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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 120 largest places in New York, Jamestown has the lowest median rent ($759), followed by Niagara Falls and Binghamton. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 120 places in New York that we cover, the median is $2,071 and the average $1,985; the figure runs from $759 (Jamestown) to $3,501 (Rye). That is a spread of 4.6 times between the two ends. The state figure is $1,621; 83 of the 120 places are above it and 37 at or below.
The first five are Jamestown, Niagara Falls, Binghamton, Lackawanna, Auburn. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: low rent can reflect a smaller job market or older housing stock, so look at income and commute too. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Median rent a month ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamestown | Chautauqua County | $759 | 28,188 | $43,523 |
| 2 | Niagara Falls | Niagara County | $823 | 47,987 | $49,101 |
| 3 | Binghamton | Broome County | $870 | 47,151 | $45,578 |
| 4 | Lackawanna | Erie County | $872 | 19,753 | $52,110 |
| 5 | Auburn | Cayuga County | $897 | 26,285 | $51,052 |
| 6 | Rome | Oneida County | $909 | 31,795 | $59,925 |
| 7 | Elmira | Chemung County | $909 | 26,257 | $43,120 |
| 8 | North Tonawanda | Niagara County | $934 | 30,198 | $66,961 |
| 9 | Lockport | Niagara County | $945 | 20,610 | $62,410 |
| 10 | Utica | Oneida County | $951 | 64,217 | $52,484 |
| 11 | Watertown | Jefferson County | $967 | 24,375 | $51,753 |
| 12 | Cortland | Cortland County | $975 | 17,450 | $59,482 |
| 13 | Amsterdam | Montgomery County | $1,006 | 18,166 | $56,178 |
| 14 | Plattsburgh | Clinton County | $1,030 | 19,830 | $57,630 |
| 15 | Syracuse | Onondaga County | $1,039 | 146,384 | $47,819 |
| 16 | Buffalo | Erie County | $1,046 | 276,854 | $50,041 |
| 17 | Cheektowaga (unincorporated) | Erie County | $1,055 | 76,056 | $68,613 |
| 18 | Rochester | Monroe County | $1,081 | 208,772 | $47,213 |
| 19 | Tonawanda Town (unincorporated) | Erie County | $1,102 | 56,806 | $77,679 |
| 20 | West Seneca (unincorporated) | Erie County | $1,106 | 45,303 | $79,709 |
| 21 | Oswego | Oswego County | $1,109 | 17,033 | $53,172 |
| 22 | Schenectady | Schenectady County | $1,145 | 68,847 | $58,399 |
| 23 | Irondequoit (unincorporated) | Monroe County | $1,159 | 50,657 | $79,162 |
| 24 | Troy | Rensselaer County | $1,175 | 51,033 | $58,477 |
| 25 | Albany | Albany County | $1,216 | 100,492 | $61,986 |
| 26 | Cohoes | Albany County | $1,251 | 18,159 | $61,145 |
| 27 | Rotterdam (unincorporated) | Schenectady County | $1,278 | 22,695 | $85,887 |
| 28 | Brighton (unincorporated) | Monroe County | $1,350 | 36,834 | $85,467 |
| 29 | Poughkeepsie | Dutchess County | $1,400 | 31,958 | $60,741 |
| 30 | Ithaca | Tompkins County | $1,447 | 32,814 | $48,784 |
| 31 | Newburgh | Orange County | $1,454 | 28,519 | $56,960 |
| 32 | Kingston | Ulster County | $1,469 | 23,911 | $68,186 |
| 33 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga County | $1,470 | 28,631 | $105,944 |
| 34 | East Massapequa (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $1,486 | 20,377 | $146,454 |
| 35 | Niskayuna (unincorporated) | Schenectady County | $1,589 | 21,227 | $134,052 |
| 36 | North Bay Shore (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $1,597 | 20,282 | $141,915 |
| 37 | Kiryas Joel | Orange County | $1,604 | 38,916 | $50,032 |
| 38 | Hempstead | Nassau County | $1,622 | 58,801 | $90,420 |
| 39 | Fort Drum (unincorporated) | Jefferson County | $1,622 | 16,065 | $62,291 |
| 40 | Mount Vernon | Westchester County | $1,629 | 72,427 | $78,779 |
| 41 | Middletown | Orange County | $1,661 | 30,289 | $79,346 |
| 42 | Spring Valley | Rockland County | $1,695 | 33,192 | $57,196 |
| 43 | Yonkers | Westchester County | $1,784 | 209,978 | $83,549 |
| 44 | New York | Kings County | $1,821 | 8,483,844 | $80,483 |
| 45 | Rockville Centre | Nassau County | $1,881 | 25,765 | $151,938 |
| 46 | Lindenhurst | Suffolk County | $1,885 | 27,142 | $130,128 |
| 47 | Baldwin (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $1,890 | 34,994 | $145,472 |
| 48 | Monsey (unincorporated) | Rockland County | $1,892 | 28,160 | $47,629 |
| 49 | Deer Park (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $1,906 | 27,990 | $137,105 |
| 50 | New Rochelle | Westchester County | $1,917 | 82,769 | $109,167 |
| 51 | Kings Park (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $1,927 | 16,516 | $121,136 |
| 52 | Pearl River (unincorporated) | Rockland County | $1,973 | 16,155 | $145,063 |
| 53 | Bethpage (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,014 | 17,123 | $122,257 |
| 54 | Smithtown (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,020 | 24,375 | $150,664 |
| 55 | Port Chester | Westchester County | $2,028 | 31,102 | $92,222 |
| 56 | Peekskill | Westchester County | $2,036 | 25,625 | $85,954 |
| 57 | East Patchogue (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,045 | 21,673 | $108,397 |
| 58 | Huntington Station (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,052 | 32,601 | $135,477 |
| 59 | Shirley (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,056 | 28,375 | $112,788 |
| 60 | Bay Shore (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,063 | 31,683 | $105,618 |
| 61 | Central Islip (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,071 | 38,373 | $113,707 |
| 62 | Freeport | Nassau County | $2,077 | 44,088 | $120,625 |
