What is the median rent in the Village of Port Jefferson, NY?

Name: Median rent in the Village of Port Jefferson, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Village of Port Jefferson, NY is $2,349 (±$244) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 913 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Village of Port Jefferson, the median gross rent went from $1,838 in 2015–2019 to $2,349 in 2020–2024 (+27.8%).

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: $2,349 (±$244)
Rented homes: 913 (±173)
$2,000 or more: 64.2%
Since 2015–2019: +27.8%

How much rent costs in the Village of Port Jefferson

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Village of Port Jefferson	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Less than $500	1.0% (±1.6 points)	4.4%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	4.6% (±4.6 points)	5.4%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	8.9% (±6.0 points)	10.1%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	21.5% (±9.4 points)	17.5%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	20.2% (±9.0 points)	24.6%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	20.3% (±8.2 points)	16.8%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	23.7% (±8.6 points)	21.2%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 23.7% of renting households.

64.2% of rented homes in the Village of Port Jefferson cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Village of Port Jefferson against Suffolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Port Jefferson	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$2,349 (±$244)	$2,255 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	913 (±173)	85,927 (±2,465)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Village of Port Jefferson, median gross rent is not measurably different from Suffolk County ($2,255).

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

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

In Suffolk County, the Village of Port Jefferson ranks 10 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 46 of 499.

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

How rent in the Village of Port Jefferson 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	$1,838 (±$199)	$2,349 (±$244)	+27.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	31.7% (±5.1 points)	28.0% (±4.4 points)	−3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.7% (±4.0 points)	0.0% (±4.4 points)	−2.7 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 Port Jefferson

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Port Jefferson
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Village of Port Jefferson	—	$2,349 (±$244)	—
Port Jefferson Station	1.3 mi	$2,411 (±$174)	Not measurably different
Mount Sinai	1.7 mi	$3,088 (±$797)	Not measurably different
Village of Poquott	2.1 mi	$3,159 (±$640)	Higher
Terryville	2.3 mi	$2,265 (±$392)	Not measurably different
East Setauket	2.6 mi	$2,178 (±$123)	Not measurably different
Miller Place	3.1 mi	$1,172 (±$477)	Lower
Setauket	3.3 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Village of Old Field	4.4 mi	$3,500 or more	—

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Miller Place, NY ($1,172).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Poquott, NY ($3,159).

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

Median gross rent across Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
4	Village of Nissequogue	$3,283 (±$215)
5	Village of Asharoken	$3,282 (±$97)
6	Village of Poquott	$3,159 (±$640)
7	Village of East Hampton	$2,620 (±$217)
8	Village of Southampton	$2,437 (±$490)
9	Village of Babylon	$2,427 (±$120)
10	Village of Port Jefferson	$2,349 (±$244)
11	Village of Head of the Harbor	$2,333 (±$754)
12	Village of Patchogue	$2,263 (±$344)
13	Village of Amityville	$2,247 (±$343)
14	Village of Northport	$2,209 (±$544)
15	Village of Lake Grove	$2,184 (±$430)
16	Village of Westhampton Beach	$2,154 (±$660)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Suffolk 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 Port Jefferson

What is the average rent in the Village of Port Jefferson, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Village of Port Jefferson is $2,349 (±$244) 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 Port Jefferson?

In the Village of Port Jefferson, the median gross rent went from $1,838 in 2015–2019 to $2,349 in 2020–2024 (+27.8%).

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

64.2% of rented homes in the Village of Port Jefferson have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Village of Port Jefferson higher than in Suffolk County?

In the Village of Port Jefferson, median gross rent is not measurably different from Suffolk County ($2,255).

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 Port Jefferson village, New York (place:59355, 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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