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Housing Costs and Affordability Across New York

Compare 87 cities by median rent, home value, household income, owner occupancy and population.

Median city rent$2,020

Median city income$109,167

Median city home value$497,600

Median rent-to-income benchmark21%

How to read this page: state summary values are medians among the 87 included cities, not statewide Census estimates. Figures use 2020-2024 ACS 5-Year data and may lag current listings.

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City	Median Rent	Income for 30%	Home Value	Income	Owner Rate	Population
New York	$1,821	$72,800	$777,600	$80,483	33%	8,483,844
Buffalo	$1,046	$41,800	$164,200	$50,041	43%	276,854
Yonkers	$1,784	$71,400	$501,600	$83,549	46%	209,978
Rochester	$1,081	$43,200	$139,600	$47,213	38%	208,772
Syracuse	$1,039	$41,600	$138,400	$47,819	42%	146,384
Albany	$1,216	$48,600	$234,700	$61,986	38%	100,492
New Rochelle	$1,917	$76,700	$702,500	$109,167	54%	82,769
Cheektowaga	$1,055	$42,200	$185,500	$68,613	71%	76,056
Mount Vernon	$1,629	$65,200	$484,000	$78,779	43%	72,427
Schenectady	$1,145	$45,800	$168,800	$58,399	46%	68,847
Utica	$951	$38,000	$151,300	$52,484	50%	64,217
White Plains	$2,269	$90,800	$620,800	$110,763	51%	60,666
Hempstead	$1,622	$64,900	$459,500	$90,420	47%	58,801
Tonawanda Town	$1,102	$44,100	$215,200	$77,679	73%	56,806
Levittown	$2,656	$106,200	$590,500	$146,068	92%	51,904
Troy	$1,175	$47,000	$206,500	$58,477	37%	51,033
Irondequoit	$1,159	$46,400	$182,500	$79,162	79%	50,657
Niagara Falls	$823	$32,900	$115,300	$49,101	58%	47,987
Binghamton	$870	$34,800	$124,800	$45,578	44%	47,151
West Seneca	$1,106	$44,200	$232,800	$79,709	77%	45,303
Freeport	$2,077	$83,100	$505,900	$120,625	71%	44,088
Hicksville	$3,113	$124,500	$634,100	$144,471	86%	43,780
West Babylon	$2,225	$89,000	$531,900	$129,519	76%	43,570
Valley Stream	$2,124	$85,000	$616,100	$133,190	79%	40,315
Coram	$2,492	$99,700	$452,100	$105,220	69%	39,539
Kiryas Joel	$1,604	$64,200	$758,800	$50,032	33%	38,916
Central Islip	$2,071	$82,800	$436,400	$113,707	78%	38,373
Brighton	$1,350	$54,000	$282,100	$85,467	56%	36,834
East Meadow	$2,890	$115,600	$631,800	$133,971	89%	36,821
Commack	$2,665	$106,600	$678,200	$169,792	94%	36,558
Elmont	$2,209	$88,400	$602,900	$114,217	79%	36,518
Baldwin	$1,890	$75,600	$593,800	$145,472	87%	34,994
Long Beach	$2,515	$100,600	$696,400	$140,739	66%	34,756
New City	$2,242	$89,700	$650,700	$173,046	93%	34,458
Spring Valley	$1,695	$67,800	$381,800	$57,196	25%	33,192
Uniondale	$2,494	$99,800	$539,000	$124,684	70%	33,148
Ithaca	$1,447	$57,900	$342,700	$48,784	30%	32,814
Huntington Station	$2,052	$82,100	$578,000	$135,477	78%	32,601
Poughkeepsie	$1,400	$56,000	$283,700	$60,741	39%	31,958
Centereach	$2,420	$96,800	$514,800	$132,240	87%	31,839
