What is the median rent in the Town of Fort Edward, NY?

Name: Median rent in the Town of Fort Edward, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Town of Fort Edward, NY is $1,011 (±$231) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 659 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Town of Fort Edward, the median gross rent went from $888 in 2015–2019 to $1,011 in 2020–2024 (+13.9%).

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: $1,011 (±$231)
Rented homes: 659 (±191)
$2,000 or more: 14.1%
Since 2015–2019: +13.9%

How much rent costs in the Town of Fort Edward

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Town of Fort Edward	Washington County	New York	United States
Less than $500	8.3% (±8.8 points)	3.2%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	41.1% (±14.8 points)	43.4%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	22.9% (±11.2 points)	40.0%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	13.5% (±10.3 points)	9.6%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	11.5% (±10.9 points)	3.1%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±6.2 points)	0.3%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.6% (±4.1 points)	0.5%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 41.1% of renting households.

14.1% of rented homes in the Town of Fort Edward cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Town of Fort Edward against Washington County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Fort Edward	Washington County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,011 (±$231)	$1,033 (±$47)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	659 (±191)	5,361 (±471)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Town of Fort Edward, median gross rent is not measurably different from Washington County ($1,033).

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

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

In Washington County, the Town of Fort Edward ranks 12 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 451 of 952.

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

How rent in the Town of Fort Edward 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	$888 (±$81)	$1,011 (±$231)	+13.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	27.6% (±6.3 points)	29.3% (±7.2 points)	+1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.7% (±8.7 points)	0.0% (±6.2 points)	−5.7 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 Fort Edward

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Fort Edward
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Town of Fort Edward	—	$1,011 (±$231)	—
Village of Fort Edward	2.9 mi	$971 (±$68)	Not measurably different
Village of Argyle	3.5 mi	$738 (±$394)	Not measurably different
Town of Argyle	4.0 mi	$1,068 (±$124)	Not measurably different
Village of Hudson Falls	5.2 mi	$927 (±$168)	Not measurably different
Town of Moreau	5.5 mi	$1,195 (±$72)	Not measurably different
Village of South Glens Falls	5.8 mi	$1,171 (±$135)	Not measurably different
Town of Northumberland	5.9 mi	$1,213 (±$561)	Not measurably different
Glens Falls	7.1 mi	$1,077 (±$33)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
6	Town of Hartford	$1,098 (±$102)
7	Town of Argyle	$1,068 (±$124)
8	Town of Dresden	$1,066 (±$109)
9	Town of Cambridge	$1,064 (±$103)
10	Town of Kingsbury	$1,063 (±$85)
11	Town of Hebron	$1,055 (±$120)
12	Town of Fort Edward	$1,011 (±$231)
13	Town of Whitehall	$975 (±$96)
14	Town of Salem	$948 (±$40)
15	Town of Fort Ann	$938 (±$149)
16	Town of Granville	$784 (±$119)

Showing 11 of 16 places in Washington County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Fort Edward 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 Fort Edward

What is the average rent in the Town of Fort Edward, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Fort Edward is $1,011 (±$231) 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 Fort Edward?

In the Town of Fort Edward, the median gross rent went from $888 in 2015–2019 to $1,011 in 2020–2024 (+13.9%).

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 Fort Edward cost more than $2,000 a month?

14.1% of rented homes in the Town of Fort Edward have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 8.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Town of Fort Edward higher than in Washington County?

In the Town of Fort Edward, median gross rent is not measurably different from Washington County ($1,033).

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 Fort Edward town, Washington County, New York (county subdivision:26781, in state:36 county:115).

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.