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

Name: Median rent in the Town of Shandaken, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Town of Shandaken, NY is $1,191 (±$344) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 264 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Town of Shandaken, the median gross rent went from $1,061 in 2015–2019 to $1,191 in 2020–2024 (+12.3%).

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: $1,191 (±$344)
Rented homes: 264 (±104)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +12.3%

How much rent costs in the Town of Shandaken

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Town of Shandaken	Ulster County	New York	United States
Less than $500	4.9% (±4.0 points)	4.8%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	31.4% (±25.0 points)	16.9%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	39.0% (±25.0 points)	33.1%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	24.6% (±24.9 points)	23.0%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±14.8 points)	13.4%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±14.8 points)	5.0%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±14.8 points)	3.8%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 39.0% of renting households.

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

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Shandaken	Ulster County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,191 (±$344)	$1,425 (±$48)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	264 (±104)	20,750 (±1,076)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

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

Statewide, it ranks 269 of 952.

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

How rent in the Town of Shandaken 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	$1,061 (±$229)	$1,191 (±$344)	+12.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	25.7% (±7.3 points)	20.8% (±7.7 points)	−4.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	18.4% (±10.9 points)	4.6% (±7.5 points)	−13.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Shandaken

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Shandaken
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Town of Shandaken	—	$1,191 (±$344)	—
Shokan	9.0 mi	$2,291 (±$331)	Higher
Town of Olive	9.1 mi	$2,149 (±$321)	Higher
Town of Woodstock	9.3 mi	$1,694 (±$234)	Higher
Woodstock (community)	12 mi	$1,746 (±$437)	Not measurably different
Town of Hunter	12 mi	$1,138 (±$237)	Not measurably different
Town of Halcott	13 mi	$1,063 (±$135)	Not measurably different
West Hurley	13 mi	$1,938 (±$1,103)	Not measurably different
Town of Jewett	13 mi	$592 (±$352)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Jewett, NY ($592).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Shokan, NY ($2,291), Town of Olive, NY ($2,149), Town of Woodstock, NY ($1,694).

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
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 7 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 Shandaken 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 Shandaken

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Shandaken is $1,191 (±$344) 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 Shandaken?

In the Town of Shandaken, the median gross rent went from $1,061 in 2015–2019 to $1,191 in 2020–2024 (+12.3%).

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 Shandaken cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in the Town of Shandaken have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.9% cost less than $500.

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

In the Town of Shandaken, 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 Shandaken town, Ulster County, New York (county subdivision:66597, 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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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.