Counties in New York by median gross rent (monthly)

Nassau County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 62 counties in 2021, at $1,940. Cattaraugus County had the lowest, at $682. The median was $868 and the figure for New York was $1,390. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,940Nassau County
Median86862 counties
New York1,390History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Nassau CountyNassau County: 1,940 USD1,940Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 1,895 USD1,895New York CountyNew York County: 1,869 USD1,869Queens CountyQueens County: 1,711 USD1,711Westchester CountyWestchester County: 1,682 USD1,682Rockland CountyRockland County: 1,642 USD1,642Kings CountyKings County: 1,582 USD1,582Putnam CountyPutnam County: 1,544 USD1,544Richmond CountyRichmond County: 1,445 USD1,445Orange CountyOrange County: 1,379 USD1,379Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 1,314 USD1,314Bronx CountyBronx County: 1,306 USD1,306Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 1,218 USD1,218Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 1,198 USD1,198Ulster CountyUlster County: 1,175 USD1,175Albany CountyAlbany County: 1,113 USD1,113Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,072 USD1,072Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 1,046 USD1,046Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 1,018 USD1,018Columbia CountyColumbia County: 992 USD992Monroe CountyMonroe County: 991 USD991Warren CountyWarren County: 969 USD969Greene CountyGreene County: 963 USD963Ontario CountyOntario County: 962 USD962Sullivan CountySullivan County: 933 USD933Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 926 USD926Chemung CountyChemung County: 918 USD918Erie CountyErie County: 893 USD893Washington CountyWashington County: 893 USD893Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 873 USD873Clinton CountyClinton County: 872 USD872Otsego CountyOtsego County: 863 USD863Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 847 USD847Essex CountyEssex County: 845 USD845Oswego CountyOswego County: 844 USD844Livingston CountyLivingston County: 843 USD843Tioga CountyTioga County: 829 USD829Seneca CountySeneca County: 828 USD828Cortland CountyCortland County: 811 USD811Wayne CountyWayne County: 810 USD810
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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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. 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. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Nassau County, with $1,940 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Cattaraugus County, with $682 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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