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Towns where rent is easiest to afford in New York

Ranked by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. 197 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Waterford Saratoga County 19.9% Median rent $1,116 Map of Brunswick 2 Brunswick Rensselaer County 26.8% Median rent $1,427 Kirkland 3 Kirkland Oneida County 27.3% Median rent $1,087
#TownRenters paying 30%+Median rentRenter households
1 WaterfordSaratoga County · 8,163 people 19.9% $1,116 1,127
2 Map of Brunswick BrunswickRensselaer County · 12,524 people 26.8% $1,427 1,068
3 Kirkland KirklandOneida County · 9,786 people 27.3% $1,087 1,474
4 Map of Medina Medina5,770 people 28.1% $906 1,002
5 Map of Solvay Solvay6,544 people 32.1% $946 1,385
6 Map of East Rochester East Rochester6,218 people 32.5% $1,132 1,146
7 HarrietstownFranklin County · 5,222 people 33.7% $847 1,053
8 MaltaSaratoga County · 17,398 people 34.1% $1,471 2,942
9 Westbury Westbury15,808 people 34.2% $1,779 1,101
10 BallstonSaratoga County · 12,433 people 34.2% $1,688 1,101
11 Map of Geddes GeddesOnondaga County · 16,831 people 35.2% $965 1,815
12 Saranac Lake Saranac Lake4,965 people 35.9% $853 1,305
13 Map of Salina SalinaOnondaga County · 32,840 people 36.2% $1,226 4,536
14 Map of Rensselaer Rensselaer9,287 people 36.7% $1,219 2,181
15 MiltonSaratoga County · 19,036 people 36.8% $1,423 1,812
16 Halfmoon HalfmoonSaratoga County · 26,245 people 38.3% $1,559 3,719
17 Map of Gates GatesMonroe County · 29,008 people 38.8% $1,196 3,201
18 Map of Norwich Norwich6,782 people 38.8% $867 1,760
19 Hornell8,152 people 39% $784 1,914
20 Map of Hamburg HamburgErie County · 60,234 people 39.5% $1,106 6,264
21 Map of Liberty LibertySullivan County · 10,358 people 39.5% $917 1,358
22 Guilderland GuilderlandAlbany County · 37,260 people 39.6% $1,564 4,867
23 North Greenbush North GreenbushRensselaer County · 13,297 people 39.7% $1,731 1,214
24 Map of Colonie ColonieAlbany County · 85,997 people 39.8% $1,436 10,413
25 Clarence ClarenceErie County · 33,097 people 39.9% $1,279 2,018
26 Bethlehem BethlehemAlbany County · 35,139 people 40% $1,721 3,871
27 Canandaigua10,514 people 40.2% $1,095 2,421
28 Lockport LockportNiagara County · 20,610 people 40.3% $945 3,627
29 German Flatts German FlattsHerkimer County · 12,134 people 40.8% $728 1,494
30 Map of Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs28,631 people 41.1% $1,470 5,300
31 Geneva12,512 people 41.8% $972 2,232
32 Brockport Brockport7,277 people 42.5% $995 1,093
33 Gloversville14,962 people 42.6% $903 3,202
34 Corning Corning10,643 people 43.2% $1,014 2,521
35 Seneca FallsSeneca County · 8,982 people 43.2% $955 1,442
36 Johnstown8,111 people 43.2% $914 1,449
37 BathSteuben County · 11,350 people 43.4% $747 1,457
38 Endicott13,387 people 43.5% $853 3,727
39 Map of Whitestown WhitestownOneida County · 17,908 people 43.7% $949 2,266
40 Map of Newburgh NewburghOrange County · 31,915 people 44.1% $2,159 2,265
41 MoreauSaratoga County · 16,631 people 44.3% $1,195 1,957
42 Map of DeWitt DeWittOnondaga County · 25,589 people 44.4% $1,042 2,590
43 Map of Ogden OgdenMonroe County · 20,208 people 44.5% $1,233 1,799
44 Nyack Nyack7,393 people 44.5% $2,217 2,249
45 Bath5,560 people 44.5% $735 1,160
46 Mineola Mineola21,211 people 44.7% $2,415 2,622
