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Cities in New York by median gross rent (monthly)

Scarsdale, NY had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 90 cities in 2021, at $3,401. Jamestown, NY had the lowest, at $646. The median was $1,371 and the figure for New York was $1,390. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,401Scarsdale, NY
Lowest646Jamestown, NY
Median1,37190 cities
New York1,390History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Scarsdale, NY: 3,401 USDScarsdale, NY3,401Garden City, NY: 3,366 USDGarden City, NY3,366Rye, NY: 2,619 USDRye, NY2,619Massapequa Park, NY: 2,510 USDMassapequa Park, NY2,510Harrison, NY: 2,332 USDHarrison, NY2,332Babylon, NY: 2,202 USDBabylon, NY2,202Long Beach, NY: 2,159 USDLong Beach, NY2,159Floral Park, NY: 2,067 USDFloral Park, NY2,067Dobbs Ferry, NY: 2,014 USDDobbs Ferry, NY2,014Mineola, NY: 1,967 USDMineola, NY1,967Lake Grove, NY: 1,961 USDLake Grove, NY1,961Westbury, NY: 1,960 USDWestbury, NY1,960Chestnut Ridge, NY: 1,919 USDChestnut Ridge, NY1,919Patchogue, NY: 1,914 USDPatchogue, NY1,914Lindenhurst, NY: 1,910 USDLindenhurst, NY1,910White Plains, NY: 1,910 USDWhite Plains, NY1,910Mamaroneck, NY: 1,905 USDMamaroneck, NY1,905Glen Cove, NY: 1,904 USDGlen Cove, NY1,904Lynbrook, NY: 1,876 USDLynbrook, NY1,876East Rockaway, NY: 1,838 USDEast Rockaway, NY1,838Port Chester, NY: 1,836 USDPort Chester, NY1,836Tarrytown, NY: 1,823 USDTarrytown, NY1,823Ossining, NY: 1,819 USDOssining, NY1,819Airmont, NY: 1,787 USDAirmont, NY1,787Woodbury, NY: 1,745 USDWoodbury, NY1,745Valley Stream, NY: 1,729 USDValley Stream, NY1,729Suffern, NY: 1,720 USDSuffern, NY1,720Freeport, NY: 1,716 USDFreeport, NY1,716Peekskill, NY: 1,700 USDPeekskill, NY1,700West Haverstraw, NY: 1,685 USDWest Haverstraw, NY1,685Rockville Centre, NY: 1,672 USDRockville Centre, NY1,672New Rochelle, NY: 1,660 USDNew Rochelle, NY1,660New Hyde Park, NY: 1,648 USDNew Hyde Park, NY1,648Great Neck, NY: 1,639 USDGreat Neck, NY1,639Mount Kisco, NY: 1,639 USDMount Kisco, NY1,639Hempstead, NY: 1,581 USDHempstead, NY1,581New York, NY: 1,579 USDNew York, NY1,579Sleepy Hollow, NY: 1,566 USDSleepy Hollow, NY1,566Haverstraw, NY: 1,554 USDHaverstraw, NY1,554Yonkers, NY: 1,550 USDYonkers, NY1,550Scarsdale, NY: 3,401 USDScarsdale, NY3,401Garden City, NY: 3,366 USDGarden City, NY3,366Rye, NY: 2,619 USDRye, NY2,619Massapequa Park, NY: 2,510 USDMassapequa Park, NY2,510Harrison, NY: 2,332 USDHarrison, NY2,332Babylon, NY: 2,202 USDBabylon, NY2,202Long Beach, NY: 2,159 USDLong Beach, NY2,159Floral Park, NY: 2,067 USDFloral Park, NY2,067Dobbs Ferry, NY: 2,014 USDDobbs Ferry, NY2,014Mineola, NY: 1,967 USDMineola, NY1,967Lake Grove, NY: 1,961 USDLake Grove, NY1,961Westbury, NY: 1,960 USDWestbury, NY1,960Chestnut Ridge, NY: 1,919 USDChestnut Ridge, NY1,919Patchogue, NY: 1,914 USDPatchogue, NY1,914Lindenhurst, NY: 1,910 USDLindenhurst, NY1,910White Plains, NY: 1,910 USDWhite Plains, NY1,910Mamaroneck, NY: 1,905 USDMamaroneck, NY1,905Glen Cove, NY: 1,904 USDGlen Cove, NY1,904Lynbrook, NY: 1,876 USDLynbrook, NY1,876East Rockaway, NY: 1,838 USDEast Rockaway, NY1,838Port