How much is a 2-bedroom apartment in the Town of Shelby, NY?

Name: Rent by bedrooms in the Town of Shelby, NY, 2020–2024
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In the Town of Shelby, NY, the median gross rent for a two-bedroom home is $762 (±$60) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey, table B25031).

A one-bedroom home rents for a median of $539 (±$165).

A three-bedroom home rents for a median of $1,235 (±$205).

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in the Rochester, NY MSA is $1,416.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

1 bedroom: $539 (±$165)
2 bedrooms: $762 (±$60)
3 bedrooms: $1,235 (±$205)

Rent by bedroom count in the Town of Shelby

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Shelby	Orleans County	New York	United States
1 bedroom	$539 (±$165)	$688 (±$53)	$1,533 (±$11)	$1,235
2 bedrooms	$762 (±$60)	$858 (±$34)	$1,620 (±$10)	$1,407
3 bedrooms	$1,235 (±$205)	$1,101 (±$75)	$1,828 (±$17)	$1,584

A median for a bedroom size is published only where enough renting households of that size were surveyed; a dash means the Census Bureau did not publish one.

Census rents against HUD’s Fair Market Rent, fiscal year 2027

Dollars a month; the Fair Market Rent is for the Rochester, NY MSA
	Census median, this place	HUD Fair Market Rent
1 bedroom	$539 (±$165)	$1,131
2 bedrooms	$762 (±$60)	$1,416
3 bedrooms	$1,235 (±$205)	$1,706

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent of a modest rental home across the whole HUD area, set for the voucher program; the Census median is what renting households in this place reported paying.

The two answer different questions and are not expected to match.

Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms in places near the Town of Shelby

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Shelby
Place	Distance	Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms	Compared with this place
Town of Shelby	—	$762 (±$60)	—
Village of Medina	3.2 mi	$866 (±$124)	Not measurably different
Village of Middleport	5.2 mi	$833 (±$112)	Not measurably different
Town of Alabama	5.8 mi	$685 (±$113)	Not measurably different
Town of Ridgeway	6.2 mi	$913 (±$67)	Higher
Town of Oakfield	8.3 mi	$1,045 (±$133)	Higher
Town of Royalton	8.6 mi	$851 (±$43)	Higher
Town of Barre	8.8 mi	$1,304 (±$122)	Higher
Village of Oakfield	9.5 mi	$833 (±$155)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Ridgeway, NY ($913), Town of Oakfield, NY ($1,045), Town of Royalton, NY ($851).

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

Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms across Orleans County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
3	Town of Gaines	$911 (±$57)
4	Town of Kendall	$860 (±$757)
5	Town of Carlton	$852 (±$374)
6	Town of Albion (Orleans County)	$833 (±$65)
7	Town of Murray	$799 (±$118)
8	Town of Clarendon	$778 (±$86)
9	Town of Shelby	$762 (±$60)
10	Town of Yates	$694 (±$169)

Showing 8 of 10 places in Orleans County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Shelby include them.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Shelby

How much is a one-bedroom apartment in the Town of Shelby?

The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in the Town of Shelby, NY is $539 (±$165) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much is a two-bedroom apartment in the Town of Shelby?

The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in the Town of Shelby, NY is $762 (±$60) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much does a three-bedroom rental cost in the Town of Shelby?

The median gross rent for a three-bedroom home in the Town of Shelby, NY is $1,235 (±$205) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Shelby town, Orleans County, New York (county subdivision:66751, in state:36 county:073).

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B25031_002E, B25031_002M, B25031_003E, B25031_003M, B25031_004E, B25031_004M, B25031_005E, B25031_005M, B25031_006E, B25031_006M, B25031_007E, B25031_007M

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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.