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

Name: Median rent in the Town of Clayton, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Town of Clayton, NY is $1,125 (±$320) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 528 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Town of Clayton, the median gross rent went from $856 in 2015–2019 to $1,125 in 2020–2024 (+31.4%).

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: $1,125 (±$320)
Rented homes: 528 (±145)
$2,000 or more: 8.6%
Since 2015–2019: +31.4%

How much rent costs in the Town of Clayton

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Town of Clayton	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Less than $500	10.0% (±4.7 points)	9.0%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	35.0% (±16.4 points)	26.0%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	28.2% (±15.9 points)	39.2%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	18.2% (±11.3 points)	18.1%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	7.8% (±5.8 points)	5.4%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.8% (±1.2 points)	1.4%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±7.7 points)	0.9%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 35.0% of renting households.

8.6% of rented homes in the Town of Clayton cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Town of Clayton against Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Clayton	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,125 (±$320)	$1,213 (±$32)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	528 (±145)	20,412 (±852)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Town of Clayton, median gross rent is not measurably different from Jefferson County ($1,213).

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

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

In Jefferson County, the Town of Clayton ranks 5 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 320 of 952.

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

How rent in the Town of Clayton 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	$856 (±$116)	$1,125 (±$320)	+31.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	22.7% (±4.8 points)	28.3% (±6.2 points)	+5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	15.4% (±8.7 points)	9.5% (±6.3 points)	−5.9 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 Clayton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Clayton
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Town of Clayton	—	$1,125 (±$320)	—
Village of Clayton	2.3 mi	$1,071 (±$270)	Not measurably different
Town of Orleans	6.3 mi	$1,061 (±$289)	Not measurably different
Village of Chaumont	9.8 mi	$875 (±$469)	Not measurably different
Village of Alexandria Bay	12 mi	$625 (±$79)	Lower
Town of Cape Vincent	12 mi	$882 (±$268)	Not measurably different
Town of Brownville	12 mi	$783 (±$115)	Lower
Town of Alexandria	13 mi	$730 (±$174)	Lower
Town of Pamelia	13 mi	$750 (±$468)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Alexandria Bay, NY ($625), Town of Brownville, NY ($783), Town of Alexandria, NY ($730).

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

Median gross rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Town of Watertown	$1,611 (±$183)
2	Town of Le Ray	$1,473 (±$41)
3	Town of Hounsfield	$1,315 (±$97)
4	Town of Rodman	$1,200 (±$292)
5	Town of Clayton	$1,125 (±$320)
6	Town of Orleans	$1,061 (±$289)
7	Town of Champion	$1,054 (±$255)
8	Town of Philadelphia	$1,052 (±$156)
9	Town of Lorraine	$1,042 (±$269)
10	Watertown	$967 (±$57)
11	Town of Theresa	$964 (±$48)

Showing 11 of 22 places in Jefferson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Clayton

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Clayton is $1,125 (±$320) 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 Clayton?

In the Town of Clayton, the median gross rent went from $856 in 2015–2019 to $1,125 in 2020–2024 (+31.4%).

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 Clayton cost more than $2,000 a month?

8.6% of rented homes in the Town of Clayton have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 10.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Town of Clayton higher than in Jefferson County?

In the Town of Clayton, median gross rent is not measurably different from Jefferson County ($1,213).

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 Clayton town, Jefferson County, New York (county subdivision:16100, in state:36 county:045).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.