What is the median rent in Deer Park, NY?

Name: Median rent in Deer Park, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

The median gross rent in Deer Park, NY is $1,906 (±$87) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,438 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Deer Park, the median gross rent went from $1,573 in 2015–2019 to $1,906 in 2020–2024 (+21.2%).

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: $1,906 (±$87)
Rented homes: 1,438 (±277)
$2,000 or more: 40.7%
Since 2015–2019: +21.2%

How much rent costs in Deer Park

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Deer Park	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±2.9 points)	4.4%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	4.5% (±4.9 points)	5.4%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	5.5% (±4.2 points)	10.1%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	49.3% (±10.4 points)	17.5%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	25.0% (±7.5 points)	24.6%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.1% (±3.6 points)	16.8%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	10.6% (±6.3 points)	21.2%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 49.3% of renting households.

40.7% of rented homes in Deer Park cost $2,000 or more a month.

Deer Park against Suffolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Deer Park	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,906 (±$87)	$2,255 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,438 (±277)	85,927 (±2,465)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In Deer Park, median gross rent is lower than in Suffolk County ($2,255).

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

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

In Suffolk County, Deer Park ranks 85 of 97 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 176 of 349.

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

How rent in Deer Park 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	$1,573 (±$100)	$1,906 (±$87)	+21.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	18.2% (±2.6 points)	16.2% (±3.1 points)	−2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.2% (±5.9 points)	3.6% (±3.3 points)	−1.6 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 Deer Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Deer Park
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Deer Park	—	$1,906 (±$87)	—
Baywood	1.8 mi	$2,702 (±$236)	Higher
North Babylon	2.1 mi	$2,144 (±$233)	Not measurably different
Wheatley Heights	2.6 mi	$1,688 (±$322)	Not measurably different
Dix Hills	3.0 mi	$2,659 (±$703)	Higher
North Bay Shore	3.1 mi	$1,597 (±$395)	Not measurably different
West Babylon	3.9 mi	$2,225 (±$160)	Higher
West Islip	4.3 mi	$2,765 (±$337)	Higher
Bay Shore	4.4 mi	$2,063 (±$114)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Baywood, NY ($2,702), Dix Hills, NY ($2,659), West Babylon, NY ($2,225).

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

Median gross rent across Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
79	Smithtown (community)	$2,020 (±$316)
80	Mastic	$2,016 (±$266)
81	Greenport West	$1,979 (±$1,612)
82	East Hampton North	$1,964 (±$546)
83	Kings Park	$1,927 (±$242)
84	South Huntington	$1,908 (±$817)
85	Deer Park	$1,906 (±$87)
86	Middle Island	$1,868 (±$244)
87	Bayport	$1,866 (±$173)
88	Westhampton	$1,833 (±$359)
89	Calverton	$1,828 (±$310)
90	Baiting Hollow	$1,827 (±$413)
91	Northwest Harbor	$1,807 (±$131)

Showing 13 of 97 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Deer Park is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Babylon, whose figures include it.

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

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

What you can do on Seayora in Deer Park

One account for renting, owning, managing and fixing homes, with these figures beside you.

Looking for a place to rent?

Browse homes for rent near Deer Park, save the ones you like and apply online.

Browse rentals · Create a renter account

Own or manage a rental?

List it, sign the lease and collect rent online, with the figures for Deer Park beside you.

Create a landlord account · See what landlords get

Do repairs, renovations or maintenance?

Get found by owners and renters near Deer Park, and send estimates and invoices from your phone.

Join as a pro · Find a pro

Questions about Deer Park

What is the average rent in Deer Park, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Deer Park is $1,906 (±$87) 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 Deer Park?

In Deer Park, the median gross rent went from $1,573 in 2015–2019 to $1,906 in 2020–2024 (+21.2%).

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 Deer Park cost more than $2,000 a month?

40.7% of rented homes in Deer Park have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Deer Park higher than in Suffolk County?

In Deer Park, median gross rent is lower than in Suffolk County ($2,255).

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

It is higher 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 Deer Park CDP, New York (place:19972, in state:36).

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.

The API needs a free key.

Request a Census API key.

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

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.