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

Name: Median rent in the Town of Rochester, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Town of Rochester, NY is $1,290 (±$166) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 542 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Town of Rochester, the median gross rent went from $788 in 2015–2019 to $1,290 in 2020–2024 (+63.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,290 (±$166)
Rented homes: 542 (±209)
$2,000 or more: 15.6%
Since 2015–2019: +63.7%

How much rent costs in the Town of Rochester

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Town of Rochester	Ulster County	New York	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±7.5 points)	4.8%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	23.6% (±15.7 points)	16.9%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	50.7% (±21.9 points)	33.1%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	10.1% (±8.9 points)	23.0%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	5.0% (±7.6 points)	13.4%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	7.6% (±5.1 points)	5.0%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.0% (±3.4 points)	3.8%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 50.7% of renting households.

15.6% of rented homes in the Town of Rochester cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Town of Rochester against Ulster County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Rochester	Ulster County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,290 (±$166)	$1,425 (±$48)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	542 (±209)	20,750 (±1,076)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Town of Rochester, median gross rent is not measurably different from Ulster County ($1,425).

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

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

In Ulster County, the Town of Rochester ranks 14 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 195 of 952.

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

How rent in the Town of Rochester 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	$788 (±$170)	$1,290 (±$166)	+63.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	24.6% (±6.2 points)	17.1% (±6.2 points)	−7.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.4% (±8.5 points)	7.9% (±9.1 points)	+2.5 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 Rochester

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Rochester
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Town of Rochester	—	$1,290 (±$166)	—
Kerhonkson	2.1 mi	$1,222 (±$455)	Not measurably different
Town of Marbletown	6.9 mi	$1,210 (±$201)	Not measurably different
Village of Ellenville	8.8 mi	$1,320 (±$154)	Not measurably different
Town of Wawarsing	8.9 mi	$1,252 (±$227)	Not measurably different
Town of Olive	9.3 mi	$2,149 (±$321)	Higher
Town of Gardiner	9.4 mi	$1,732 (±$368)	Higher
Town of New Paltz	9.9 mi	$1,616 (±$119)	Higher
Town of Rosendale	10 mi	$1,467 (±$297)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Olive, NY ($2,149), Town of Gardiner, NY ($1,732), Town of New Paltz, NY ($1,616).

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

Median gross rent across Ulster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
8	Town of Esopus	$1,471 (±$362)
9	Kingston	$1,469 (±$91)
10	Town of Rosendale	$1,467 (±$297)
11	Town of Shawangunk	$1,375 (±$281)
12	Town of Hurley	$1,359 (±$463)
13	Town of Ulster	$1,351 (±$178)
14	Town of Rochester	$1,290 (±$166)
15	Town of Wawarsing	$1,252 (±$227)
16	Town of Plattekill	$1,250 (±$623)
17	Town of Marbletown	$1,210 (±$201)
18	Town of Saugerties	$1,208 (±$77)
19	Town of Shandaken	$1,191 (±$344)

Showing 12 of 19 places in Ulster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Rochester is $1,290 (±$166) 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 Rochester?

In the Town of Rochester, the median gross rent went from $788 in 2015–2019 to $1,290 in 2020–2024 (+63.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in the Town of Rochester cost more than $2,000 a month?

15.6% of rented homes in the Town of Rochester have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Town of Rochester higher than in Ulster County?

In the Town of Rochester, median gross rent is not measurably different from Ulster County ($1,425).

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 Rochester town, Ulster County, New York (county subdivision:63011, in state:36 county:111).

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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