What is the median rent in the Village of Penn Yan, NY?

Name: Median rent in the Village of Penn Yan, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Village of Penn Yan, NY is $663 (±$228) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 819 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Village of Penn Yan, the median gross rent went from $797 in 2015–2019 to $663 in 2020–2024 (−16.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $663 (±$228)
Rented homes: 819 (±214)
$2,000 or more: 0.9%
Since 2015–2019: −16.8%

How much rent costs in the Village of Penn Yan

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Village of Penn Yan	Yates County	New York	United States
Less than $500	31.0% (±15.1 points)	19.8%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	54.5% (±15.1 points)	50.6%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	8.8% (±5.7 points)	15.1%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	4.9% (±5.8 points)	12.8%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±5.1 points)	0.8%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.1 points)	0.6%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.9% (±1.4 points)	0.4%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 54.5% of renting households.

0.9% of rented homes in the Village of Penn Yan cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Village of Penn Yan against Yates County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Penn Yan	Yates County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$663 (±$228)	$834 (±$48)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	819 (±214)	1,949 (±263)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Village of Penn Yan, median gross rent is not measurably different from Yates County ($834).

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

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

In Yates County, the Village of Penn Yan ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 476 of 499.

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

How rent in the Village of Penn Yan 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	$797 (±$76)	$663 (±$228)	−16.8%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	41.7% (±5.7 points)	38.2% (±8.7 points)	−3.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	10.5% (±8.8 points)	0.0% (±5.1 points)	−10.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Penn Yan

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Penn Yan
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Village of Penn Yan	—	$663 (±$228)	—
Town of Milo	4.2 mi	$733 (±$137)	Not measurably different
Town of Benton	4.2 mi	$1,541 (±$628)	Higher
Town of Torrey	5.0 mi	$1,200 (±$620)	Not measurably different
Village of Dresden	5.1 mi	$718 (±$37)	Not measurably different
Town of Jerusalem	6.3 mi	$870 (±$116)	Not measurably different
Town of Potter	7.5 mi	$1,005 (±$136)	Higher
Town of Barrington	9.5 mi	$1,574 (±$667)	Higher
Village of Dundee	10 mi	$703 (±$118)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Benton, NY ($1,541), Town of Potter, NY ($1,005), Town of Barrington, NY ($1,574).

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

Median gross rent across Yates County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Village of Dresden	$718 (±$37)
2	Village of Dundee	$703 (±$118)
3	Village of Penn Yan	$663 (±$228)
4	Village of Rushville	$656 (±$264)

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 Penn Yan

What is the average rent in the Village of Penn Yan, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Village of Penn Yan is $663 (±$228) 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 Penn Yan?

In the Village of Penn Yan, the median gross rent went from $797 in 2015–2019 to $663 in 2020–2024 (−16.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

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

0.9% of rented homes in the Village of Penn Yan have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 31.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Village of Penn Yan higher than in Yates County?

In the Village of Penn Yan, median gross rent is not measurably different from Yates County ($834).

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 Penn Yan village, New York (place:57177, 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.