Rents are 3% above what Ronkonkoma's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $3,005 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
August. Asking rents in Ronkonkoma usually run 1.5% below trend in August and 1.2% above it in May, about $81 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Ronkonkoma is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2021.
Rent in Ronkonkoma changed +8.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 82 New York cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +5.3%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($121,673) is $3,042 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,400); a 3-bedroom is $3,110.
Deer Park, 12 miles away, rents for 20% less ($2,404/mo), about $7,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Ronkonkoma. 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
Ronkonkoma, NY is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 33.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ronkonkoma, NY has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Ronkonkoma, NY has increased by $773 per month, settling near $3,005 after starting the period at $2,232. On the earnings side, the typical household in Ronkonkoma, NY now reports about $121,673, up from $114,216 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 28.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 18.1% of households rent today, against 20.4% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher slipped from 35.7% to 33.5%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Ronkonkoma, NY reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Ronkonkoma is $3,005/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,710/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,400/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,080/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,110/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($121,673/yr), Ronkonkoma ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 8.0% over the past year.
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