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

Name: Median rent in the Village of Kenmore, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Village of Kenmore, NY is $1,081 (±$101) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,120 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Village of Kenmore, the median gross rent went from $783 in 2015–2019 to $1,081 in 2020–2024 (+38.1%).

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: $1,081 (±$101)
Rented homes: 2,120 (±326)
$2,000 or more: 0.6%
Since 2015–2019: +38.1%

How much rent costs in the Village of Kenmore

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Village of Kenmore	Erie County	New York	United States
Less than $500	8.3% (±3.3 points)	8.4%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	33.3% (±10.2 points)	33.1%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	35.6% (±10.5 points)	38.9%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.3% (±11.2 points)	12.8%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.6% (±1.0 points)	4.1%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±2.0 points)	1.4%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±2.0 points)	1.3%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 35.6% of renting households.

0.6% of rented homes in the Village of Kenmore cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Village of Kenmore against Erie County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Kenmore	Erie County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,081 (±$101)	$1,090 (±$11)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,120 (±326)	134,621 (±2,515)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Village of Kenmore, median gross rent is not measurably different from Erie County ($1,090).

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

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

In Erie County, the Village of Kenmore ranks 6 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 224 of 499.

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

How rent in the Village of Kenmore 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	$783 (±$50)	$1,081 (±$101)	+38.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	30.6% (±3.3 points)	31.0% (±4.6 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	1.9% (±2.4 points)	1.3% (±2.0 points)	−0.6 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 Kenmore

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Kenmore
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Village of Kenmore	—	$1,081 (±$101)	—
Town of Tonawanda	1.3 mi	$1,098 (±$27)	Not measurably different
Tonawanda Town	1.4 mi	$1,102 (±$31)	Not measurably different
Eggertsville	3.2 mi	$886 (±$160)	Lower
Tonawanda	3.3 mi	$835 (±$176)	Lower
Grandyle Village	4.5 mi	$1,209 (±$557)	Not measurably different
University at Buffalo	4.9 mi	$2,047 (±$1,180)	Not measurably different
Buffalo	5.0 mi	$1,046 (±$18)	Not measurably different
North Tonawanda	5.8 mi	$934 (±$26)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Eggertsville, NY ($886), Tonawanda, NY ($835), North Tonawanda, NY ($934).

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

Median gross rent across Erie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Village of Williamsville	$1,404 (±$147)
2	Village of East Aurora	$1,196 (±$145)
3	Village of Orchard Park	$1,192 (±$78)
4	Village of Sloan	$1,135 (±$114)
5	Village of Hamburg	$1,097 (±$63)
6	Village of Kenmore	$1,081 (±$101)
7	Village of Depew	$1,061 (±$77)
8	Village of Farnham	$1,057 (±$355)
9	Village of Lancaster	$969 (±$169)
10	Village of Alden	$945 (±$40)
11	Village of North Collins	$853 (±$280)
12	Village of Angola	$841 (±$78)

Showing 12 of 15 places in Erie 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 Kenmore

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Village of Kenmore is $1,081 (±$101) 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 Kenmore?

In the Village of Kenmore, the median gross rent went from $783 in 2015–2019 to $1,081 in 2020–2024 (+38.1%).

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 Kenmore cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.6% of rented homes in the Village of Kenmore have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 8.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Village of Kenmore higher than in Erie County?

In the Village of Kenmore, median gross rent is not measurably different from Erie County ($1,090).

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

It is lower 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 Kenmore village, New York (place:39232, 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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