What is the median rent in Woodmere, NY?

Name: Median rent in Woodmere, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Woodmere, NY is $2,720 (±$237) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 353 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Woodmere, the median gross rent went from $2,006 in 2015–2019 to $2,720 in 2020–2024 (+35.6%).

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: $2,720 (±$237)
Rented homes: 353 (±108)
$2,000 or more: 79.6%
Since 2015–2019: +35.6%

How much rent costs in Woodmere

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Woodmere	Nassau County	New York	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±11.3 points)	5.6%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±11.3 points)	6.4%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	8.2% (±12.3 points)	10.8%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	12.2% (±8.1 points)	17.1%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	15.3% (±9.6 points)	20.0%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	32.6% (±18.7 points)	14.0%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	31.7% (±18.1 points)	26.1%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,500 to $2,999, paid by 32.6% of renting households.

79.6% of rented homes in Woodmere cost $2,000 or more a month.

Woodmere against Nassau County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Woodmere	Nassau County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$2,720 (±$237)	$2,252 (±$41)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	353 (±108)	77,894 (±2,151)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In Woodmere, median gross rent is higher than in Nassau County ($2,252).

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

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

In Nassau County, Woodmere ranks 20 of 55 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 45 of 349.

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

How rent in Woodmere 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	$2,006 (±$249)	$2,720 (±$237)	+35.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	11.3% (±3.1 points)	8.2% (±2.5 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.7% (±7.2 points)	15.1% (±12.6 points)	+10.4 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 Woodmere

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Woodmere
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Woodmere	—	$2,720 (±$237)	—
Village of Cedarhurst	0.9 mi	$2,214 (±$414)	Lower
South Valley Stream	1.3 mi	$1,503 (±$1,112)	Lower
Hewlett	1.4 mi	$2,067 (±$1,029)	Not measurably different
Village of Valley Stream	2.1 mi	$2,124 (±$227)	Lower
Inwood	2.2 mi	$1,977 (±$163)	Lower
Village of Lawrence	2.4 mi	$1,943 (±$290)	Lower
Village of Lynbrook	2.8 mi	$2,230 (±$191)	Lower
Village of East Rockaway	2.9 mi	$2,416 (±$159)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Cedarhurst, NY ($2,214), South Valley Stream, NY ($1,503), Village of Valley Stream, NY ($2,124).

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

Median gross rent across Nassau County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
14	Merrick	$2,919 (±$415)
15	North Merrick	$2,906 (±$320)
16	East Meadow	$2,890 (±$360)
17	East Atlantic Beach	$2,856 (±$942)
18	Lido Beach	$2,799 (±$91)
19	North New Hyde Park	$2,768 (±$288)
20	Woodmere	$2,720 (±$237)
21	Albertson	$2,703 (±$255)
22	Jericho	$2,661 (±$352)
23	Levittown	$2,656 (±$337)
24	Garden City South	$2,638 (±$423)
25	Massapequa	$2,631 (±$579)
26	Roosevelt	$2,565 (±$500)

Showing 13 of 55 places in Nassau County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Woodmere is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Hempstead, whose figures include it.

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 Woodmere

What is the average rent in Woodmere, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Woodmere is $2,720 (±$237) 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 Woodmere?

In Woodmere, the median gross rent went from $2,006 in 2015–2019 to $2,720 in 2020–2024 (+35.6%).

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 Woodmere cost more than $2,000 a month?

79.6% of rented homes in Woodmere have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Woodmere higher than in Nassau County?

In Woodmere, median gross rent is higher than in Nassau County ($2,252).

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 Woodmere CDP, New York (place:82942, 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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