What is the median rent in Orangeburg, NY?

Name: Median rent in Orangeburg, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Orangeburg, NY is $1,292 (±$237) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 336 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Orangeburg, the median gross rent went from $981 in 2015–2019 to $1,292 in 2020–2024 (+31.7%).

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: $1,292 (±$237)
Rented homes: 336 (±119)
$2,000 or more: 25.6%
Since 2015–2019: +31.7%

How much rent costs in Orangeburg

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Orangeburg	Rockland County	New York	United States
Less than $500	11.6% (±8.9 points)	6.0%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	24.4% (±19.6 points)	7.4%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	33.3% (±15.5 points)	16.5%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	5.1% (±7.8 points)	25.1%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	9.2% (±8.0 points)	20.2%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	13.1% (±14.2 points)	10.3%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.3% (±5.2 points)	14.6%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 33.3% of renting households.

25.6% of rented homes in Orangeburg cost $2,000 or more a month.

Orangeburg against Rockland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Orangeburg	Rockland County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,292 (±$237)	$1,901 (±$41)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	336 (±119)	31,661 (±1,048)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In Orangeburg, median gross rent is lower than in Rockland County ($1,901).

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

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

In Rockland County, Orangeburg ranks 15 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 267 of 349.

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

How rent in Orangeburg 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	$981 (±$138)	$1,292 (±$237)	+31.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	30.9% (±4.8 points)	24.2% (±7.9 points)	−6.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±7.0 points)	18.3% (±14.7 points)	+18.3 percentage points	Measurable increase

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 Orangeburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Orangeburg
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Orangeburg	—	$1,292 (±$237)	—
Village of Grand View-on-Hudson	1.4 mi	$3,464 (±$655)	Higher
Blauvelt	1.5 mi	$2,410 (±$488)	Higher
Village of Piermont	1.6 mi	$1,910 (±$229)	Higher
Tappan	1.7 mi	$2,299 (±$169)	Higher
Northvale Borough	2.5 mi	$1,932 (±$312)	Higher
Old Tappan Borough	2.9 mi	$3,500 or more	—
West Nyack	3.3 mi	$2,196 (±$145)	Higher
Village of Nyack	3.3 mi	$2,217 (±$202)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Grand View-on-Hudson, NY ($3,464), Blauvelt, NY ($2,410), Village of Piermont, NY ($1,910).

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

Median gross rent across Rockland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
9	Pearl River	$1,973 (±$274)
10	Monsey	$1,892 (±$157)
11	Mount Ivy	$1,882 (±$206)
12	Viola	$1,765 (±$1,405)
13	Thiells	$1,755 (±$193)
14	Stony Point (community)	$1,749 (±$175)
15	Orangeburg	$1,292 (±$237)
16	Bardonia	$1,035 (±$680)

Showing 8 of 16 places in Rockland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Orangeburg 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 Orangetown, 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 Orangeburg

What is the average rent in Orangeburg, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Orangeburg is $1,292 (±$237) 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 Orangeburg?

In Orangeburg, the median gross rent went from $981 in 2015–2019 to $1,292 in 2020–2024 (+31.7%).

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 Orangeburg cost more than $2,000 a month?

25.6% of rented homes in Orangeburg have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 11.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Orangeburg higher than in Rockland County?

In Orangeburg, median gross rent is lower than in Rockland County ($1,901).

It is also lower than in 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 Orangeburg CDP, New York (place:55167, 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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