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

Name: Median rent in the Town of Genesee, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Town of Genesee, NY is $831 (±$191) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 103 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Town of Genesee, the median gross rent went from $611 in 2015–2019 to $831 in 2020–2024 (+36.0%).

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: $831 (±$191)
Rented homes: 103 (±43)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +36.0%

How much rent costs in the Town of Genesee

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Town of Genesee	Allegany County	New York	United States
Less than $500	20.4% (±21.3 points)	17.9%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	50.5% (±28.2 points)	60.9%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	29.1% (±21.5 points)	16.9%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±32.4 points)	1.9%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±32.4 points)	1.4%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±32.4 points)	0.1%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±32.4 points)	1.0%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 50.5% of renting households.

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

The Town of Genesee against Allegany County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Genesee	Allegany County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$831 (±$191)	$763 (±$30)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	103 (±43)	3,335 (±242)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Town of Genesee, median gross rent is not measurably different from Allegany County ($763).

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

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

In Allegany County, the Town of Genesee ranks 11 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 741 of 952.

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

How rent in the Town of Genesee 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	$611 (±$54)	$831 (±$191)	+36.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	16.0% (±5.9 points)	16.4% (±5.9 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	9.8% (±13.8 points)	7.2% (±14.0 points)	−2.6 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 Genesee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Genesee
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Town of Genesee	—	$831 (±$191)	—
Village of Bolivar	4.3 mi	$461 (±$147)	Lower
Village of Portville	4.8 mi	$660 (±$220)	Not measurably different
Village of Richburg	5.4 mi	$931 (±$47)	Not measurably different
Town of Portville	5.4 mi	$774 (±$150)	Not measurably different
Ceres Township	5.7 mi	$893 (±$116)	Not measurably different
Shinglehouse	6.1 mi	$701 (±$98)	Not measurably different
Town of Bolivar	6.2 mi	$814 (±$252)	Not measurably different
Town of Clarksville	6.5 mi	$802 (±$181)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Bolivar, NY ($461).

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

Median gross rent across Allegany County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
5	Town of Almond	$922 (±$179)
6	Town of Friendship	$916 (±$88)
7	Town of New Hudson	$888 (±$212)
8	Town of Rushford	$875 (±$279)
9	Town of Scio	$863 (±$158)
10	Town of Alfred	$861 (±$39)
11	Town of Genesee	$831 (±$191)
12	Town of Bolivar	$814 (±$252)
13	Town of Hume	$811 (±$78)
14	Town of Clarksville	$802 (±$181)
15	Town of Cuba	$781 (±$64)
16	Town of Andover	$778 (±$61)
17	Town of Wirt	$742 (±$50)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Allegany County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Genesee is $831 (±$191) 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 Genesee?

In the Town of Genesee, the median gross rent went from $611 in 2015–2019 to $831 in 2020–2024 (+36.0%).

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 Genesee cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in the Town of Genesee have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 20.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Town of Genesee higher than in Allegany County?

In the Town of Genesee, median gross rent is not measurably different from Allegany County ($763).

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 Genesee town, Allegany County, New York (county subdivision:28563, in state:36 county:003).

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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