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

Name: Median rent in the Town of Morristown, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Town of Morristown, NY is $925 (±$253) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 125 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Town of Morristown, the median gross rent went from $795 in 2015–2019 to $925 in 2020–2024 (+16.4%).

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: $925 (±$253)
Rented homes: 125 (±42)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +16.4%

How much rent costs in the Town of Morristown

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Town of Morristown	St. Lawrence County	New York	United States
Less than $500	14.4% (±11.6 points)	18.4%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	41.6% (±21.9 points)	51.4%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	44.0% (±20.8 points)	22.8%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±28.1 points)	4.9%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±28.1 points)	1.2%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±28.1 points)	0.1%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±28.1 points)	1.1%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 44.0% of renting households.

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

The Town of Morristown against St. Lawrence County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Morristown	St. Lawrence County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$925 (±$253)	$818 (±$34)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	125 (±42)	10,739 (±836)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Town of Morristown, median gross rent is not measurably different from St. Lawrence County ($818).

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

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

In St. Lawrence County, the Town of Morristown ranks 10 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 574 of 952.

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

How rent in the Town of Morristown 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	$795 (±$132)	$925 (±$253)	+16.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	19.1% (±5.9 points)	22.7% (±7.0 points)	+3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	13.7% (±12.5 points)	0.0% (±21.5 points)	−13.7 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 Morristown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Morristown
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Town of Morristown	—	$925 (±$253)	—
Village of Hammond	7.1 mi	$796 (±$154)	Not measurably different
Town of Macomb	7.5 mi	$843 (±$278)	Not measurably different
Town of Hammond	8.4 mi	$788 (±$264)	Not measurably different
Town of De Peyster	8.7 mi	$850 (±$316)	Not measurably different
Town of Oswegatchie	9.3 mi	$451 (±$417)	Not measurably different
Village of Heuvelton	13 mi	$775 (±$356)	Not measurably different
Town of De Kalb	14 mi	$967 (±$276)	Not measurably different
Ogdensburg	14 mi	$778 (±$77)	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 St. Lawrence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
4	Town of Fowler	$1,017 (±$149)
5	Town of Hopkinton	$1,000 (±$169)
6	Akwesasne	$979 (±$69)
7	Town of De Kalb	$967 (±$276)
8	Town of Stockholm	$950 (±$396)
9	Town of Lisbon	$944 (±$135)
10	Town of Morristown	$925 (±$253)
11	Town of Potsdam	$920 (±$86)
12	Town of Russell	$906 (±$123)
13	Town of Hermon	$900 (±$435)
14	Town of Canton	$880 (±$154)
15	Town of Gouverneur	$875 (±$118)
16 (tie)	Town of De Peyster	$850 (±$316)

Showing 13 of 32 places in St. Lawrence County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Morristown is $925 (±$253) 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 Morristown?

In the Town of Morristown, the median gross rent went from $795 in 2015–2019 to $925 in 2020–2024 (+16.4%).

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 Morristown cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in the Town of Morristown have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 14.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Town of Morristown higher than in St. Lawrence County?

In the Town of Morristown, median gross rent is not measurably different from St. Lawrence County ($818).

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 Morristown town, St. Lawrence County, New York (county subdivision:48582, in state:36 county:089).

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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