New York: Attic Insulation Payback by County
New York: 61 counties covered
New York spans DOE climate zones 4, 5, 6. Across its 61 counties tracked here, an uninsulated attic saves an estimated $1,948/year on average once topped up to the recommended R-value — actual savings depend on each county's own heating and cooling degree days, shown below.
- Franklin County — zone 6, ~$2,506/yr
- Essex County — zone 6, ~$2,423/yr
- Hamilton County — zone 6, ~$2,393/yr
- Herkimer County — zone 6, ~$2,350/yr
- Fulton County — zone 6, ~$2,346/yr
- Montgomery County — zone 6, ~$2,346/yr
- Otsego County — zone 6, ~$2,231/yr
- Lewis County — zone 6, ~$2,204/yr
- Ulster County — zone 6, ~$2,187/yr
- St. Lawrence County — zone 6, ~$2,167/yr
- Greene County — zone 5, ~$2,155/yr
- Cortland County — zone 5, ~$2,151/yr
- Madison County — zone 6, ~$2,133/yr
- Wyoming County — zone 6, ~$2,127/yr
- Clinton County — zone 6, ~$2,126/yr
- Oswego County — zone 5, ~$2,107/yr
- Jefferson County — zone 6, ~$2,074/yr
- Washington County — zone 5, ~$2,046/yr
- Schoharie County — zone 6, ~$2,045/yr
- Schuyler County — zone 6, ~$2,042/yr
- Delaware County — zone 6, ~$2,041/yr
- Sullivan County — zone 6, ~$2,037/yr
- Warren County — zone 6, ~$2,027/yr
- Tioga County — zone 5, ~$2,018/yr
- Chenango County — zone 6, ~$2,011/yr
- Cattaraugus County — zone 6, ~$2,008/yr
- Erie County — zone 5, ~$2,000/yr
- Schenectady County — zone 5, ~$1,995/yr
- Tompkins County — zone 6, ~$1,994/yr
- Allegany County — zone 6, ~$1,988/yr
- Oneida County — zone 6, ~$1,981/yr
- Rensselaer County — zone 5, ~$1,980/yr
- Broome County — zone 6, ~$1,977/yr
- Albany County — zone 5, ~$1,968/yr
- Wayne County — zone 5, ~$1,945/yr
- Steuben County — zone 6, ~$1,944/yr
- Cayuga County — zone 5, ~$1,929/yr
- Seneca County — zone 5, ~$1,908/yr
- Genesee County — zone 5, ~$1,905/yr
- Livingston County — zone 5, ~$1,896/yr
- Chemung County — zone 5, ~$1,870/yr
- Onondaga County — zone 5, ~$1,861/yr
- Saratoga County — zone 5, ~$1,847/yr
- Ontario County — zone 5, ~$1,843/yr
- Yates County — zone 5, ~$1,835/yr
- Putnam County — zone 5, ~$1,823/yr
- Orleans County — zone 5, ~$1,811/yr
- Niagara County — zone 5, ~$1,808/yr
- Dutchess County — zone 5, ~$1,798/yr
- Monroe County — zone 5, ~$1,786/yr
- Orange County — zone 5, ~$1,775/yr
- Chautauqua County — zone 5, ~$1,719/yr
- Columbia County — zone 5, ~$1,689/yr
- Westchester County — zone 4, ~$1,595/yr
- Queens County — zone 4, ~$1,466/yr
- Suffolk County — zone 4, ~$1,464/yr
- Richmond County — zone 4, ~$1,461/yr
- Bronx County — zone 4, ~$1,431/yr
- Kings County — zone 4, ~$1,421/yr
- New York County — zone 4, ~$1,414/yr
- Nassau County — zone 4, ~$1,400/yr