What is the median rent in Poughkeepsie, NY?

Name: Median rent in Poughkeepsie, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Poughkeepsie, NY is $1,400 (±$100) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 8,224 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Poughkeepsie, the median gross rent went from $1,113 in 2015–2019 to $1,400 in 2020–2024 (+25.8%).

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: $1,400 (±$100)
Rented homes: 8,224 (±563)
$2,000 or more: 21.8%
Since 2015–2019: +25.8%

How much rent costs in Poughkeepsie

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Poughkeepsie	Dutchess County	New York	United States
Less than $500	5.5% (±2.2 points)	4.1%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	18.7% (±4.9 points)	12.0%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	30.9% (±4.1 points)	29.5%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	23.2% (±4.5 points)	27.0%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	10.9% (±3.5 points)	16.0%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.7% (±2.4 points)	6.5%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.2% (±2.1 points)	4.9%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 30.9% of renting households.

21.8% of rented homes in Poughkeepsie cost $2,000 or more a month.

Poughkeepsie against Dutchess County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Poughkeepsie	Dutchess County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,400 (±$100)	$1,582 (±$45)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	8,224 (±563)	34,362 (±980)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In Poughkeepsie, median gross rent is lower than in Dutchess County ($1,582).

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

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

In Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie ranks 17 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 152 of 952.

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

How rent in Poughkeepsie 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	$1,113 (±$36)	$1,400 (±$100)	+25.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	65.3% (±2.5 points)	61.2% (±3.1 points)	−4.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	4.2% (±1.5 points)	3.7% (±2.0 points)	−0.5 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 Poughkeepsie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Poughkeepsie
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Poughkeepsie	—	$1,400 (±$100)	—
Arlington	1.1 mi	$1,641 (±$111)	Higher
Vassar College	1.5 mi	$1,375 (±$967)	Not measurably different
Town of Poughkeepsie	2.0 mi	$1,677 (±$69)	Higher
Fairview (Dutchess County)	2.6 mi	$1,641 (±$192)	Higher
Highland (community)	2.9 mi	$1,483 (±$169)	Not measurably different
Crown Heights	3.7 mi	$1,458 (±$261)	Not measurably different
Town of Lloyd	4.1 mi	$1,533 (±$226)	Not measurably different
Haviland	5.0 mi	$1,342 (±$102)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Arlington, NY ($1,641), Town of Poughkeepsie, NY ($1,677), Fairview (Dutchess County), NY ($1,641).

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

Median gross rent across Dutchess County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
11	Town of Pawling	$1,522 (±$314)
12	Town of Milan	$1,515 (±$351)
13	Town of Pine Plains	$1,508 (±$291)
14	Town of LaGrange	$1,455 (±$1,023)
15	Town of Red Hook	$1,436 (±$101)
16	Town of Amenia	$1,423 (±$292)
17	Poughkeepsie	$1,400 (±$100)
18	Town of North East	$1,340 (±$369)
19	Town of Hyde Park	$1,227 (±$117)
20	Town of Dover	$1,220 (±$165)
21	Town of Washington	$1,176 (±$226)
22	Town of Stanford	$1,124 (±$104)

Showing 12 of 22 places in Dutchess 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 Poughkeepsie

What is the average rent in Poughkeepsie, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Poughkeepsie is $1,400 (±$100) 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 Poughkeepsie?

In Poughkeepsie, the median gross rent went from $1,113 in 2015–2019 to $1,400 in 2020–2024 (+25.8%).

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 Poughkeepsie cost more than $2,000 a month?

21.8% of rented homes in Poughkeepsie have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Poughkeepsie higher than in Dutchess County?

In Poughkeepsie, median gross rent is lower than in Dutchess County ($1,582).

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 Poughkeepsie city, Dutchess County, New York (county subdivision:59641, in state:36 county:027).

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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