Lead Paint Risk in New York
74.7%Pre-1978 Housing
6,363,947Pre-1978 Units
8,518,962Total Housing Units
5,396Census Tracts
Counties in New York
Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.
| County | Pre-1978 Housing | Total Housing | Risk Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau County | 411,318 | 477,860 | 86.1% |
| Queens County | 755,317 | 903,598 | 83.6% |
| Chemung County | 32,000 | 39,143 | 81.8% |
| Kings County | 883,585 | 1,090,187 | 81.0% |
| Bronx County | 440,689 | 553,231 | 79.7% |
| Montgomery County | 18,070 | 22,944 | 78.8% |
| New York County | 723,010 | 918,806 | 78.7% |
| Broome County | 72,677 | 92,889 | 78.2% |
| Genesee County | 20,364 | 26,090 | 78.1% |
| Chautauqua County | 51,295 | 66,328 | 77.3% |
| Erie County | 339,366 | 439,987 | 77.1% |
| Westchester County | 301,421 | 391,861 | 76.9% |
| Schenectady County | 53,911 | 71,051 | 75.9% |
| Niagara County | 75,600 | 100,335 | 75.3% |
| Oneida County | 79,016 | 105,285 | 75.0% |
| Fulton County | 20,995 | 28,169 | 74.5% |
| Cortland County | 15,408 | 20,842 | 73.9% |
| Herkimer County | 23,680 | 32,449 | 73.0% |
| Orleans County | 13,155 | 18,275 | 72.0% |
| Cayuga County | 26,225 | 36,768 | 71.3% |
| Onondaga County | 150,662 | 211,683 | 71.2% |
| Wyoming County | 12,934 | 18,204 | 71.1% |
| Otsego County | 21,105 | 30,011 | 70.3% |
| Seneca County | 11,306 | 16,148 | 70.0% |
| Albany County | 102,776 | 146,959 | 69.9% |
| Monroe County | 235,823 | 337,688 | 69.8% |
| Cattaraugus County | 27,688 | 40,279 | 68.7% |
| Suffolk County | 385,171 | 560,326 | 68.7% |
| Columbia County | 22,819 | 33,331 | 68.5% |
| Allegany County | 16,075 | 23,538 | 68.3% |
| Putnam County | 26,035 | 38,369 | 67.9% |
| Rockland County | 73,596 | 108,576 | 67.8% |
| Steuben County | 32,210 | 47,565 | 67.7% |
| St. Lawrence County | 35,027 | 51,884 | 67.5% |
| Tioga County | 14,771 | 21,966 | 67.2% |
| Ulster County | 56,685 | 85,068 | 66.6% |
| Rensselaer County | 49,457 | 74,388 | 66.5% |
| Madison County | 20,316 | 30,676 | 66.2% |
| Wayne County | 28,003 | 42,375 | 66.1% |
| Washington County | 19,075 | 29,111 | 65.5% |
| Chenango County | 15,842 | 24,460 | 64.8% |
| Dutchess County | 79,463 | 122,636 | 64.8% |
| Franklin County | 16,470 | 25,442 | 64.7% |
| Hamilton County | 5,101 | 7,893 | 64.6% |
| Livingston County | 17,464 | 27,198 | 64.2% |
| Yates County | 8,263 | 13,143 | 62.9% |
| Oswego County | 33,970 | 54,697 | 62.1% |
| Schuyler County | 6,018 | 9,691 | 62.1% |
| Essex County | 15,684 | 25,318 | 61.9% |
| Delaware County | 18,568 | 30,038 | 61.8% |
| Greene County | 17,592 | 29,037 | 60.6% |
| Richmond County | 111,133 | 184,074 | 60.4% |
| Schoharie County | 9,868 | 16,544 | 59.6% |
| Warren County | 23,790 | 40,177 | 59.2% |
| Sullivan County | 29,180 | 49,667 | 58.8% |
| Lewis County | 9,106 | 15,572 | 58.5% |
| Clinton County | 21,585 | 37,461 | 57.6% |
| Tompkins County | 26,988 | 47,362 | 57.0% |
| Jefferson County | 35,052 | 61,721 | 56.8% |
| Orange County | 84,305 | 148,460 | 56.8% |
| Ontario County | 29,890 | 53,001 | 56.4% |
| Saratoga County | 49,979 | 111,127 | 45.0% |
Cities & Towns in New York
1224 cities and towns ranked by pre-1978 housing percentage (minimum 100 housing units). Showing the top 100 here; download all places from the data page.