Chester, NY: 1,836 USDPort Chester, NY1,836Tarrytown, NY: 1,823 USDTarrytown, NY1,823Ossining, NY: 1,819 USDOssining, NY1,819Airmont, NY: 1,787 USDAirmont, NY1,787Woodbury, NY: 1,745 USDWoodbury, NY1,745Valley Stream, NY: 1,729 USDValley Stream, NY1,729Suffern, NY: 1,720 USDSuffern, NY1,720Freeport, NY: 1,716 USDFreeport, NY1,716Peekskill, NY: 1,700 USDPeekskill, NY1,700West Haverstraw, NY: 1,685 USDWest Haverstraw, NY1,685Rockville Centre, NY: 1,672 USDRockville Centre, NY1,672New Rochelle, NY: 1,660 USDNew Rochelle, NY1,660New Hyde Park, NY: 1,648 USDNew Hyde Park, NY1,648Great Neck, NY: 1,639 USDGreat Neck, NY1,639Mount Kisco, NY: 1,639 USDMount Kisco, NY1,639Hempstead, NY: 1,581 USDHempstead, NY1,581New York, NY: 1,579 USDNew York, NY1,579Sleepy Hollow, NY: 1,566 USDSleepy Hollow, NY1,566Haverstraw, NY: 1,554 USDHaverstraw, NY1,554Yonkers, NY: 1,550 USDYonkers, NY1,550
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Scarsdale, NY3,401
2Garden City, NY3,366
3Rye, NY2,619
4Massapequa Park, NY2,510
5Harrison, NY2,332
6Babylon, NY2,202
7Long Beach, NY2,159
8Floral Park, NY2,067
9Dobbs Ferry, NY2,014
10Mineola, NY1,967
11Lake Grove, NY1,961
12Westbury, NY1,960
13Chestnut Ridge, NY1,919
14Patchogue, NY1,914
15Lindenhurst, NY1,910
15White Plains, NY1,910
17Mamaroneck, NY1,905
18Glen Cove, NY1,904
19Lynbrook, NY1,876
20East Rockaway, NY1,838
21Port Chester, NY1,836
22Tarrytown, NY1,823
23Ossining, NY1,819
24Airmont, NY1,787
25Woodbury, NY1,745
26Valley Stream, NY1,729
27Suffern, NY1,720
28Freeport, NY1,716
29Peekskill, NY1,700
30West Haverstraw, NY1,685
31Rockville Centre, NY1,672
32New Rochelle, NY1,660
33New Hyde Park, NY1,648
34Great Neck, NY1,639
34Mount Kisco, NY1,639
36Hempstead, NY1,581
37New York, NY1,579
38Sleepy Hollow, NY1,566
39Haverstraw, NY1,554
40Yonkers, NY1,550
41New Square, NY1,467
42Spring Valley, NY1,428
43Middletown, NY1,407
44Mount Vernon, NY1,406
45Saratoga Springs, NY1,374
46Beacon, NY1,367
47Kiryas Joel, NY1,295
48Ithaca, NY1,248
49Newburgh, NY1,188
50Poughkeepsie, NY1,176
51Kingston, NY1,161
52Albany, NY1,061
53Cohoes, NY1,046
54Troy, NY1,014
55Schenectady, NY965
56Depew, NY948
57Glens Falls, NY934
58Watervliet, NY932
59Kenmore, NY927
60Oneonta, NY926
61Oswego, NY925
62Rochester, NY915
63Corning, NY909
64Canandaigua, NY903
65Watertown, NY872
66Plattsburgh, NY870
67Syracuse, NY861
68Geneva, NY857
69Buffalo, NY849
70Johnson City, NY839
71Amsterdam, NY832
72Batavia, NY818
73Fulton, NY808
74Rome, NY803
75North Tonawanda, NY789
76Auburn, NY786
77Cortland, NY785
78Gloversville, NY776
79Oneida, NY775
79Utica, NY775
81Binghamton, NY771
82Elmira, NY770
83Endicott, NY739
84Lockport, NY738
85Lackawanna, NY733
86Dunkirk, NY731
87Tonawanda, NY704
88Niagara Falls, NY698
89Olean, NY681
90Jamestown, NY646

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New York by median gross rent (monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New York by median gross rent (monthly), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/new-york-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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