Oldest housing in New York

New York counties and cities ranked by median year structure built.

This page ranks the counties and cities of New York by median year structure built — which have the oldest housing stock, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Kings County leads at 1943.

Among cities & places, Addison leads at 1938.

Counties

#	Name	Median year built
1	Kings County	1943
2	Montgomery County	1944
3	New York County	1951
4	Chautauqua County	1953
5	Fulton County	1953
6	Queens County	1953
7	Bronx County	1954
8	Orleans County	1954
9	Otsego County	1954
10	Chemung County	1955
11	Nassau County	1955
12	Schenectady County	1955
13	Genesee County	1956
14	Herkimer County	1956
15	Erie County	1957
16	Oneida County	1957
17	Seneca County	1957
18	Cayuga County	1958
19	Niagara County	1958
20	Westchester County	1958
21	Broome County	1959
22	Cattaraugus County	1961
23	Cortland County	1961
24	Wyoming County	1961
25	Rensselaer County	1962
26	Washington County	1962
27	Onondaga County	1963
28	Albany County	1964
29	Madison County	1964
30	St. Lawrence County	1964
31	Steuben County	1964
32	Allegany County	1965
33	Columbia County	1965
34	Monroe County	1965
35	Franklin County	1966
36	Ulster County	1966
37	Wayne County	1966
38	Chenango County	1967
39	Hamilton County	1968
40	Putnam County	1968
41	Tioga County	1968
42	Livingston County	1969
43	Schuyler County	1969
44	Yates County	1969
45	Essex County	1970
46	Rockland County	1970
47	Suffolk County	1970
48	Delaware County	1971
49	Dutchess County	1971
50	Oswego County	1971
51	Greene County	1972
52	Jefferson County	1972
53	Lewis County	1972
54	Sullivan County	1972
55	Schoharie County	1973
56	Warren County	1973
57	Clinton County	1974
58	Richmond County	1974
59	Tompkins County	1974
60	Ontario County	1975
61	Orange County	1975
62	Saratoga County	1984

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Median year built
1	Addison	1938
2	Afton	1938
3	Almond	1938
4	Ames	1938
5	Amsterdam	1938
6	Andes	1938
7	Angelica	1938
8	Antwerp	1938
9	Argyle	1938
10	Attica	1938
11	Aurora	1938
12	Avoca	1938
13	Bainbridge	1938
14	Ballston Spa	1938
15	Bard College	1938
16	Barneveld	1938
17	Barrytown	1938
18	Barryville	1938
19	Belfast	1938
20	Bellerose Terrace	1938
21	Bellerose	1938
22	Belleville	1938
23	Belmont	1938
24	Bergen	1938
25	Bolivar	1938
26	Brewster	1938
27	Broadalbin	1938
28	Bronxville	1938
29	Brushton	1938
30	Buffalo	1938
31	Burdett	1938
32	Burlington Flats	1938
33	Busti	1938
34	Byersville	1938
35	Callicoon	1938
36	Cambridge	1938
37	Camden	1938
38	Canajoharie	1938
39	Canaseraga	1938
40	Candor	1938
41	Canisteo	1938
42	Cape Vincent	1938
43	Carthage	1938
44	Castile	1938
45	Castleton-on-Hudson	1938
46	Cato	1938
47	Catskill	1938
48	Cattaraugus	1938
49	Cayuga	1938
50	Celoron	1938
51	Chateaugay	1938
52	Chatham	1938
53	Chaumont	1938
54	Chazy	1938
55	Cherry Creek	1938
56	Cherry Valley	1938
57	Claverack-Red Mills	1938
58	Clayville	1938
59	Cleveland	1938
60	Clifton Springs	1938
61	Clinton	1938
62	Clyde	1938
63	Cohocton	1938
64	Cold Brook	1938
65	Colton	1938
66	Constableville	1938
67	Cooperstown	1938
68	Croghan	1938
69	Cuba	1938
70	Dalton	1938
71	Dannemora	1938
72	Dansville	1938
73	Davenport Center	1938
74	DeKalb Junction	1938
75	DeRuyter	1938
76	Deferiet	1938
77	Deposit	1938
78	Dolgeville	1938
79	Downsville	1938
80	Dresden	1938
81	Earlville	1938
82	East Kingston	1938
83	East Syracuse	1938
84	East Worcester	1938
85	Edmeston	1938
86	Edwards	1938
87	Elba	1938
88	Ellisburg	1938
89	Elmira Heights	1938
90	Elmira	1938
91	Esperance	1938
92	Fabius	1938
93	Fairport	1938
94	Farnham	1938
95	Fleischmanns	1938
96	Floral Park	1938
97	Fly Creek	1938
98	Fonda	1938
99	Forestville	1938
100	Fort Johnson	1938

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