Rent Affordability for An Electrician in New York

A typical electrician in New York earns about $79,686 a year, which supports approximately $1,992 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. 56 of 146 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 90 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Gloversville, NY$1,000/mo15.1%very comfortable
Lockport, NY$1,025/mo15.4%very comfortable
Cortland, NY$1,143/mo17.2%very comfortable
Elmira, NY$1,148/mo17.3%very comfortable
Niagara Falls, NY$1,180/mo17.8%very comfortable
Amsterdam, NY$1,185/mo17.8%very comfortable
Potsdam, NY$1,187/mo17.9%very comfortable
Corning, NY$1,198/mo18%very comfortable
East Syracuse, NY$1,200/mo18.1%very comfortable
Palmyra, NY$1,208/mo18.2%very comfortable
Endicott, NY$1,216/mo18.3%very comfortable
Oswego, NY$1,291/mo19.4%very comfortable
Tonawanda, NY$1,306/mo19.7%very comfortable
Brockport, NY$1,314/mo19.8%very comfortable
Johnson City, NY$1,338/mo20.1%affordable
Whitesboro, NY$1,338/mo20.1%affordable
North Tonawanda, NY$1,341/mo20.2%affordable
Rome, NY$1,347/mo20.3%affordable
Hamburg, NY$1,371/mo20.6%affordable
Utica, NY$1,392/mo21%affordable
Painted Post, NY$1,392/mo21%affordable
Auburn, NY$1,417/mo21.3%affordable
Buffalo, NY$1,421/mo21.4%affordable
Glens Falls, NY$1,440/mo21.7%affordable
Rochester, NY$1,454/mo21.9%affordable
Troy, NY$1,473/mo22.2%affordable
Henrietta, NY$1,474/mo22.2%affordable
Monticello, NY$1,492/mo22.5%affordable
Schenectady, NY$1,517/mo22.8%affordable
Watervliet, NY$1,519/mo22.9%affordable
Watertown, NY$1,546/mo23.3%affordable
Syracuse, NY$1,566/mo23.6%affordable
Canandaigua, NY$1,596/mo24%affordable
Lancaster, NY$1,599/mo24.1%affordable
Ellenville, NY$1,600/mo24.1%affordable
Catskill, NY$1,600/mo24.1%affordable
West Henrietta, NY$1,613/mo24.3%affordable
Albany, NY$1,664/mo25.1%affordable
Clifton Park, NY$1,677/mo25.3%affordable
Penfield, NY$1,683/mo25.3%affordable
Depew, NY$1,696/mo25.5%affordable
Fairport, NY$1,706/mo25.7%affordable
Clarence, NY$1,725/mo26%affordable
New Hartford, NY$1,750/mo26.4%affordable
Port Jervis, NY$1,788/mo26.9%affordable
Webster, NY$1,795/mo27%affordable
Binghamton, NY$1,838/mo27.7%affordable
Camillus, NY$1,840/mo27.7%affordable
Kingston, NY$1,862/mo28%affordable
Poughkeepsie, NY$1,865/mo28.1%affordable
Cohoes, NY$1,865/mo28.1%affordable
Rensselaer, NY$1,877/mo28.3%affordable
Baldwinsville, NY$1,877/mo28.3%affordable
Newburgh, NY$1,939/mo29.2%affordable
Delmar, NY$1,966/mo29.6%affordable
Grand Island, NY$1,991/mo30%affordable
Ballston Spa, NY$2,001/mo30.1%stretched
Farmington, NY$2,019/mo30.4%stretched
East Amherst, NY$2,031/mo30.6%stretched
Ithaca, NY$2,038/mo30.7%stretched
New Paltz, NY$2,100/mo31.6%stretched
Oneonta, NY$2,107/mo31.7%stretched
Getzville, NY$2,130/mo32.1%stretched
Williamsville, NY$2,144/mo32.3%stretched
Saratoga Springs, NY$2,165/mo32.6%stretched
Brentwood, NY$2,300/mo34.6%stretched
Liverpool, NY$2,345/mo35.3%stretched
Deer Park, NY$2,404/mo36.2%stretched
Warwick, NY$2,419/mo36.4%stretched
Middletown, NY$2,442/mo36.8%stretched
Manorville, NY$2,450/mo36.9%stretched
Latham, NY$2,458/mo37%stretched
New Windsor, NY$2,470/mo37.2%stretched
Moriches, NY$2,475/mo37.3%stretched
Farmingdale, NY$2,585/mo38.9%stretched
Hudson, NY$2,589/mo39%stretched
Mount Vernon, NY$2,639/mo39.7%stretched