| City/Town | Pre-1978 Housing | Total Housing | Risk Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altona | 145 | 145 | 100.0% |
| Breesport | 320 | 320 | 100.0% |
| Cementon | 117 | 117 | 100.0% |
| East Kingston | 107 | 107 | 100.0% |
| Ghent | 281 | 281 | 100.0% |
| Gilgo | 145 | 145 | 100.0% |
| Harbor Hills | 205 | 205 | 100.0% |
| Leeds | 169 | 169 | 100.0% |
| Malverne Park Oaks | 261 | 261 | 100.0% |
| North Bay | 162 | 162 | 100.0% |
| North Lynbrook | 222 | 222 | 100.0% |
| Oak Beach | 155 | 155 | 100.0% |
| Piffard | 134 | 134 | 100.0% |
| Redwood | 174 | 174 | 100.0% |
| Saddle Rock Estates | 101 | 101 | 100.0% |
| Westernville | 100 | 100 | 100.0% |
| Bellerose | 371 | 375 | 98.9% |
| Nichols | 239 | 242 | 98.8% |
| Smallwood | 1,192 | 1,206 | 98.8% |
| Sloan | 1,588 | 1,609 | 98.7% |
| Wurtsboro Hills | 612 | 620 | 98.7% |
| Worcester | 363 | 368 | 98.6% |
| Hall | 135 | 137 | 98.5% |
| Munsey Park | 851 | 867 | 98.2% |
| Franklin | 212 | 216 | 98.1% |
| Thousand Island Park | 505 | 515 | 98.1% |
| Bellerose Terrace | 719 | 736 | 97.7% |
| Malverne | 3,171 | 3,247 | 97.7% |
| Garden City South | 1,329 | 1,362 | 97.6% |
| Riverside | 239 | 245 | 97.6% |
| Russell Gardens | 347 | 356 | 97.5% |
| Hancock | 585 | 601 | 97.3% |
| South Valley Stream | 1,918 | 1,972 | 97.3% |
| Stewart Manor | 731 | 751 | 97.3% |
| Otter Lake | 276 | 284 | 97.2% |
| Northampton | 330 | 340 | 97.1% |
| Painted Post | 879 | 908 | 96.8% |
| Farnham | 148 | 153 | 96.7% |
| Schenevus | 208 | 215 | 96.7% |
| Gainesville | 112 | 116 | 96.6% |
| Canaseraga | 166 | 172 | 96.5% |
| Kiamesha Lake | 242 | 251 | 96.4% |
| Yorkville | 1,205 | 1,250 | 96.4% |
| University Gardens | 1,580 | 1,640 | 96.3% |
| Williston Park | 2,455 | 2,550 | 96.3% |
| Hortonville | 150 | 156 | 96.2% |
| Pelham Manor | 1,917 | 1,992 | 96.2% |
| Canajoharie | 775 | 807 | 96.0% |
| New Hyde Park | 3,535 | 3,683 | 96.0% |
| Eggertsville | 6,791 | 7,082 | 95.9% |
| Levittown | 16,589 | 17,305 | 95.9% |
| Silver Creek | 1,195 | 1,248 | 95.8% |
| East Rochester | 2,958 | 3,091 | 95.7% |
| Floral Park | 5,407 | 5,658 | 95.6% |
| Cooperstown | 1,086 | 1,137 | 95.5% |
| Greenwich | 877 | 918 | 95.5% |
| North New Hyde Park | 4,728 | 4,952 | 95.5% |
| Hobart | 206 | 216 | 95.4% |
| Mount Vision | 104 | 109 | 95.4% |
| Schuyler Lake | 103 | 108 | 95.4% |
| South Farmingdale | 4,475 | 4,693 | 95.4% |
| Waterford | 1,087 | 1,140 | 95.4% |
| Hurleyville | 549 | 576 | 95.3% |
| Middleville | 202 | 212 | 95.3% |
| Poland | 162 | 170 | 95.3% |
| Little Falls | 2,183 | 2,293 | 95.2% |
| Manhasset Hills | 1,161 | 1,219 | 95.2% |
| Savannah | 200 | 210 | 95.2% |
| Geneva | 5,166 | 5,436 | 95.0% |
| Mohawk | 1,129 | 1,189 | 95.0% |
| Oakfield | 603 | 635 | 95.0% |
| Tonawanda | 6,908 | 7,268 | 95.0% |
| Whitesboro | 1,704 | 1,795 | 94.9% |
| East Herkimer | 342 | 361 | 94.7% |
| East Rockaway | 3,756 | 3,968 | 94.7% |
| Prospect | 142 | 150 | 94.7% |
| Rifton | 407 | 430 | 94.7% |
| Bainbridge | 562 | 594 | 94.6% |
| Garden City | 7,645 | 8,085 | 94.6% |
| Pittsford | 684 | 723 | 94.6% |
| West Hempstead | 5,931 | 6,277 | 94.5% |
| Cedarhurst | 2,712 | 2,873 | 94.4% |
| Port Dickinson | 815 | 863 | 94.4% |
| Sea Cliff | 1,866 | 1,977 | 94.4% |
| Gilbertsville | 183 | 194 | 94.3% |
| Hewlett | 2,394 | 2,542 | 94.2% |
| Haines Falls | 160 | 170 | 94.1% |
| Le Roy | 2,172 | 2,309 | 94.1% |
| Ripley | 417 | 443 | 94.1% |
| Williamsville | 2,639 | 2,805 | 94.1% |
| Barryville | 171 | 182 | 94.0% |
| Blasdell | 1,260 | 1,342 | 93.9% |
| Deferiet | 107 | 114 | 93.9% |
| West Elmira | 1,955 | 2,082 | 93.9% |
| Baxter Estates | 482 | 514 | 93.8% |
| Ilion | 3,687 | 3,929 | 93.8% |
| Jamestown | 13,549 | 14,442 | 93.8% |
| Baywood | 1,906 | 2,035 | 93.7% |
| Kensington | 453 | 484 | 93.6% |
| Lynbrook | 6,876 | 7,343 | 93.6% |