| 63 | Franklin Square (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,102 | 30,897 | $143,263 |
| 64 | Valley Stream | Nassau County | $2,124 | 40,315 | $133,190 |
| 65 | North Babylon (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,144 | 17,963 | $140,342 |
| 66 | Ossining | Westchester County | $2,154 | 26,950 | $103,573 |
| 67 | Mamaroneck | Westchester County | $2,157 | 19,826 | $120,000 |
| 68 | Lake Ronkonkoma (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,170 | 18,221 | $101,633 |
| 69 | Port Washington (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,184 | 18,004 | $170,127 |
| 70 | Copiague (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,199 | 23,424 | $127,369 |
| 71 | Elmont (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,209 | 36,518 | $114,217 |
| 72 | Eastchester (unincorporated) | Westchester County | $2,210 | 20,491 | $157,202 |
| 73 | West Babylon (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,225 | 43,570 | $129,519 |
| 74 | Oceanside (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,227 | 31,639 | $149,560 |
| 75 | Lynbrook | Nassau County | $2,230 | 20,325 | $136,696 |
| 76 | Islip (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,235 | 17,362 | $120,909 |
| 77 | New City (unincorporated) | Rockland County | $2,242 | 34,458 | $173,046 |
| 78 | Floral Park | Nassau County | $2,243 | 16,169 | $150,084 |
| 79 | White Plains | Westchester County | $2,269 | 60,666 | $110,763 |
| 80 | Wantagh (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,270 | 18,365 | $179,362 |
| 81 | North Massapequa (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,302 | 17,877 | $148,654 |
| 82 | Nanuet (unincorporated) | Rockland County | $2,308 | 19,799 | $117,167 |
| 83 | Selden (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,311 | 21,604 | $108,952 |
| 84 | Holtsville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,342 | 19,344 | $133,679 |
| 85 | Ronkonkoma (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,345 | 18,709 | $121,673 |
| 86 | Medford (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,353 | 24,796 | $128,192 |
| 87 | Farmingville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,356 | 16,160 | $127,988 |
| 88 | Glen Cove | Nassau County | $2,398 | 28,112 | $92,064 |
| 89 | Mineola | Nassau County | $2,415 | 21,211 | $137,739 |
| 90 | Centereach (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,420 | 31,839 | $132,240 |
| 91 | Mastic Beach (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,428 | 16,735 | $111,493 |
| 92 | Holbrook (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,435 | 26,449 | $144,760 |
| 93 | North Amityville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,467 | 21,138 | $136,654 |
| 94 | Coram (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,492 | 39,539 | $105,220 |
| 95 | Uniondale (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,494 | 33,148 | $124,684 |
| 96 | Long Beach | Nassau County | $2,515 | 34,756 | $140,739 |
| 97 | East Northport (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,527 | 19,700 | $157,662 |
| 98 | Huntington (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,529 | 19,948 | $168,095 |
| 99 | North Bellmore (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,554 | 20,689 | $181,662 |
| 100 | Roosevelt (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,565 | 18,885 | $135,069 |
| 101 | Harrison | Westchester County | $2,616 | 29,961 | $164,250 |
| 102 | Massapequa (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,631 | 21,389 | $181,846 |
| 103 | Hauppauge (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,646 | 20,793 | $141,378 |
| 104 | Levittown (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,656 | 51,904 | $146,068 |
| 105 | Dix Hills (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,659 | 24,773 | $227,944 |
| 106 | Commack (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,665 | 36,558 | $169,792 |
| 107 | Woodmere (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,720 | 18,061 | $172,537 |
| 108 | West Islip (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $2,765 | 26,865 | $176,281 |
| 109 | East Meadow (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,890 | 36,821 | $133,971 |
| 110 | Merrick (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,919 | 21,744 | $185,740 |
| 111 | West Hempstead (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $2,967 | 20,648 | $164,127 |
| 112 | Syosset (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $3,036 | 18,433 | $187,273 |
| 113 | North Valley Stream (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $3,059 | 17,825 | $142,733 |
| 114 | Hicksville (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $3,113 | 43,780 | $144,471 |
| 115 | Garden City | Nassau County | $3,265 | 22,941 | $244,152 |
| 116 | Plainview (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $3,392 | 25,982 | $189,906 |
| 117 | Massapequa Park | Nassau County | $3,469 | 16,963 | $171,953 |
| 118 | Melville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $3,501 | 19,714 | $159,922 |
| 119 | Scarsdale | Westchester County | $3,501 | 18,010 | $250,001 |
| 120 | Rye | Westchester County | $3,501 | 16,428 | $239,815 |
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Jamestown, with $759 (among the 120 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 120 largest places in New York by population.