Rome	$909	$36,400	$154,400	$59,925	57%	31,795
Bay Shore	$2,063	$82,500	$492,200	$105,618	62%	31,683
Oceanside	$2,227	$89,100	$634,300	$149,560	93%	31,639
Port Chester	$2,028	$81,100	$582,600	$92,222	46%	31,102
Franklin Square	$2,102	$84,100	$657,000	$143,263	83%	30,897
Middletown	$1,661	$66,400	$308,600	$79,346	52%	30,289
North Tonawanda	$934	$37,400	$197,200	$66,961	70%	30,198
Harrison	$2,616	$104,600	$1,010,700	$164,250	61%	29,961
Saratoga Springs	$1,470	$58,800	$478,100	$105,944	58%	28,631
Newburgh	$1,454	$58,200	$247,900	$56,960	35%	28,519
Shirley	$2,056	$82,200	$424,900	$112,788	92%	28,375
Jamestown	$759	$30,400	$87,700	$43,523	49%	28,188
Monsey	$1,892	$75,700	$921,000	$47,629	35%	28,160
Glen Cove	$2,398	$95,900	$698,900	$92,064	51%	28,112
Deer Park	$1,906	$76,200	$543,500	$137,105	84%	27,990
Lindenhurst	$1,885	$75,400	$521,500	$130,128	88%	27,142
Ossining	$2,154	$86,200	$449,100	$103,573	51%	26,950
West Islip	$2,765	$110,600	$614,300	$176,281	95%	26,865
Holbrook	$2,435	$97,400	$536,200	$144,760	80%	26,449
Auburn	$897	$35,900	$152,800	$51,052	49%	26,285
Elmira	$909	$36,400	$93,000	$43,120	50%	26,257
Plainview	$3,392	$135,700	$796,300	$189,906	93%	25,982
Rockville Centre	$1,881	$75,200	$818,700	$151,938	75%	25,765
Peekskill	$2,036	$81,400	$395,600	$85,954	59%	25,625
Medford	$2,353	$94,100	$476,200	$128,192	88%	24,796
Dix Hills	$2,659	$106,400	$935,800	$227,944	96%	24,773
Smithtown	$2,020	$80,800	$704,700	$150,664	89%	24,375
Watertown	$967	$38,700	$158,600	$51,753	41%	24,375
Kingston	$1,469	$58,800	$315,500	$68,186	48%	23,911
Copiague	$2,199	$88,000	$484,500	$127,369	80%	23,424
Garden City	$3,265	$130,600	$1,075,900	$244,152	94%	22,941
Rotterdam	$1,278	$51,100	$214,400	$85,887	76%	22,695
Merrick	$2,919	$116,800	$771,900	$185,740	97%	21,744
East Patchogue	$2,045	$81,800	$478,700	$108,397	73%	21,673
Selden	$2,311	$92,400	$462,000	$108,952	85%	21,604
Massapequa	$2,631	$105,200	$693,200	$181,846	97%	21,389
Niskayuna	$1,589	$63,600	$357,900	$134,052	81%	21,227
Mineola	$2,415	$96,600	$651,200	$137,739	68%	21,211
North Amityville	$2,467	$98,700	$466,500	$136,654	63%	21,138
Hauppauge	$2,646	$105,800	$652,900	$141,378	85%	20,793
North Bellmore	$2,554	$102,200	$659,200	$181,662	90%	20,689
West Hempstead	$2,967	$118,700	$653,600	$164,127	91%	20,648
Lockport	$945	$37,800	$139,900	$62,410	59%	20,610
Eastchester	$2,210	$88,400	$790,100	$157,202	80%	20,491
East Massapequa	$1,486	$59,400	$625,600	$146,454	90%	20,377
Lynbrook	$2,230	$89,200	$611,900	$136,696	76%	20,325
North Bay Shore	$1,597	$63,900	$497,600	$141,915	84%	20,282

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020-2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Content last updated 2026-08-07. Latest release checked Aug 01, 2026 at 03:00 UTC. Review the definitions and methodology.