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

Name: Median rent in Macedon (community), NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Macedon (community), NY is $1,550 (±$318) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 304 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Macedon (community), the median gross rent went from $649 in 2015–2019 to $1,550 in 2020–2024 (+138.8%).

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: $1,550 (±$318)
Rented homes: 304 (±150)
$2,000 or more: 17.5%
Since 2015–2019: +138.8%

How much rent costs in Macedon (community)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Macedon (community)	Wayne County	New York	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±13.0 points)	14.9%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	31.3% (±20.2 points)	43.3%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.1% (±17.9 points)	30.7%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	36.2% (±28.7 points)	8.6%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±13.0 points)	1.5%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.3% (±10.3 points)	0.3%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	11.2% (±15.4 points)	0.7%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 36.2% of renting households.

17.5% of rented homes in Macedon (community) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Macedon (community) against Wayne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Macedon (community)	Wayne County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,550 (±$318)	$938 (±$32)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	304 (±150)	7,192 (±506)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In Macedon (community), median gross rent is higher than in Wayne County ($938).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Wayne County, Macedon (community) ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 229 of 349.

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

How rent in Macedon (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	$649 (±$301)	$1,550 (±$318)	+138.8%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	33.4% (±9.0 points)	33.0% (±13.2 points)	−0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.6% (±4.7 points)	0.0% (±13.0 points)	−2.6 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 Macedon (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Macedon (community)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Macedon (community)	—	$1,550 (±$318)	—
Village of Palmyra	3.6 mi	$937 (±$68)	Lower
Gananda	4.6 mi	$1,027 (±$83)	Lower
Town of Farmington	5.2 mi	$1,407 (±$140)	Not measurably different
Town of Palmyra	5.7 mi	$941 (±$51)	Lower
Town of Walworth	6.3 mi	$910 (±$256)	Lower
Town of Perinton	6.6 mi	$1,349 (±$87)	Not measurably different
Village of Manchester	7.5 mi	$1,310 (±$51)	Not measurably different
Marion (community)	7.6 mi	$610 (±$297)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Palmyra, NY ($937), Gananda, NY ($1,027), Town of Palmyra, NY ($941).

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

Median gross rent across Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Macedon (community)	$1,550 (±$318)
2	Gananda	$1,027 (±$83)
3	Lyons (community)	$916 (±$109)
4	Ontario (community)	$693 (±$283)
5	Marion (community)	$610 (±$297)
6	Williamson (community)	$445 (±$384)

Macedon (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 Macedon, 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 Macedon (community)

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Macedon (community) is $1,550 (±$318) 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 Macedon (community)?

In Macedon (community), the median gross rent went from $649 in 2015–2019 to $1,550 in 2020–2024 (+138.8%).

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 Macedon (community) cost more than $2,000 a month?

17.5% of rented homes in Macedon (community) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Macedon (community) higher than in Wayne County?

In Macedon (community), median gross rent is higher than in Wayne County ($938).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Macedon CDP, New York (place:44149, 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.