47 Watertown24,375 people 44.8% $967 6,599
48 Webster5,718 people 45% $1,239 1,803
49 GlenvilleSchenectady County · 29,372 people 45.2% $1,247 2,822
50 Map of Rotterdam RotterdamSchenectady County · 30,616 people 45.3% $1,292 3,187
51 Amsterdam Amsterdam18,166 people 45.4% $1,006 3,412
52 Map of Rome Rome31,795 people 45.6% $909 5,655
53 Map of Cornwall CornwallOrange County · 12,755 people 45.6% $1,803 1,224
54 Wappinger WappingerDutchess County · 28,252 people 45.7% $1,708 4,101
55 Map of Batavia Batavia15,097 people 45.9% $925 3,322
56 Map of Catskill CatskillGreene County · 11,321 people 46.1% $1,062 1,467
57 MonroeOrange County · 21,586 people 46.4% $2,186 1,178
58 Beacon Beacon14,834 people 46.4% $1,658 2,323
59 Huntington HuntingtonSuffolk County · 204,059 people 46.5% $2,358 7,011
60 Map of Pittsford PittsfordMonroe County · 30,543 people 46.5% $1,534 1,360
61 Map of Sweden SwedenMonroe County · 13,472 people 46.5% $1,056 1,831
62 Map of Ellicott EllicottChautauqua County · 8,659 people 46.5% $875 1,025
63 Salamanca5,846 people 46.5% $688 1,043
64 Map of Clay ClayOnondaga County · 59,995 people 46.6% $1,240 7,069
65 Dunkirk12,549 people 46.6% $866 2,193
66 Oneonta15,045 people 46.9% $1,021 2,818
67 Map of Saugerties SaugertiesUlster County · 19,223 people 47% $1,208 2,544
68 Suffern11,441 people 47.3% $2,091 1,431
69 West Seneca West SenecaErie County · 45,303 people 47.5% $1,106 4,331
70 Waterloo WaterlooSeneca County · 7,324 people 47.6% $922 1,059
71 Map of Fallsburg FallsburgSullivan County · 14,581 people 47.7% $1,079 1,881
72 Map of Lancaster LancasterErie County · 45,148 people 47.9% $1,079 4,008
73 Clifton ParkSaratoga County · 37,991 people 48.2% $1,388 2,425
74 Map of Queensbury QueensburyWarren County · 29,201 people 48.2% $1,237 2,981
75 Map of Arcadia ArcadiaWayne County · 13,601 people 48.2% $1,002 1,618
76 Oneida10,171 people 48.2% $903 1,634
77 Map of Fishkill FishkillDutchess County · 22,924 people 48.5% $1,877 3,146
78 Map of Hyde Park Hyde ParkDutchess County · 21,240 people 48.6% $1,227 1,970
79 Plattsburgh19,830 people 48.6% $1,030 5,509
80 Map of Cohoes Cohoes18,159 people 48.6% $1,251 4,822
81 CheektowagaErie County · 88,989 people 48.8% $1,067 10,477
82 Map of Manlius ManliusOnondaga County · 33,328 people 48.8% $1,143 2,239
83 VictorOntario County · 15,989 people 48.8% $1,418 1,345
84 Horseheads HorseheadsChemung County · 18,854 people 49% $1,161 2,656
85 Map of Perinton PerintonMonroe County · 46,961 people 49.1% $1,349 4,106
86 Union UnionBroome County · 55,078 people 49.2% $936 9,790
87 Orchard Park Orchard ParkErie County · 29,779 people 49.3% $1,304 2,937
88 Map of Lynbrook Lynbrook20,325 people 49.3% $2,230 1,612
89 DrydenTompkins County · 13,604 people 49.4% $1,074 2,071
90 Map of Brighton BrightonMonroe County · 36,834 people 49.6% $1,350 6,814
91 LloydUlster County · 11,154 people 49.6% $1,533 1,328
92 Map of Cortlandt CortlandtWestchester County · 41,794 people 49.7% $2,030 3,074
93 Glens Falls Glens Falls14,609 people 49.7% $1,077 3,249
94 Map of Watervliet Watervliet10,287 people 49.8% $1,083 3,273
95 ThompsonSullivan County · 16,714 people 49.9% $1,126 3,324
96 Map of North Hempstead North HempsteadNassau County · 237,012 people 50% $2,318 15,621
97 Map of Greece GreeceMonroe County · 95,395 people 50.3% $1,170 10,457
98 WiltonSaratoga County · 17,456 people 50.4% $1,576 2,024
