What is the median rent in Peekskill, NY?

Name: Median rent in Peekskill, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Peekskill, NY is $2,036 (±$125) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 4,220 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Peekskill, the median gross rent went from $1,407 in 2015–2019 to $2,036 in 2020–2024 (+44.7%).

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: $2,036 (±$125)
Rented homes: 4,220 (±515)
$2,000 or more: 52.6%
Since 2015–2019: +44.7%

How much rent costs in Peekskill

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Peekskill	Westchester County	New York	United States
Less than $500	4.3% (±2.4 points)	4.9%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.1% (±3.0 points)	8.1%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	11.6% (±4.8 points)	14.3%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	26.4% (±8.8 points)	25.1%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	37.2% (±9.0 points)	21.8%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.2% (±2.5 points)	10.2%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	10.2% (±4.3 points)	15.6%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 37.2% of renting households.

52.6% of rented homes in Peekskill cost $2,000 or more a month.

Peekskill against Westchester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Peekskill	Westchester County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$2,036 (±$125)	$1,951 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	4,220 (±515)	137,091 (±2,488)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In Peekskill, median gross rent is not measurably different from Westchester County ($1,951).

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

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

In Westchester County, Peekskill ranks 17 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 41 of 952.

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

How rent in Peekskill 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	$1,407 (±$78)	$2,036 (±$125)	+44.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	54.0% (±3.3 points)	40.6% (±4.7 points)	−13.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	1.5% (±1.1 points)	4.5% (±3.0 points)	+3.0 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 Peekskill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Peekskill
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Peekskill	—	$2,036 (±$125)	—
Village of Buchanan	2.0 mi	$1,953 (±$836)	Not measurably different
Town of Cortlandt	2.6 mi	$2,030 (±$135)	Not measurably different
Montrose	3.5 mi	$2,244 (±$907)	Not measurably different
Crugers	3.9 mi	$1,621 (±$196)	Lower
Lake Mohegan	4.5 mi	$2,875 (±$1,231)	Not measurably different
Town of Stony Point	4.8 mi	$1,830 (±$170)	Not measurably different
Fort Montgomery	5.1 mi	$1,867 (±$299)	Not measurably different
Village of Croton-on-Hudson	5.5 mi	$2,274 (±$128)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Crugers, NY ($1,621).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY ($2,274).

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

Median gross rent across Westchester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
11	Town of North Castle	$2,268 (±$210)
12	Town of Lewisboro	$2,256 (±$162)
13	Town of Ossining	$2,203 (±$146)
14	Town of Mamaroneck	$2,202 (±$126)
15	Town of Bedford	$2,191 (±$355)
16	Town of Rye	$2,066 (±$121)
17	Peekskill	$2,036 (±$125)
18	Town of Cortlandt	$2,030 (±$135)
19	Town of Mount Pleasant	$1,941 (±$146)
20	New Rochelle	$1,917 (±$58)
21	Town of Yorktown	$1,908 (±$407)
22	Yonkers	$1,784 (±$35)
23	Town of North Salem	$1,660 (±$544)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Westchester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Peekskill

What is the average rent in Peekskill, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Peekskill is $2,036 (±$125) 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 Peekskill?

In Peekskill, the median gross rent went from $1,407 in 2015–2019 to $2,036 in 2020–2024 (+44.7%).

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 Peekskill cost more than $2,000 a month?

52.6% of rented homes in Peekskill have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Peekskill higher than in Westchester County?

In Peekskill, median gross rent is not measurably different from Westchester County ($1,951).

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 Peekskill city, Westchester County, New York (county subdivision:56979, in state:36 county:119).

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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