LawnByCounty

New York Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 62 counties · Average LDS: 19/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

New York covers USDA hardiness zones 4–7, with lawn difficulty averaging 19/100 across 62 counties. Kentucky Bluegrass is the most widely recommended grass in the state.

County grass atlas

New York grass suitability by county

A compact 2.5D surface of per-species lawn suitability. Toggle Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass, and Zoysiagrass to see which counties best fit each grass — brighter = better fit.

Counties

62/62

Avg best fit

91%

Species

4

Counties by Lawn Difficulty

CountyLDSZone
Cortland County95b
Tompkins County95b
Chenango County105b
Jefferson County115a
Madison County115b
Schoharie County115b
Richmond County127b
Steuben County135b
Wyoming County135b
Delaware County145b
Otsego County155b
Cattaraugus County165b
Clinton County165a
Essex County164b
Franklin County164a
Oswego County165b
Saratoga County165b
Warren County165a
Washington County165a
Broome County176a
Fulton County175a
Nassau County177b
Schuyler County176a
St. Lawrence County174b
Allegany County185b
Chemung County186a
Lewis County184b
Oneida County185b
Schenectady County186a
Suffolk County187b
Tioga County186a
Hamilton County194b
Herkimer County195b
Queens County197b
Greene County205b
Kings County207b
Montgomery County205b
Onondaga County206a
Cayuga County216a
Erie County216b
Genesee County216a
Niagara County216b
Seneca County216b
Bronx County227b
New York County227b
Orleans County226b
Albany County236a
Chautauqua County236a
Columbia County236a
Monroe County236b
Ontario County236b
Wayne County236b
Rensselaer County246a
Dutchess County266a
Putnam County276b
Livingston County286a
Orange County296b
Westchester County297a
Sullivan County306a
Ulster County306a
Yates County306a
Rockland County377a