99 Map of Tonawanda TonawandaErie County · 71,850 people 50.5% $1,098 8,784
100 North Tonawanda North Tonawanda30,198 people 50.7% $934 3,872
101 Map of Van Buren Van BurenOnondaga County · 14,237 people 50.8% $1,269 2,518
102 Newark Newark8,991 people 50.8% $979 1,466
103 Map of Penfield PenfieldMonroe County · 38,965 people 50.9% $1,473 2,758
104 Map of New Rochelle New Rochelle82,769 people 51% $1,917 14,066
105 Poughkeepsie PoughkeepsieDutchess County · 45,636 people 51% $1,677 5,689
106 GreenburghWestchester County · 93,990 people 51.1% $2,316 8,617
107 Map of Onondaga OnondagaOnondaga County · 22,573 people 51.1% $1,333 1,398
108 Map of Dobbs Ferry Dobbs Ferry11,443 people 51.1% $2,369 1,346
109 Albany Albany100,492 people 51.4% $1,216 26,461
110 Binghamton Binghamton47,151 people 51.4% $870 11,266
111 Map of Chili ChiliMonroe County · 28,982 people 51.4% $1,321 2,732
112 Jamestown Jamestown28,188 people 51.8% $759 5,951
113 Lackawanna19,753 people 51.8% $872 3,382
114 OwegoTioga County · 18,729 people 51.9% $962 1,505
115 Olean13,738 people 52% $794 2,746
116 Fulton11,272 people 52% $887 2,111
117 Freeport Freeport44,088 people 52.1% $2,077 3,872
118 Buffalo Buffalo276,854 people 52.3% $1,046 64,297
119 FarmingtonOntario County · 14,643 people 52.3% $1,407 1,374
120 New York New York8,483,844 people 52.4% $1,821 2,130,211
121 Cortland Cortland17,450 people 52.4% $975 3,666
122 Map of Mechanicville Mechanicville5,124 people 52.5% $1,070 1,489
123 Map of Utica Utica64,217 people 52.6% $951 11,929
124 Map of Henrietta HenriettaMonroe County · 48,065 people 52.6% $1,344 5,189
125 Port Chester31,102 people 52.6% $2,028 5,431
126 Horseheads6,449 people 52.6% $1,181 1,205
127 Troy Troy51,033 people 52.7% $1,175 12,818
128 Map of Wallkill WallkillOrange County · 31,023 people 52.8% $1,790 3,976
129 Rockville Centre Rockville Centre25,765 people 52.9% $1,881 2,290
130 Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow10,887 people 52.9% $1,924 2,613
131 Amherst AmherstErie County · 130,546 people 53.1% $1,393 15,156
132 Rochester Rochester208,772 people 53.3% $1,081 55,071
133 HarrisonWestchester County · 29,961 people 53.7% $2,616 3,274
134 Map of Webster WebsterMonroe County · 45,226 people 53.9% $1,489 5,691
135 Tonawanda Tonawanda15,030 people 53.9% $835 1,688
136 Map of Rye RyeWestchester County · 48,734 people 54.1% $2,066 6,667
137 SoutholdSuffolk County · 23,905 people 54.3% $2,135 1,567
138 Map of White Plains White Plains60,666 people 54.4% $2,269 11,827
139 Map of Long Beach Long Beach34,756 people 54.4% $2,515 5,011
140 Map of Yonkers Yonkers209,978 people 54.5% $1,784 42,075
141 Map of Lysander LysanderOnondaga County · 23,086 people 54.5% $1,130 1,640
142 Map of Depew Depew15,000 people 54.6% $1,061 1,558
143 Map of Valley Stream Valley Stream40,315 people 54.7% $2,124 2,580
144 Map of Ulster UlsterUlster County · 12,675 people 54.7% $1,351 1,513
145 Mount Vernon Mount Vernon72,427 people 54.8% $1,629 14,650
146 Le RayJefferson County · 25,266 people 54.8% $1,473 6,885
147 Map of Orangetown OrangetownRockland County · 48,605 people 54.9% $2,015 4,369
148 Auburn26,285 people 55% $897 5,798
149 Map of Camillus CamillusOnondaga County · 25,270 people 55.1% $1,273 2,195
150 Map of Highlands HighlandsOrange County · 12,823 people 55.1% $2,640 2,127
