% +7.6% 17.3x +5.2% 0.2 20x
28 Livingston County 78 +1.9% +6.4% -0.4% +9.3% 4.2x +1.6% -0.9 14x
29 Suffolk County 77 +1.9% +3.0% +0.1% +9.7% 6.9x +3.0% 1.5 7x
30 Monroe County 76 +1.9% +2.7% -0.1% +7.7% 2.7x +3.1% -0.8 10x
31 Orange County 76 +1.8% +2.9% +0.7% +7.2% 6.3x +3.1% 0.1 13x
32 Albany County 75 +1.8% +1.5% +0.1% +6.8% 2.3x +3.7% 0.3 14x
33 Erie County 73 +1.7% +1.0% +0.2% +8.7% 3.0x +3.7% -0.7 12x
34 Warren County 73 +1.7% +4.5% -0.0% +8.4% 2.9x +3.7% 0.0 13x
35 Kings County 70 +1.6% +3.1% -1.2% +10.2% 20.2x +5.1% -0.2 21x
36 Cattaraugus County 69 +1.5% +2.4% -0.3% +6.3% 2.7x +2.2% -0.3 12x
37 Washington County 66 +1.4% +0.1% -0.3% +7.6% 5.4x +1.5% -0.6 15x
38 Sullivan County 64 +1.3% +1.9% +0.6% +7.0% 5.0x +1.5% 0.1 10x
39 Tompkins County 62 +1.2% +3.0% -2.9% +8.9% 4.2x +2.3% -0.3 11x
40 Ulster County 62 +1.2% +4.1% +0.2% +8.7% 6.5x +2.0% 0.7 11x
41 Bronx County 53 +0.9% +2.2% -1.7% +7.6% 16.0x +5.2% 1.0 16x
42 Chemung County 43 +0.5% +2.3% -1.0% +5.5% 2.9x +1.5% -1.1 9x
43 Queens County 26 -0.2% +1.4% -1.4% +8.6% 14.4x +5.1% 0.0 19x
44 Steuben County 15 -1.0% +0.5% -0.6% +6.6% 2.4x +0.1% -0.8 8x
45 New York County 10 -1.6% +2.9% -1.4% +6.3% 2.2x +0.9% -0.3 21x