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

Name: Median rent in the Village of Massena, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Village of Massena, NY is $722 (±$44) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,116 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Village of Massena, the median gross rent went from $699 in 2015–2019 to $722 in 2020–2024 (+3.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $722 (±$44)
Rented homes: 2,116 (±313)
$2,000 or more: 3.5%
Since 2015–2019: +3.3%

How much rent costs in the Village of Massena

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Village of Massena	St. Lawrence County	New York	United States
Less than $500	14.9% (±8.5 points)	18.4%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	71.6% (±8.0 points)	51.4%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	8.8% (±4.9 points)	22.8%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	1.1% (±1.6 points)	4.9%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	1.2% (±2.0 points)	1.2%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±2.0 points)	0.1%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.3% (±2.9 points)	1.1%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 71.6% of renting households.

3.5% of rented homes in the Village of Massena cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Village of Massena against St. Lawrence County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Massena	St. Lawrence County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$722 (±$44)	$818 (±$34)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,116 (±313)	10,739 (±836)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Village of Massena, median gross rent is lower than in St. Lawrence County ($818).

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

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

In St. Lawrence County, the Village of Massena ranks 8 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 445 of 499.

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

How rent in the Village of Massena 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	$699 (±$66)	$722 (±$44)	+3.3%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	34.0% (±4.9 points)	44.6% (±6.0 points)	+10.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	1.5% (±1.7 points)	5.2% (±4.5 points)	+3.7 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 Massena

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Massena
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Village of Massena	—	$722 (±$44)	—
Town of Massena	3.7 mi	$725 (±$44)	Not measurably different
Town of Louisville	6.0 mi	$843 (±$50)	Higher
Town of Norfolk	6.6 mi	$788 (±$118)	Not measurably different
Town of Brasher	8.8 mi	$730 (±$195)	Not measurably different
Norfolk (community)	11 mi	$784 (±$173)	Not measurably different
Akwesasne	11 mi	$979 (±$69)	Higher
St. Regis Mohawk Reservation	13 mi	$999 (±$93)	Higher
Town of Stockholm	13 mi	$950 (±$396)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Louisville, NY ($843), Akwesasne, NY ($979), St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, NY ($999).

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

Median gross rent across St. Lawrence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
2	Village of Richville	$958 (±$370)
3	Village of Potsdam	$898 (±$107)
4	Village of Gouverneur	$872 (±$113)
5 (tie)	Village of Canton	$796 (±$105)
5 (tie)	Village of Hammond	$796 (±$154)
7	Village of Heuvelton	$775 (±$356)
8	Village of Massena	$722 (±$44)
9	Village of Norwood	$683 (±$139)
10	Village of Waddington	$337 (±$38)

Showing 9 of 10 places in St. Lawrence 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 Massena

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Village of Massena is $722 (±$44) 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 Massena?

In the Village of Massena, the median gross rent went from $699 in 2015–2019 to $722 in 2020–2024 (+3.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in the Village of Massena cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.5% of rented homes in the Village of Massena have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 14.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Village of Massena higher than in St. Lawrence County?

In the Village of Massena, median gross rent is lower than in St. Lawrence County ($818).

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 Massena village, New York (place:46019, 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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