What is the median rent in White Plains, NY?

Name: Median rent in White Plains, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in White Plains, NY is $2,269 (±$89) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 12,143 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In White Plains, the median gross rent went from $1,701 in 2015–2019 to $2,269 in 2020–2024 (+33.4%).

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: $2,269 (±$89)
Rented homes: 12,143 (±832)
$2,000 or more: 61.5%
Since 2015–2019: +33.4%

How much rent costs in White Plains

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	White Plains	Westchester County	New York	United States
Less than $500	4.0% (±1.3 points)	4.9%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.1% (±2.0 points)	8.1%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	14.6% (±3.1 points)	14.3%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	13.7% (±2.7 points)	25.1%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	21.4% (±3.4 points)	21.8%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	13.2% (±2.9 points)	10.2%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	26.9% (±3.6 points)	15.6%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 26.9% of renting households.

61.5% of rented homes in White Plains cost $2,000 or more a month.

White Plains against Westchester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	White Plains	Westchester County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$2,269 (±$89)	$1,951 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	12,143 (±832)	137,091 (±2,488)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In White Plains, median gross rent is higher than in Westchester County ($1,951).

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

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

In Westchester County, White Plains ranks 10 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 20 of 952.

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

How rent in White Plains 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	$1,701 (±$56)	$2,269 (±$89)	+33.4%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	48.2% (±2.1 points)	49.0% (±2.8 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.0% (±1.4 points)	2.7% (±1.4 points)	−1.3 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 White Plains

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with White Plains
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
White Plains	—	$2,269 (±$89)	—
Town of Harrison	1.7 mi	$2,616 (±$155)	Higher
Village of Harrison	1.7 mi	$2,616 (±$155)	Higher
Town of Scarsdale	2.5 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Village of Scarsdale	2.5 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Fairview (Westchester County)	2.7 mi	$1,250 (±$722)	Lower
Hartsdale	2.8 mi	$1,858 (±$534)	Not measurably different
Village of Rye Brook	3.4 mi	$2,593 (±$260)	Higher
Town of Rye	3.5 mi	$2,066 (±$121)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairview (Westchester County), NY ($1,250), Town of Rye, NY ($2,066).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Harrison, NY ($2,616), Village of Harrison, NY ($2,616), Village of Rye Brook, NY ($2,593).

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

Median gross rent across Westchester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1 (tie)	Town of Somers	$3,500 or more
5	Town of New Castle	$2,742 (±$514)
6	Town of Harrison	$2,616 (±$155)
7	Town of Greenburgh	$2,316 (±$83)
8	Town of Pelham	$2,308 (±$160)
9	Town of Eastchester	$2,302 (±$177)
10	White Plains	$2,269 (±$89)
11	Town of North Castle	$2,268 (±$210)
12	Town of Lewisboro	$2,256 (±$162)
13	Town of Ossining	$2,203 (±$146)
14	Town of Mamaroneck	$2,202 (±$126)
15	Town of Bedford	$2,191 (±$355)
16	Town of Rye	$2,066 (±$121)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Westchester 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 White Plains

What is the average rent in White Plains, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in White Plains is $2,269 (±$89) 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 White Plains?

In White Plains, the median gross rent went from $1,701 in 2015–2019 to $2,269 in 2020–2024 (+33.4%).

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 White Plains cost more than $2,000 a month?

61.5% of rented homes in White Plains have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in White Plains higher than in Westchester County?

In White Plains, median gross rent is higher than in Westchester County ($1,951).

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 White Plains city, Westchester County, New York (county subdivision:81677, in state:36 county:119).

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.