Rent Affordability for A Dental Hygienist in New York

A typical dental hygienist in New York earns about $99,761 a year, which supports approximately $2,494 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked New York city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 73 of 145 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 72 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Gloversville, NY$1,025/mo12.3%very comfortable
Lockport, NY$1,036/mo12.5%very comfortable
Palmyra, NY$1,055/mo12.7%very comfortable
Elmira, NY$1,121/mo13.5%very comfortable
Amsterdam, NY$1,194/mo14.4%very comfortable
North Tonawanda, NY$1,203/mo14.5%very comfortable
Niagara Falls, NY$1,221/mo14.7%very comfortable
Endicott, NY$1,246/mo15%very comfortable
Binghamton, NY$1,261/mo15.2%very comfortable
Potsdam, NY$1,263/mo15.2%very comfortable
Tonawanda, NY$1,270/mo15.3%very comfortable
Oswego, NY$1,282/mo15.4%very comfortable
Johnson City, NY$1,280/mo15.4%very comfortable
Cortland, NY$1,309/mo15.7%very comfortable
Hamburg, NY$1,315/mo15.8%very comfortable
Corning, NY$1,322/mo15.9%very comfortable
Brockport, NY$1,330/mo16%very comfortable
Whitesboro, NY$1,338/mo16.1%very comfortable
Auburn, NY$1,379/mo16.6%very comfortable
Painted Post, NY$1,385/mo16.7%very comfortable
Buffalo, NY$1,423/mo17.1%very comfortable
Utica, NY$1,431/mo17.2%very comfortable
Glens Falls, NY$1,462/mo17.6%very comfortable
Watervliet, NY$1,476/mo17.8%very comfortable
Troy, NY$1,491/mo17.9%very comfortable
Rochester, NY$1,496/mo18%very comfortable
Schenectady, NY$1,500/mo18%very comfortable
Rome, NY$1,500/mo18%very comfortable
Henrietta, NY$1,506/mo18.1%very comfortable
Syracuse, NY$1,525/mo18.3%very comfortable
Depew, NY$1,527/mo18.4%very comfortable
Oneonta, NY$1,540/mo18.5%very comfortable
Clarence, NY$1,550/mo18.6%very comfortable
Penfield, NY$1,543/mo18.6%very comfortable
Watertown, NY$1,578/mo19%very comfortable
Lancaster, NY$1,582/mo19%very comfortable
Ellenville, NY$1,600/mo19.2%very comfortable
Canandaigua, NY$1,603/mo19.3%very comfortable
Monticello, NY$1,617/mo19.5%very comfortable
Albany, NY$1,635/mo19.7%very comfortable
Clifton Park, NY$1,671/mo20.1%affordable
Webster, NY$1,697/mo20.4%affordable
Port Jervis, NY$1,708/mo20.5%affordable
West Henrietta, NY$1,713/mo20.6%affordable
Cohoes, NY$1,768/mo21.3%affordable
Fairport, NY$1,774/mo21.3%affordable
Camillus, NY$1,805/mo21.7%affordable
Catskill, NY$1,831/mo22%affordable
Baldwinsville, NY$1,901/mo22.9%affordable
Grand Island, NY$1,903/mo22.9%affordable
Poughkeepsie, NY$1,908/mo23%affordable
Ithaca, NY$1,926/mo23.2%affordable
East Syracuse, NY$1,925/mo23.2%affordable
Rensselaer, NY$1,951/mo23.5%affordable
Kingston, NY$1,978/mo23.8%affordable
Ballston Spa, NY$2,001/mo24.1%affordable
Williamsville, NY$2,015/mo24.2%affordable
Newburgh, NY$2,017/mo24.3%affordable
Latham, NY$2,049/mo24.6%affordable
East Amherst, NY$2,074/mo24.9%affordable
Getzville, NY$2,130/mo25.6%affordable
Farmington, NY$2,133/mo25.7%affordable
New Hartford, NY$2,158/mo26%affordable
Hudson, NY$2,224/mo26.8%affordable
Deer Park, NY$2,238/mo26.9%affordable
Manorville, NY$2,253/mo27.1%affordable
Delmar, NY$2,269/mo27.3%affordable
Middletown, NY$2,294/mo27.6%affordable
Brentwood, NY$2,300/mo27.7%affordable