Beacon, NY$2,645/mo39.8%stretched
Bohemia, NY$2,686/mo40.4%rent-burdened
Patchogue, NY$2,746/mo41.4%rent-burdened
Yonkers, NY$2,765/mo41.6%rent-burdened
Nyack, NY$2,776/mo41.8%rent-burdened
Wappingers Falls, NY$2,787/mo42%rent-burdened
Holbrook, NY$2,811/mo42.3%rent-burdened
Goshen, NY$2,814/mo42.4%rent-burdened
Central Islip, NY$2,876/mo43.3%rent-burdened
Suffern, NY$2,890/mo43.5%rent-burdened
Monroe, NY$2,905/mo43.7%rent-burdened
Peekskill, NY$2,938/mo44.2%rent-burdened
Franklin Square, NY$2,950/mo44.4%rent-burdened
West Babylon, NY$2,986/mo45%rent-burdened
New Rochelle, NY$2,995/mo45.1%rent-burdened
Ronkonkoma, NY$3,005/mo45.3%rent-burdened
Amityville, NY$3,047/mo45.9%rent-burdened
Hauppauge, NY$3,078/mo46.4%rent-burdened
Westbury, NY$3,098/mo46.7%rent-burdened
Irvington, NY$3,100/mo46.7%rent-burdened
Hempstead, NY$3,106/mo46.8%rent-burdened
Coram, NY$3,107/mo46.8%rent-burdened
Port Chester, NY$3,130/mo47.1%rent-burdened
Port Jefferson Station, NY$3,140/mo47.3%rent-burdened
Port Jefferson, NY$3,229/mo48.6%rent-burdened
Valley Stream, NY$3,236/mo48.7%rent-burdened
Ossining, NY$3,257/mo49%rent-burdened
Nanuet, NY$3,276/mo49.3%rent-burdened
Huntington Station, NY$3,287/mo49.5%rent-burdened
White Plains, NY$3,301/mo49.7%rent-burdened
Eastchester, NY$3,351/mo50.5%severely rent-burdened
Bay Shore, NY$3,362/mo50.6%severely rent-burdened
Massapequa, NY$3,358/mo50.6%severely rent-burdened
Levittown, NY$3,367/mo50.7%severely rent-burdened
Centereach, NY$3,381/mo50.9%severely rent-burdened
Rockville Centre, NY$3,400/mo51.2%severely rent-burdened
Harrison, NY$3,455/mo52%severely rent-burdened
Oceanside, NY$3,475/mo52.3%severely rent-burdened
Hampton Bays, NY$3,484/mo52.5%severely rent-burdened
Woodbury, NY$3,510/mo52.9%severely rent-burdened
Uniondale, NY$3,537/mo53.3%severely rent-burdened
Long Beach, NY$3,563/mo53.7%severely rent-burdened
Oyster Bay, NY$3,565/mo53.7%severely rent-burdened
Dobbs Ferry, NY$3,629/mo54.6%severely rent-burdened
Tivoli, NY$3,650/mo55%severely rent-burdened
Mamaroneck, NY$3,664/mo55.2%severely rent-burdened
Glen Cove, NY$3,702/mo55.7%severely rent-burdened
Huntington, NY$3,724/mo56.1%severely rent-burdened
Farmingville, NY$3,749/mo56.5%severely rent-burdened
West Hempstead, NY$3,859/mo58.1%severely rent-burdened
Mineola, NY$3,886/mo58.5%severely rent-burdened
Washingtonville, NY$3,900/mo58.7%severely rent-burdened
Purchase, NY$3,939/mo59.3%severely rent-burdened
New Hyde Park, NY$3,975/mo59.9%severely rent-burdened
Hicksville, NY$4,058/mo61.1%severely rent-burdened
New York, NY$4,089/mo61.6%severely rent-burdened
Southold, NY$4,250/mo64%severely rent-burdened
West Harrison, NY$4,250/mo64%severely rent-burdened
Port Washington, NY$4,354/mo65.6%severely rent-burdened
Sleepy Hollow, NY$4,375/mo65.9%severely rent-burdened
Great Neck, NY$4,894/mo73.7%severely rent-burdened
Plainview, NY$4,902/mo73.8%severely rent-burdened
Rye, NY$6,117/mo92.1%severely rent-burdened
Garden City, NY$6,343/mo95.5%severely rent-burdened
Larchmont, NY$6,700/mo100.9%severely rent-burdened
Scarsdale, NY$7,500/mo112.9%severely rent-burdened
Westhampton Beach, NY$12,000/mo180.7%severely rent-burdened
East Quogue, NY$13,000/mo195.8%severely rent-burdened
Southampton, NY$19,789/mo298%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).