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

Name: Median rent in the Town of Watertown, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Town of Watertown, NY is $1,611 (±$183) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 982 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Town of Watertown, the median gross rent went from $1,332 in 2015–2019 to $1,611 in 2020–2024 (+20.9%).

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: $1,611 (±$183)
Rented homes: 982 (±184)
$2,000 or more: 21.9%
Since 2015–2019: +20.9%

How much rent costs in the Town of Watertown

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Town of Watertown	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±4.2 points)	9.0%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	20.7% (±10.2 points)	26.0%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	21.3% (±12.5 points)	39.2%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	36.2% (±13.8 points)	18.1%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	21.9% (±12.3 points)	5.4%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±4.2 points)	1.4%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±4.2 points)	0.9%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 36.2% of renting households.

21.9% of rented homes in the Town of Watertown cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Town of Watertown against Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Watertown	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,611 (±$183)	$1,213 (±$32)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	982 (±184)	20,412 (±852)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Town of Watertown, median gross rent is higher than in Jefferson County ($1,213).

It is not measurably different from New York ($1,621).

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

In Jefferson County, the Town of Watertown ranks 1 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 97 of 952.

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

How rent in the Town of Watertown 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	$1,332 (±$155)	$1,611 (±$183)	+20.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	34.2% (±6.9 points)	45.1% (±7.0 points)	+10.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	5.2% (±8.1 points)	1.2% (±1.8 points)	−4.0 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 Watertown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Watertown
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Town of Watertown	—	$1,611 (±$183)	—
Watertown	2.8 mi	$967 (±$57)	Lower
Village of Glen Park	5.2 mi	$1,096 (±$98)	Lower
Village of Brownville	5.9 mi	$900 (±$868)	Not measurably different
Town of Rodman	6.2 mi	$1,200 (±$292)	Lower
Town of Rutland	6.7 mi	$908 (±$465)	Lower
Village of Black River	8.1 mi	$906 (±$523)	Lower
Village of Dexter	8.2 mi	$620 (±$126)	Lower
Calcium	8.2 mi	$1,347 (±$32)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Watertown, NY ($967), Village of Glen Park, NY ($1,096), Town of Rodman, NY ($1,200).

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

Median gross rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Town of Watertown	$1,611 (±$183)
2	Town of Le Ray	$1,473 (±$41)
3	Town of Hounsfield	$1,315 (±$97)
4	Town of Rodman	$1,200 (±$292)
5	Town of Clayton	$1,125 (±$320)
6	Town of Orleans	$1,061 (±$289)
7	Town of Champion	$1,054 (±$255)

Showing 7 of 22 places in Jefferson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Watertown is $1,611 (±$183) 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 Watertown?

In the Town of Watertown, the median gross rent went from $1,332 in 2015–2019 to $1,611 in 2020–2024 (+20.9%).

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 Watertown cost more than $2,000 a month?

21.9% of rented homes in the Town of Watertown have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Town of Watertown higher than in Jefferson County?

In the Town of Watertown, median gross rent is higher than in Jefferson County ($1,213).

It is not measurably different from New York ($1,621).

It is higher 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 Watertown town, Jefferson County, New York (county subdivision:78619, in state:36 county:045).

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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