LawnByCounty

New York Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 62 counties · Average LDS: 20/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

New York covers USDA hardiness zones 4–7, with lawn difficulty averaging 20/100 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
Tompkins County75b
Jefferson County95a
Madison County95b
Wyoming County115b
Nassau County127b
Richmond County127b
Otsego County135b
Suffolk County137b
Clinton County145a
Oswego County145b
Queens County147b
Saratoga County145b
Washington County145a
Broome County156a
Kings County157b
Schuyler County156a
Chemung County166a
Oneida County165b
Schenectady County166a
Tioga County166a
Bronx County177b
Cortland County175b
Fulton County175a
New York County177b
Chenango County185b
Onondaga County186a
Cayuga County196a
Erie County196b
Genesee County196a
Niagara County196b
Schoharie County195b
Montgomery County205b
Orleans County206b
Albany County216a
Chautauqua County216a
Columbia County216a
Monroe County216b
Ontario County216b
Seneca County216b
Steuben County215b
Wayne County216b
Delaware County225b
Rensselaer County226a
Cattaraugus County245b
Dutchess County246a
Essex County244b
Franklin County244a
Warren County245a
Putnam County256b
St. Lawrence County254b
Allegany County265b
Lewis County264b
Livingston County266a
Hamilton County274b
Herkimer County275b
Orange County276b
Westchester County277a
Greene County285b
Sullivan County286a
Ulster County286a
Yates County286a
Rockland County377a