Rents are right about where Coram's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $3,107 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Coram usually run 1.5% below trend in January and 1.1% above it in May, about $81 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Coram is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2021.
Rent in Coram changed +6.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 82 New York cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +5.3%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($105,220) is $2,631 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,520); a 2-bedroom is $2,910.
Patchogue, 8 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,746/mo), about $4,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Coram. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Coram, NY is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 36.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Coram, NY has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Coram, NY stood at $2,347 in 2021 and currently runs about $3,107, reflecting a 32.4% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $86,188 to $105,220 between 2021 and 2024, a 22.1% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 4.6% since 2021, moving from about 41,431 residents to roughly 39,539. College-educated residents now make up 36.1% of adults here, versus 33.3% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Coram, NY reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Coram is $3,107/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,080/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,910/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,520/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,770/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($105,220/yr), Coram ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.6% over the past year.
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