What is the median rent in East Greenbush (community), NY?

Name: Median rent in East Greenbush (community), NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in East Greenbush (community), NY is $1,753 (±$77) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 924 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In East Greenbush (community), the median gross rent went from $1,176 in 2015–2019 to $1,753 in 2020–2024 (+49.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,753 (±$77)
Rented homes: 924 (±168)
$2,000 or more: 23.4%
Since 2015–2019: +49.1%

How much rent costs in East Greenbush (community)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	East Greenbush (community)	Rensselaer County	New York	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±4.5 points)	8.2%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.1% (±5.0 points)	21.7%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	16.6% (±7.4 points)	39.4%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	54.1% (±11.9 points)	20.0%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	15.2% (±8.9 points)	8.0%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.2% (±3.7 points)	1.8%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	6.0% (±7.1 points)	0.9%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 54.1% of renting households.

23.4% of rented homes in East Greenbush (community) cost $2,000 or more a month.

East Greenbush (community) against Rensselaer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Greenbush (community)	Rensselaer County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,753 (±$77)	$1,217 (±$26)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	924 (±168)	22,544 (±785)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In East Greenbush (community), median gross rent is higher than in Rensselaer County ($1,217).

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

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

In Rensselaer County, East Greenbush (community) ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 200 of 349.

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

How rent in East Greenbush (community) 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	$1,176 (±$133)	$1,753 (±$77)	+49.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	27.4% (±7.0 points)	35.7% (±5.4 points)	+8.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±5.5 points)	3.1% (±4.6 points)	+3.1 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 East Greenbush (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Greenbush (community)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
East Greenbush (community)	—	$1,753 (±$77)	—
Hampton Manor	2.2 mi	$1,188 (±$194)	Lower
Rensselaer	3.8 mi	$1,219 (±$117)	Lower
Town of Schodack	4.5 mi	$1,273 (±$182)	Lower
Village of Castleton-on-Hudson	4.6 mi	$1,166 (±$76)	Lower
Town of North Greenbush	5.7 mi	$1,731 (±$167)	Not measurably different
Town of Bethlehem	6.3 mi	$1,721 (±$81)	Not measurably different
West Sand Lake	6.3 mi	$831 (±$388)	Lower
Village of Menands	6.7 mi	$1,414 (±$50)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hampton Manor, NY ($1,188), Rensselaer, NY ($1,219), Town of Schodack, NY ($1,273).

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

Median gross rent across Rensselaer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	East Greenbush (community)	$1,753 (±$77)
2	Averill Park	$1,656 (±$835)
3	Wynantskill	$1,200 (±$119)
4	Hampton Manor	$1,188 (±$194)
5	West Sand Lake	$831 (±$388)

East Greenbush (community) 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 East Greenbush, 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.

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Questions about East Greenbush (community)

What is the average rent in East Greenbush (community), NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in East Greenbush (community) is $1,753 (±$77) 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 East Greenbush (community)?

In East Greenbush (community), the median gross rent went from $1,176 in 2015–2019 to $1,753 in 2020–2024 (+49.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in East Greenbush (community) cost more than $2,000 a month?

23.4% of rented homes in East Greenbush (community) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in East Greenbush (community) higher than in Rensselaer County?

In East Greenbush (community), median gross rent is higher than in Rensselaer County ($1,217).

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 East Greenbush CDP, New York (place:22106, 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.

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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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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.