Rents are 4% above what Yonkers's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
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 $2,765 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
March. Asking rents in Yonkers usually run 0.5% below trend in March and 0.6% above it in September, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in Yonkers is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2016.
Rent in Yonkers changed +8.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 82 New York cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +5.3%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Yonkers rose 26.7% while median household income rose 30.9% ($63,849 to $83,549). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Yonkers is 42.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 12 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($83,549) is $2,089 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,340).
The priciest of 5 ZIP codes in Yonkers, 10710 ($2,937/mo), costs 11% more than the cheapest, 10704 ($2,641/mo).
Ridgefield Park, NJ, 10 miles away, rents for 16% less ($2,325/mo), about $5,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Yonkers. 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
Yonkers, NY is roughly split between renters and owners, 35.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Yonkers, NY has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Yonkers, NY has increased from $1,999 to $2,765, a 38.3% change over five years. Median household income rose from $72,403 to $83,549 between 2021 and 2024, a 15.4% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in Yonkers, 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 Yonkers is $2,765/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,340/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,703/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,443/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,367/mo.
At 40% of local median household income ($83,549/yr), Yonkers ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 8.2% over the past year.
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