Moriches, NY$2,407/mo29%affordable
Liverpool, NY$2,427/mo29.2%affordable
Wappingers Falls, NY$2,467/mo29.7%affordable
Saratoga Springs, NY$2,494/mo30%affordable
New Windsor, NY$2,537/mo30.5%stretched
Suffern, NY$2,567/mo30.9%stretched
Bohemia, NY$2,686/mo32.3%stretched
Warwick, NY$2,706/mo32.5%stretched
Mount Vernon, NY$2,736/mo32.9%stretched
Yonkers, NY$2,766/mo33.3%stretched
Patchogue, NY$2,798/mo33.7%stretched
Goshen, NY$2,814/mo33.8%stretched
Holbrook, NY$2,845/mo34.2%stretched
New Paltz, NY$2,848/mo34.3%stretched
Nyack, NY$2,914/mo35.1%stretched
Bay Shore, NY$2,953/mo35.5%stretched
Beacon, NY$2,954/mo35.5%stretched
Farmingdale, NY$2,948/mo35.5%stretched
Valley Stream, NY$2,967/mo35.7%stretched
New Rochelle, NY$2,989/mo36%stretched
Ronkonkoma, NY$3,003/mo36.1%stretched
West Babylon, NY$3,077/mo37%stretched
Franklin Square, NY$3,100/mo37.3%stretched
Central Islip, NY$3,110/mo37.4%stretched
Port Jefferson Station, NY$3,119/mo37.5%stretched
Hauppauge, NY$3,157/mo38%stretched
Monroe, NY$3,188/mo38.3%stretched
Peekskill, NY$3,191/mo38.4%stretched
Amityville, NY$3,204/mo38.5%stretched
Port Chester, NY$3,213/mo38.6%stretched
White Plains, NY$3,227/mo38.8%stretched
Coram, NY$3,224/mo38.8%stretched
Hicksville, NY$3,239/mo39%stretched
Nanuet, NY$3,273/mo39.4%stretched
Westbury, NY$3,284/mo39.5%stretched
Levittown, NY$3,303/mo39.7%stretched
Huntington Station, NY$3,317/mo39.9%stretched
Huntington, NY$3,321/mo39.9%stretched
Ossining, NY$3,368/mo40.5%rent-burdened
Massapequa, NY$3,438/mo41.4%rent-burdened
Eastchester, NY$3,450/mo41.5%rent-burdened
Port Jefferson, NY$3,453/mo41.5%rent-burdened
Rockville Centre, NY$3,465/mo41.7%rent-burdened
Mineola, NY$3,467/mo41.7%rent-burdened
Oceanside, NY$3,475/mo41.8%rent-burdened
Hempstead, NY$3,480/mo41.9%rent-burdened
Woodbury, NY$3,509/mo42.2%rent-burdened
Uniondale, NY$3,545/mo42.6%rent-burdened
Oyster Bay, NY$3,565/mo42.9%rent-burdened
Long Beach, NY$3,653/mo43.9%rent-burdened
Tivoli, NY$3,650/mo43.9%rent-burdened
Glen Cove, NY$3,721/mo44.8%rent-burdened
West Hempstead, NY$3,781/mo45.5%rent-burdened
Irvington, NY$3,788/mo45.6%rent-burdened
Port Washington, NY$3,846/mo46.3%rent-burdened
Washingtonville, NY$3,850/mo46.3%rent-burdened
Mamaroneck, NY$3,906/mo47%rent-burdened
Farmingville, NY$3,983/mo47.9%rent-burdened
Sleepy Hollow, NY$3,980/mo47.9%rent-burdened
Centereach, NY$4,058/mo48.8%rent-burdened
Purchase, NY$4,101/mo49.3%rent-burdened
New Hyde Park, NY$4,111/mo49.5%rent-burdened
New York, NY$4,170/mo50.2%severely rent-burdened
Dobbs Ferry, NY$4,216/mo50.7%severely rent-burdened
Southold, NY$4,250/mo51.1%severely rent-burdened
West Harrison, NY$4,350/mo52.3%severely rent-burdened
Harrison, NY$4,566/mo54.9%severely rent-burdened
Great Neck, NY$4,970/mo59.8%severely rent-burdened
Plainview, NY$5,081/mo61.1%severely rent-burdened
Garden City, NY$6,075/mo73.1%severely rent-burdened
Larchmont, NY$6,849/mo82.4%severely rent-burdened
Rye, NY$8,099/mo97.4%severely rent-burdened
Scarsdale, NY$8,839/mo106.3%severely rent-burdened
Hampton Bays, NY$9,761/mo117.4%severely rent-burdened
East Quogue, NY$13,000/mo156.4%severely rent-burdened
Southampton, NY$17,483/mo210.3%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for New York. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).