What is the median rent in the Town of Cicero, NY?

Name: Median rent in the Town of Cicero, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Town of Cicero, NY is $1,017 (±$79) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,346 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Town of Cicero, the median gross rent went from $891 in 2015–2019 to $1,017 in 2020–2024 (+14.1%).

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: $1,017 (±$79)
Rented homes: 2,346 (±380)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +14.1%

How much rent costs in the Town of Cicero

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Town of Cicero	Onondaga County	New York	United States
Less than $500	21.7% (±8.4 points)	9.0%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	26.5% (±8.3 points)	29.7%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	41.0% (±9.0 points)	40.7%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	10.8% (±4.5 points)	14.3%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±1.8 points)	3.5%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±1.8 points)	0.9%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±1.8 points)	1.9%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 41.0% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in the Town of Cicero cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Town of Cicero against Onondaga County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Cicero	Onondaga County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,017 (±$79)	$1,108 (±$12)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,346 (±380)	64,857 (±1,578)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Town of Cicero, median gross rent is lower than in Onondaga County ($1,108).

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

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

In Onondaga County, the Town of Cicero ranks 16 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 445 of 952.

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

How rent in the Town of Cicero 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	$891 (±$55)	$1,017 (±$79)	+14.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	19.7% (±2.0 points)	19.4% (±2.9 points)	−0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.2% (±3.1 points)	3.3% (±3.7 points)	−0.9 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 the Town of Cicero

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Cicero
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Town of Cicero	—	$1,017 (±$79)	—
Village of North Syracuse	4.6 mi	$995 (±$72)	Not measurably different
Mattydale	6.5 mi	$1,163 (±$140)	Not measurably different
Town of Clay	6.8 mi	$1,240 (±$40)	Higher
Lyncourt	7.2 mi	$1,114 (±$113)	Not measurably different
Village of Minoa	7.2 mi	$1,027 (±$131)	Not measurably different
Town of Salina	7.4 mi	$1,226 (±$51)	Higher
Village of East Syracuse	7.5 mi	$927 (±$69)	Not measurably different
Town of Constantia	7.6 mi	$888 (±$254)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Clay, NY ($1,240), Town of Salina, NY ($1,226).

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

Median gross rent across Onondaga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
10	Town of Skaneateles	$1,195 (±$590)
11	Town of Manlius	$1,143 (±$36)
12	Town of Marcellus	$1,131 (±$176)
13	Town of Lysander	$1,130 (±$100)
14	Town of De Witt	$1,042 (±$73)
15	Syracuse	$1,039 (±$20)
16	Town of Cicero	$1,017 (±$79)
17	Town of Geddes	$965 (±$67)
18	Town of Otisco	$964 (±$92)
19	Town of Fabius	$942 (±$70)
20	Town of Elbridge	$790 (±$104)

Showing 11 of 20 places in Onondaga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Cicero include them.

The figures for the Town of Cicero include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Brewerton, Bridgeport.

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 Town of Cicero

What is the average rent in the Town of Cicero, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Cicero is $1,017 (±$79) 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 the Town of Cicero?

In the Town of Cicero, the median gross rent went from $891 in 2015–2019 to $1,017 in 2020–2024 (+14.1%).

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 the Town of Cicero cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in the Town of Cicero have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 21.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Town of Cicero higher than in Onondaga County?

In the Town of Cicero, median gross rent is lower than in Onondaga County ($1,108).

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

It is lower 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 Cicero town, Onondaga County, New York (county subdivision:15704, in state:36 county:067).

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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