Rent Affordability for An Elementary School Teacher in New York
A typical elementary school teacher in New York earns about $76,471 a year, which supports approximately $1,912 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. 50 of 145 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 95 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockport, NY | $1,024/mo | 16.1% | very comfortable |
| Elmira, NY | $1,158/mo | 18.2% | very comfortable |
| Palmyra, NY | $1,168/mo | 18.3% | very comfortable |
| North Tonawanda, NY | $1,173/mo | 18.4% | very comfortable |
| Niagara Falls, NY | $1,212/mo | 19% | very comfortable |
| Johnson City, NY | $1,222/mo | 19.2% | very comfortable |
| Potsdam, NY | $1,245/mo | 19.5% | very comfortable |
| Gloversville, NY | $1,248/mo | 19.6% | very comfortable |
| Amsterdam, NY | $1,258/mo | 19.7% | very comfortable |
| Endicott, NY | $1,267/mo | 19.9% | very comfortable |
| Corning, NY | $1,272/mo | 20% | very comfortable |
| Tonawanda, NY | $1,281/mo | 20.1% | affordable |
| Binghamton, NY | $1,322/mo | 20.7% | affordable |
| Painted Post, NY | $1,334/mo | 20.9% | affordable |
| Brockport, NY | $1,344/mo | 21.1% | affordable |
| Utica, NY | $1,365/mo | 21.4% | affordable |
| Hamburg, NY | $1,364/mo | 21.4% | affordable |
| Cortland, NY | $1,367/mo | 21.5% | affordable |
| Whitesboro, NY | $1,394/mo | 21.9% | affordable |
| Oswego, NY | $1,415/mo | 22.2% | affordable |
| Glens Falls, NY | $1,419/mo | 22.3% | affordable |
| Buffalo, NY | $1,430/mo | 22.4% | affordable |
| Auburn, NY | $1,425/mo | 22.4% | affordable |
| Watervliet, NY | $1,471/mo | 23.1% | affordable |
| Henrietta, NY | $1,473/mo | 23.1% | affordable |
| Schenectady, NY | $1,489/mo | 23.4% | affordable |
| Rome, NY | $1,500/mo | 23.5% | affordable |
| Troy, NY | $1,501/mo | 23.6% | affordable |
| Depew, NY | $1,505/mo | 23.6% | affordable |
| Watertown, NY | $1,517/mo | 23.8% | affordable |
| Rochester, NY | $1,532/mo | 24% | affordable |
| Syracuse, NY | $1,546/mo | 24.3% | affordable |
| Clarence, NY | $1,550/mo | 24.3% | affordable |
| Oneonta, NY | $1,554/mo | 24.4% | affordable |
| Lancaster, NY | $1,582/mo | 24.8% | affordable |
| Ellenville, NY | $1,600/mo | 25.1% | affordable |
| Albany, NY | $1,611/mo | 25.3% | affordable |
| Monticello, NY | $1,617/mo | 25.4% | affordable |
| Clifton Park, NY | $1,647/mo | 25.8% | affordable |
| Penfield, NY | $1,647/mo | 25.8% | affordable |
| Webster, NY | $1,657/mo | 26% | affordable |
| Port Jervis, NY | $1,704/mo | 26.7% | affordable |
| West Henrietta, NY | $1,726/mo | 27.1% | affordable |
| Canandaigua, NY | $1,746/mo | 27.4% | affordable |
| Fairport, NY | $1,774/mo | 27.8% | affordable |
| Camillus, NY | $1,783/mo | 28% | affordable |
| Cohoes, NY | $1,816/mo | 28.5% | affordable |
| Catskill, NY | $1,831/mo | 28.7% | affordable |
| Poughkeepsie, NY | $1,865/mo | 29.3% | affordable |
| Baldwinsville, NY | $1,867/mo | 29.3% | affordable |
| Newburgh, NY | $1,925/mo | 30.2% | stretched |
| East Syracuse, NY | $1,925/mo | 30.2% | stretched |
| Ithaca, NY | $1,947/mo | 30.6% | stretched |
| Rensselaer, NY | $1,970/mo | 30.9% | stretched |
| Ballston Spa, NY | $2,010/mo | 31.5% | stretched |
| New Hartford, NY | $2,010/mo | 31.5% | stretched |
| Kingston, NY | $2,019/mo | 31.7% | stretched |
| Latham, NY | $2,049/mo | 32.2% | stretched |
| Grand Island, NY | $2,089/mo | 32.8% | stretched |
| East Amherst, NY | $2,108/mo | 33.1% | stretched |
| Getzville, NY | $2,130/mo | 33.4% | stretched |
| Hudson, NY | $2,159/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Delmar, NY | $2,163/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Williamsville, NY | $2,167/mo | 34% | stretched |
| Deer Park, NY | $2,175/mo | 34.1% | stretched |
| Middletown, NY | $2,210/mo | 34.7% | stretched |
| Farmington, NY | $2,218/mo | 34.8% | stretched |
| Brentwood, NY | $2,300/mo | 36.1% | stretched |
| Saratoga Springs, NY | $2,374/mo | 37.3% | stretched |
| Moriches, NY | $2,376/mo | 37.3% | stretched |
| Wappingers Falls, NY | $2,398/mo | 37.6% | stretched |
| Manorville, NY | $2,410/mo | 37.8% | stretched |
| Liverpool, NY | $2,421/mo | 38% | stretched |
| Patchogue, NY | $2,679/mo | 42% | rent-burdened |
| Eastchester, NY | $2,683/mo | 42.1% | rent-burdened |
| Bohemia, NY | $2,686/mo | 42.1% | rent-burdened |
| Warwick, NY | $2,706/mo | 42.5% | rent-burdened |
| Yonkers, NY | $2,754/mo | 43.2% | rent-burdened |
| Mount Vernon, NY | $2,794/mo | 43.8% | rent-burdened |
| West Babylon, NY | $2,790/mo | 43.8% | rent-burdened |
| Holbrook, NY | $2,827/mo | 44.4% | rent-burdened |
