What is the median rent in the Village of Chester, NY?

Name: Median rent in the Village of Chester, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Village of Chester, NY is $2,010 (±$224) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 757 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Village of Chester, the median gross rent went from $1,215 in 2015–2019 to $2,010 in 2020–2024 (+65.4%).

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: $2,010 (±$224)
Rented homes: 757 (±180)
$2,000 or more: 51.0%
Since 2015–2019: +65.4%

How much rent costs in the Village of Chester

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Village of Chester	Orange County	New York	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±5.5 points)	3.3%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±5.5 points)	9.4%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	18.0% (±15.5 points)	26.8%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	31.0% (±17.9 points)	29.2%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	47.3% (±17.6 points)	18.1%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.5 points)	5.9%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.7% (±5.9 points)	7.4%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 47.3% of renting households.

51.0% of rented homes in the Village of Chester cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Village of Chester against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Chester	Orange County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$2,010 (±$224)	$1,680 (±$32)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	757 (±180)	42,839 (±1,401)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Village of Chester, median gross rent is higher than in Orange County ($1,680).

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

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

In Orange County, the Village of Chester ranks 4 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 92 of 499.

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

How rent in the Village of Chester 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	$1,215 (±$271)	$2,010 (±$224)	+65.4%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	41.6% (±9.2 points)	49.8% (±11.8 points)	+8.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±4.9 points)	0.0% (±5.3 points)	0.0 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 Village of Chester

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Chester
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Village of Chester	—	$2,010 (±$224)	—
Town of Chester (Orange County)	1.8 mi	$1,974 (±$194)	Not measurably different
Walton Park	4.0 mi	$2,987 (±$1,373)	Not measurably different
Village of Goshen	4.0 mi	$1,805 (±$113)	Not measurably different
Town of Goshen	4.3 mi	$1,786 (±$107)	Not measurably different
Village of Florida	4.4 mi	$1,937 (±$229)	Not measurably different
Village of Monroe	5.5 mi	$2,202 (±$203)	Not measurably different
Town of Blooming Grove	5.5 mi	$1,682 (±$281)	Not measurably different
Town of Monroe	5.6 mi	$2,186 (±$177)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Village of Monroe	$2,202 (±$203)
2	Village of South Blooming Grove	$2,161 (±$590)
3	Village of Harriman	$2,061 (±$170)
4	Village of Chester	$2,010 (±$224)
5	Village of Florida	$1,937 (±$229)
6	Village of Woodbury	$1,868 (±$1,539)
7	Village of Tuxedo Park	$1,850 (±$1,706)
8	Village of Goshen	$1,805 (±$113)
9	Village of Highland Falls	$1,643 (±$152)
10	Village of Walden	$1,625 (±$164)

Showing 10 of 19 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Village of Chester

What is the average rent in the Village of Chester, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Village of Chester is $2,010 (±$224) 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 Village of Chester?

In the Village of Chester, the median gross rent went from $1,215 in 2015–2019 to $2,010 in 2020–2024 (+65.4%).

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 Village of Chester cost more than $2,000 a month?

51.0% of rented homes in the Village of Chester have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Village of Chester higher than in Orange County?

In the Village of Chester, median gross rent is higher than in Orange County ($1,680).

It is also higher than in 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 Chester village, New York (place:15297, in state:36).

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.