What is the median rent in Marlboro, NY?

Name: Median rent in Marlboro, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Marlboro, NY is $1,828 (±$398) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 349 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Marlboro, the median gross rent went from $893 in 2015–2019 to $1,828 in 2020–2024 (+104.7%).

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: $1,828 (±$398)
Rented homes: 349 (±136)
$2,000 or more: 42.4%
Since 2015–2019: +104.7%

How much rent costs in Marlboro

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Marlboro	Ulster County	New York	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±11.5 points)	4.8%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	15.2% (±10.8 points)	16.9%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	20.3% (±16.0 points)	33.1%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.1% (±12.2 points)	23.0%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	25.2% (±20.1 points)	13.4%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.9% (±7.5 points)	5.0%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	12.3% (±16.0 points)	3.8%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 25.2% of renting households.

42.4% of rented homes in Marlboro cost $2,000 or more a month.

Marlboro against Ulster County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Marlboro	Ulster County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,828 (±$398)	$1,425 (±$48)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	349 (±136)	20,750 (±1,076)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In Marlboro, median gross rent is higher than in Ulster County ($1,425).

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

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

In Ulster County, Marlboro ranks 5 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 190 of 349.

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

How rent in Marlboro 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	$893 (±$93)	$1,828 (±$398)	+104.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	37.2% (±7.6 points)	24.4% (±10.1 points)	−12.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±5.8 points)	0.0% (±11.5 points)	0.0 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 Marlboro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marlboro
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Marlboro	—	$1,828 (±$398)	—
Village of Wappingers Falls	3.1 mi	$1,538 (±$151)	Not measurably different
Crown Heights	3.6 mi	$1,458 (±$261)	Not measurably different
Plattekill (community)	4.3 mi	$2,139 (±$633)	Not measurably different
Town of Wappinger	4.6 mi	$1,708 (±$94)	Not measurably different
Myers Corner	5.0 mi	$1,610 (±$160)	Not measurably different
Town of Newburgh	5.2 mi	$2,159 (±$108)	Not measurably different
Town of Poughkeepsie	5.6 mi	$1,677 (±$69)	Not measurably different
Balmville	5.8 mi	$1,656 (±$215)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Ulster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Walker Valley	$2,620 (±$2,369)
2	Shokan	$2,291 (±$331)
3	Plattekill (community)	$2,139 (±$633)
4	West Hurley	$1,938 (±$1,103)
5	Marlboro	$1,828 (±$398)
6	Gardiner (community)	$1,775 (±$1,357)
7	Lake Katrine	$1,748 (±$194)
8	Woodstock (community)	$1,746 (±$437)
9	Port Ewen	$1,681 (±$229)
10	Glasco	$1,628 (±$718)
11	Tillson	$1,528 (±$663)

Showing 11 of 19 places in Ulster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Marlboro 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 Marlborough, 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 Marlboro

What is the average rent in Marlboro, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Marlboro is $1,828 (±$398) 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 Marlboro?

In Marlboro, the median gross rent went from $893 in 2015–2019 to $1,828 in 2020–2024 (+104.7%).

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 Marlboro cost more than $2,000 a month?

42.4% of rented homes in Marlboro have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Marlboro higher than in Ulster County?

In Marlboro, median gross rent is higher than in Ulster County ($1,425).

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 Marlboro CDP, New York (place:45700, 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.