151 Middletown30,289 people 55.3% $1,661 4,420
152 Syracuse Syracuse146,384 people 55.4% $1,039 32,700
153 Map of Hempstead HempsteadNassau County · 790,202 people 55.5% $2,101 40,947
154 Oyster Bay Oyster BayNassau County · 299,509 people 55.7% $2,572 9,899
155 IslipSuffolk County · 339,106 people 56.1% $2,209 18,962
156 East Greenbush East GreenbushRensselaer County · 16,687 people 56.2% $1,643 1,709
157 Massena MassenaSt. Lawrence County · 12,319 people 56.2% $725 2,185
158 Map of Babylon BabylonSuffolk County · 218,262 people 56.6% $2,168 13,990
159 WarwickOrange County · 31,859 people 57% $1,496 2,324
160 SouthamptonSuffolk County · 69,679 people 57.1% $2,363 4,054
161 Map of Hempstead Hempstead58,801 people 57.1% $1,622 8,517
162 ClarkstownRockland County · 86,937 people 57.5% $2,185 5,370
163 IrondequoitMonroe County · 50,657 people 57.5% $1,159 4,468
164 Vestal VestalBroome County · 30,978 people 57.8% $1,199 1,833
165 Montgomery MontgomeryOrange County · 23,265 people 57.8% $1,610 2,638
166 Johnson City14,940 people 57.8% $1,031 3,009
167 Massena10,238 people 57.8% $722 2,116
168 Map of Elmira Elmira26,257 people 58.3% $909 4,896
169 Map of Niagara Falls Niagara Falls47,987 people 58.4% $823 8,493
170 Map of Schenectady Schenectady68,847 people 58.5% $1,145 14,995
171 Map of Eastchester EastchesterWestchester County · 33,974 people 58.5% $2,302 3,415
172 Peekskill25,625 people 58.7% $2,036 4,046
173 Ithaca IthacaTompkins County · 20,968 people 59% $1,558 2,573
174 Mount Pleasant Mount PleasantWestchester County · 44,769 people 59.1% $1,941 3,913
175 Map of Haverstraw HaverstrawRockland County · 39,107 people 59.3% $1,906 4,062
176 Newburgh28,519 people 59.4% $1,454 6,260
177 Kingston23,911 people 59.4% $1,469 4,786
178 Map of New Windsor New WindsorOrange County · 27,877 people 59.6% $1,606 2,844
179 Poughkeepsie31,958 people 60% $1,400 8,100
180 PomfretChautauqua County · 12,795 people 60.1% $866 1,787
181 Oswego Oswego17,033 people 60.4% $1,109 3,426
182 Fredonia9,467 people 60.5% $878 1,600
183 Map of Ossining Ossining26,950 people 61.5% $2,154 4,324
184 Map of Wheatfield WheatfieldNiagara County · 18,549 people 61.8% $989 1,723
185 OssiningWestchester County · 39,276 people 61.9% $2,203 4,938
186 Smithtown SmithtownSuffolk County · 116,097 people 62.8% $2,233 4,001
187 Map of Brookhaven BrookhavenSuffolk County · 489,810 people 64.3% $2,314 29,859
188 Ithaca Ithaca32,814 people 65% $1,447 8,709
189 Spring Valley33,192 people 65.8% $1,695 6,561
190 Map of Glen Cove Glen Cove28,112 people 65.8% $2,398 5,129
191 Map of Ramapo RamapoRockland County · 152,401 people 66.5% $1,787 16,741
192 New PaltzUlster County · 15,330 people 69.7% $1,616 2,485
193 Map of Hudson Hudson5,865 people 69.8% $1,343 1,379
194 New Paltz8,314 people 70.8% $1,672 1,893
195 Port Jervis Port Jervis8,652 people 73.2% $1,260 1,570
196 Map of Kiryas Joel Kiryas Joel38,916 people 75.1% $1,604 4,882
197 Palm Tree Palm TreeOrange County · 38,916 people 75.1% $1,604 4,882

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. Lower is better. Only towns with 1,000+ renter households are ranked, because smaller samples are too uncertain. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for New York as a whole is 52.1%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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