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

Name: Median rent in the Town of Schodack, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Town of Schodack, NY is $1,273 (±$182) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 719 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Town of Schodack, the median gross rent went from $948 in 2015–2019 to $1,273 in 2020–2024 (+34.3%).

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: $1,273 (±$182)
Rented homes: 719 (±163)
$2,000 or more: 20.9%
Since 2015–2019: +34.3%

How much rent costs in the Town of Schodack

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Town of Schodack	Rensselaer County	New York	United States
Less than $500	3.8% (±4.2 points)	8.2%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	24.2% (±9.3 points)	21.7%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	36.6% (±12.5 points)	39.4%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	14.6% (±9.8 points)	20.0%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	20.9% (±12.1 points)	8.0%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.7 points)	1.8%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.7 points)	0.9%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 36.6% of renting households.

20.9% of rented homes in the Town of Schodack cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Town of Schodack against Rensselaer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Schodack	Rensselaer County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,273 (±$182)	$1,217 (±$26)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	719 (±163)	22,544 (±785)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Town of Schodack, median gross rent is not measurably different from Rensselaer County ($1,217).

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

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

In Rensselaer County, the Town of Schodack ranks 5 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 208 of 952.

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

How rent in the Town of Schodack 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	$948 (±$99)	$1,273 (±$182)	+34.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	20.9% (±3.3 points)	13.6% (±2.8 points)	−7.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	1.1% (±1.7 points)	1.3% (±2.0 points)	+0.2 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 Schodack

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Schodack
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Town of Schodack	—	$1,273 (±$182)	—
Village of Castleton-on-Hudson	3.3 mi	$1,166 (±$76)	Not measurably different
Village of Nassau	3.9 mi	$1,073 (±$258)	Not measurably different
East Greenbush (community)	4.5 mi	$1,753 (±$77)	Higher
Town of East Greenbush	5.2 mi	$1,643 (±$98)	Higher
Hampton Manor	6.6 mi	$1,188 (±$194)	Not measurably different
Town of Nassau	7.1 mi	$1,213 (±$156)	Not measurably different
Village of Ravena	7.6 mi	$1,122 (±$239)	Not measurably different
Village of Valatie	8.2 mi	$842 (±$105)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Valatie, NY ($842).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Greenbush (community), NY ($1,753), Town of East Greenbush, NY ($1,643).

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

Median gross rent across Rensselaer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Town of North Greenbush	$1,731 (±$167)
2	Town of East Greenbush	$1,643 (±$98)
3	Town of Brunswick	$1,427 (±$118)
4	Town of Poestenkill	$1,294 (±$484)
5	Town of Schodack	$1,273 (±$182)
6	Rensselaer	$1,219 (±$117)
7	Town of Nassau	$1,213 (±$156)
8	Town of Pittstown	$1,176 (±$263)
9	Troy	$1,175 (±$29)
10	Town of Berlin	$1,160 (±$309)
11	Town of Grafton	$1,112 (±$329)

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

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

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Schodack is $1,273 (±$182) 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 Schodack?

In the Town of Schodack, the median gross rent went from $948 in 2015–2019 to $1,273 in 2020–2024 (+34.3%).

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 Schodack cost more than $2,000 a month?

20.9% of rented homes in the Town of Schodack have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Town of Schodack higher than in Rensselaer County?

In the Town of Schodack, median gross rent is not measurably different from Rensselaer County ($1,217).

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 Schodack town, Rensselaer County, New York (county subdivision:65541, in state:36 county:083).

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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