What is the median rent in Fort Drum, NY?

Name: Median rent in Fort Drum, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Fort Drum, NY is $1,622 (±$86) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 4,801 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Fort Drum, the median gross rent went from $1,393 in 2015–2019 to $1,622 in 2020–2024 (+16.4%).

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: $1,622 (±$86)
Rented homes: 4,801 (±352)
$2,000 or more: 18.2%
Since 2015–2019: +16.4%

How much rent costs in Fort Drum

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Fort Drum	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Less than $500	0.3% (±0.5 points)	9.0%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.2% (±1.4 points)	26.0%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	38.2% (±8.8 points)	39.2%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	42.1% (±7.6 points)	18.1%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	12.5% (±3.7 points)	5.4%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.0% (±3.6 points)	1.4%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.7% (±0.6 points)	0.9%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 42.1% of renting households.

18.2% of rented homes in Fort Drum cost $2,000 or more a month.

Fort Drum against Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Drum	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,622 (±$86)	$1,213 (±$32)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	4,801 (±352)	20,412 (±852)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In Fort Drum, median gross rent is higher than in Jefferson County ($1,213).

It is not measurably different from New York ($1,621).

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

Statewide, it ranks 219 of 349.

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

How rent in Fort Drum 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	$1,393 (±$30)	$1,622 (±$86)	+16.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	99.2% (±0.7 points)	96.0% (±2.8 points)	−3.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	8.1% (±3.3 points)	3.5% (±2.3 points)	−4.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Fort Drum

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Drum
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Fort Drum	—	$1,622 (±$86)	—
Village of Black River	2.5 mi	$906 (±$523)	Lower
Calcium	3.1 mi	$1,347 (±$32)	Lower
Village of Evans Mills	3.1 mi	$700 (±$452)	Lower
Village of Deferiet	5.3 mi	$1,214 (±$230)	Lower
Town of Pamelia	6.1 mi	$750 (±$468)	Lower
Town of Champion	6.4 mi	$1,054 (±$255)	Lower
Town of Rutland	7.0 mi	$908 (±$465)	Lower
Watertown	7.8 mi	$967 (±$57)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Black River, NY ($906), Calcium, NY ($1,347), Village of Evans Mills, NY ($700).

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

Fort Drum 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 Le Ray, 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 Fort Drum

What is the average rent in Fort Drum, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Fort Drum is $1,622 (±$86) 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 Fort Drum?

In Fort Drum, the median gross rent went from $1,393 in 2015–2019 to $1,622 in 2020–2024 (+16.4%).

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 Fort Drum cost more than $2,000 a month?

18.2% of rented homes in Fort Drum have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Fort Drum higher than in Jefferson County?

In Fort Drum, median gross rent is higher than in Jefferson County ($1,213).

It is not measurably different from 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 Fort Drum CDP, New York (place:26759, 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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