What is the median rent in Batavia, NY?

Name: Median rent in Batavia, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Batavia, NY is $925 (±$35) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,359 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Batavia, the median gross rent went from $732 in 2015–2019 to $925 in 2020–2024 (+26.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $925 (±$35)
Rented homes: 3,359 (±332)
$2,000 or more: 3.8%
Since 2015–2019: +26.4%

How much rent costs in Batavia

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Batavia	Genesee County	New York	United States
Less than $500	8.3% (±2.6 points)	8.3%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	54.4% (±6.7 points)	53.3%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	31.6% (±6.9 points)	31.8%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	2.1% (±1.5 points)	3.9%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	3.5% (±2.5 points)	2.6%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.0%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.3% (±0.5 points)	0.2%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 54.4% of renting households.

3.8% of rented homes in Batavia cost $2,000 or more a month.

Batavia against Genesee County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Batavia	Genesee County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$925 (±$35)	$929 (±$31)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,359 (±332)	6,227 (±437)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In Batavia, median gross rent is not measurably different from Genesee County ($929).

It is also lower than in New York ($1,621).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Genesee County, Batavia ranks 6 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 571 of 952.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Batavia has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$732 (±$35)	$925 (±$35)	+26.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	48.4% (±3.2 points)	47.3% (±4.1 points)	−1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.3% (±2.4 points)	5.3% (±2.9 points)	+2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Batavia

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Batavia
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Batavia	—	$925 (±$35)	—
Town of Batavia	2.4 mi	$1,139 (±$153)	Higher
Town of Stafford	4.9 mi	$848 (±$230)	Not measurably different
Village of Elba	5.4 mi	$763 (±$257)	Not measurably different
Town of Bethany	6.1 mi	$887 (±$196)	Not measurably different
Town of Alexander	6.4 mi	$1,277 (±$565)	Not measurably different
Village of Oakfield	6.5 mi	$783 (±$47)	Lower
Town of Elba	6.6 mi	$966 (±$123)	Not measurably different
Town of Oakfield	7.6 mi	$967 (±$66)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Oakfield, NY ($783).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Batavia, NY ($1,139).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Genesee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Town of Alexander	$1,277 (±$565)
2	Town of Batavia	$1,139 (±$153)
3	Town of Oakfield	$967 (±$66)
4	Town of Elba	$966 (±$123)
5	Town of Pembroke	$945 (±$34)
6	Batavia	$925 (±$35)
7	Town of Le Roy	$908 (±$177)
8	Town of Bethany	$887 (±$196)
9	Town of Byron	$853 (±$93)
10	Town of Stafford	$848 (±$230)
11	Town of Pavilion	$827 (±$159)
12	Town of Bergen	$781 (±$91)

Showing 12 of 13 places in Genesee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Batavia

What is the average rent in Batavia, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Batavia is $925 (±$35) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Batavia?

In Batavia, the median gross rent went from $732 in 2015–2019 to $925 in 2020–2024 (+26.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Batavia cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.8% of rented homes in Batavia have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 8.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Batavia higher than in Genesee County?

In Batavia, median gross rent is not measurably different from Genesee County ($929).

It is also lower than in New York ($1,621).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Batavia city, Genesee County, New York (county subdivision:04715, in state:36 county:037).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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