What is the median rent in Saratoga Springs, NY?

Name: Median rent in Saratoga Springs, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Saratoga Springs, NY is $1,470 (±$85) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 5,423 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Saratoga Springs, the median gross rent went from $1,293 in 2015–2019 to $1,470 in 2020–2024 (+13.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,470 (±$85)
Rented homes: 5,423 (±484)
$2,000 or more: 28.4%
Since 2015–2019: +13.7%

How much rent costs in Saratoga Springs

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Saratoga Springs	Saratoga County	New York	United States
Less than $500	7.1% (±2.1 points)	4.4%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	13.8% (±4.1 points)	15.4%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	31.3% (±6.6 points)	38.3%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	19.3% (±5.7 points)	23.9%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	18.2% (±4.0 points)	11.5%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.8% (±2.4 points)	4.0%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.4% (±1.9 points)	2.5%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 31.3% of renting households.

28.4% of rented homes in Saratoga Springs cost $2,000 or more a month.

Saratoga Springs against Saratoga County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Saratoga Springs	Saratoga County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,470 (±$85)	$1,394 (±$26)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	5,423 (±484)	26,971 (±1,000)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In Saratoga Springs, median gross rent is not measurably different from Saratoga County ($1,394).

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

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

In Saratoga County, Saratoga Springs ranks 6 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 133 of 952.

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

How rent in Saratoga Springs 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	$1,293 (±$57)	$1,470 (±$85)	+13.7%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	44.3% (±3.0 points)	42.2% (±3.3 points)	−2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	8.6% (±3.8 points)	5.1% (±2.5 points)	−3.5 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 Saratoga Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Saratoga Springs
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Saratoga Springs	—	$1,470 (±$85)	—
Milton (community, Saratoga County)	4.4 mi	$1,873 (±$302)	Higher
North Ballston Spa	5.0 mi	$1,641 (±$660)	Not measurably different
Village of Ballston Spa	5.8 mi	$1,122 (±$238)	Lower
Town of Malta	5.9 mi	$1,471 (±$121)	Not measurably different
Town of Milton	6.2 mi	$1,423 (±$89)	Not measurably different
Town of Wilton	6.4 mi	$1,576 (±$340)	Not measurably different
Town of Greenfield	6.8 mi	$1,312 (±$91)	Lower
Town of Saratoga	6.8 mi	$1,103 (±$101)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Ballston Spa, NY ($1,122), Town of Greenfield, NY ($1,312), Town of Saratoga, NY ($1,103).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Milton (community, Saratoga County), NY ($1,873).

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

Median gross rent across Saratoga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Town of Ballston	$1,688 (±$220)
2	Town of Wilton	$1,576 (±$340)
3	Town of Halfmoon	$1,559 (±$66)
4	Town of Galway	$1,526 (±$340)
5	Town of Malta	$1,471 (±$121)
6	Saratoga Springs	$1,470 (±$85)
7	Town of Providence	$1,449 (±$383)
8	Town of Milton	$1,423 (±$89)
9	Town of Charlton	$1,390 (±$154)
10	Town of Clifton Park	$1,388 (±$96)
11	Town of Stillwater	$1,349 (±$182)
12	Town of Greenfield	$1,312 (±$91)

Showing 12 of 20 places in Saratoga 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 Saratoga Springs

What is the average rent in Saratoga Springs, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Saratoga Springs is $1,470 (±$85) 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 Saratoga Springs?

In Saratoga Springs, the median gross rent went from $1,293 in 2015–2019 to $1,470 in 2020–2024 (+13.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Saratoga Springs cost more than $2,000 a month?

28.4% of rented homes in Saratoga Springs have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Saratoga Springs higher than in Saratoga County?

In Saratoga Springs, median gross rent is not measurably different from Saratoga County ($1,394).

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 Saratoga Springs city, Saratoga County, New York (county subdivision:65255, in state:36 county:091).

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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