| Suffern, NY | $2,833/mo | 44.5% | rent-burdened |
| Franklin Square, NY | $2,850/mo | 44.7% | rent-burdened |
| New Paltz, NY | $2,848/mo | 44.7% | rent-burdened |
| Nyack, NY | $2,855/mo | 44.8% | rent-burdened |
| Hicksville, NY | $2,879/mo | 45.2% | rent-burdened |
| Bay Shore, NY | $2,896/mo | 45.4% | rent-burdened |
| Port Chester, NY | $2,909/mo | 45.6% | rent-burdened |
| Ronkonkoma, NY | $2,934/mo | 46% | rent-burdened |
| Goshen, NY | $2,930/mo | 46% | rent-burdened |
| New Windsor, NY | $2,962/mo | 46.5% | rent-burdened |
| New Rochelle, NY | $2,974/mo | 46.7% | rent-burdened |
| Port Jefferson Station, NY | $2,979/mo | 46.7% | rent-burdened |
| Valley Stream, NY | $2,994/mo | 47% | rent-burdened |
| Hauppauge, NY | $3,012/mo | 47.3% | rent-burdened |
| Farmingdale, NY | $3,028/mo | 47.5% | rent-burdened |
| Monroe, NY | $3,054/mo | 47.9% | rent-burdened |
| Beacon, NY | $3,062/mo | 48% | rent-burdened |
| Nanuet, NY | $3,103/mo | 48.7% | rent-burdened |
| Peekskill, NY | $3,108/mo | 48.8% | rent-burdened |
| Central Islip, NY | $3,147/mo | 49.4% | rent-burdened |
| Westbury, NY | $3,154/mo | 49.5% | rent-burdened |
| Amityville, NY | $3,154/mo | 49.5% | rent-burdened |
| Port Jefferson, NY | $3,165/mo | 49.7% | rent-burdened |
| Oceanside, NY | $3,200/mo | 50.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| White Plains, NY | $3,228/mo | 50.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Coram, NY | $3,324/mo | 52.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Huntington, NY | $3,332/mo | 52.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mineola, NY | $3,341/mo | 52.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hempstead, NY | $3,370/mo | 52.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Huntington Station, NY | $3,369/mo | 52.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Irvington, NY | $3,451/mo | 54.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Washingtonville, NY | $3,475/mo | 54.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rockville Centre, NY | $3,502/mo | 55% | severely rent-burdened |
| Uniondale, NY | $3,545/mo | 55.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ossining, NY | $3,600/mo | 56.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Woodbury, NY | $3,603/mo | 56.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Glen Cove, NY | $3,605/mo | 56.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Oyster Bay, NY | $3,605/mo | 56.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Levittown, NY | $3,623/mo | 56.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Tivoli, NY | $3,650/mo | 57.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Long Beach, NY | $3,684/mo | 57.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| West Hempstead, NY | $3,821/mo | 60% | severely rent-burdened |
| Purchase, NY | $3,903/mo | 61.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Farmingville, NY | $3,983/mo | 62.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Centereach, NY | $4,020/mo | 63.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| New Hyde Park, NY | $4,111/mo | 64.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| New York, NY | $4,133/mo | 64.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mamaroneck, NY | $4,144/mo | 65% | severely rent-burdened |
| Massapequa, NY | $4,175/mo | 65.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Port Washington, NY | $4,208/mo | 66% | severely rent-burdened |
| Southold, NY | $4,250/mo | 66.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| West Harrison, NY | $4,350/mo | 68.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Sleepy Hollow, NY | $4,451/mo | 69.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dobbs Ferry, NY | $4,460/mo | 70% | severely rent-burdened |
| Great Neck, NY | $4,908/mo | 77% | severely rent-burdened |
| Plainview, NY | $5,088/mo | 79.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Harrison, NY | $5,176/mo | 81.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Garden City, NY | $5,550/mo | 87.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Larchmont, NY | $7,202/mo | 113% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rye, NY | $8,489/mo | 133.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Scarsdale, NY | $9,756/mo | 153.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| East Quogue, NY | $13,000/mo | 204% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hampton Bays, NY | $13,026/mo | 204.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Southampton, NY | $17,483/mo | 274.3% | severely rent-burdened |