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Rent Affordability for A Lawyer in New York

A typical lawyer in New York earns about $201,176 a year, which supports approximately $5,029 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. 136 of 145 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 9 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Lockport, NY$1,024/mo6.1%very comfortable
Elmira, NY$1,158/mo6.9%very comfortable
North Tonawanda, NY$1,173/mo7%very comfortable
Palmyra, NY$1,168/mo7%very comfortable
Niagara Falls, NY$1,212/mo7.2%very comfortable
Johnson City, NY$1,222/mo7.3%very comfortable
Gloversville, NY$1,248/mo7.4%very comfortable
Potsdam, NY$1,245/mo7.4%very comfortable
Amsterdam, NY$1,258/mo7.5%very comfortable
Tonawanda, NY$1,281/mo7.6%very comfortable
Endicott, NY$1,267/mo7.6%very comfortable
Corning, NY$1,272/mo7.6%very comfortable
Binghamton, NY$1,322/mo7.9%very comfortable
Brockport, NY$1,344/mo8%very comfortable
Painted Post, NY$1,334/mo8%very comfortable
Utica, NY$1,365/mo8.1%very comfortable
Hamburg, NY$1,364/mo8.1%very comfortable
Cortland, NY$1,367/mo8.2%very comfortable
Whitesboro, NY$1,394/mo8.3%very comfortable
Oswego, NY$1,415/mo8.4%very comfortable
Buffalo, NY$1,430/mo8.5%very comfortable
Auburn, NY$1,425/mo8.5%very comfortable
Glens Falls, NY$1,419/mo8.5%very comfortable
Watervliet, NY$1,471/mo8.8%very comfortable
Henrietta, NY$1,473/mo8.8%very comfortable
Schenectady, NY$1,489/mo8.9%very comfortable
Rome, NY$1,500/mo8.9%very comfortable
Troy, NY$1,501/mo9%very comfortable
Watertown, NY$1,517/mo9%very comfortable
Depew, NY$1,505/mo9%very comfortable
Rochester, NY$1,532/mo9.1%very comfortable
Syracuse, NY$1,546/mo9.2%very comfortable
Clarence, NY$1,550/mo9.2%very comfortable
Oneonta, NY$1,554/mo9.3%very comfortable
Lancaster, NY$1,582/mo9.4%very comfortable
Ellenville, NY$1,600/mo9.5%very comfortable
Albany, NY$1,611/mo9.6%very comfortable
Monticello, NY$1,617/mo9.6%very comfortable
Clifton Park, NY$1,647/mo9.8%very comfortable
Penfield, NY$1,647/mo9.8%very comfortable
Webster, NY$1,657/mo9.9%very comfortable
Port Jervis, NY$1,704/mo10.2%very comfortable
West Henrietta, NY$1,726/mo10.3%very comfortable
Canandaigua, NY$1,746/mo10.4%very comfortable
Fairport, NY$1,774/mo10.6%very comfortable
Camillus, NY$1,783/mo10.6%very comfortable
Cohoes, NY$1,816/mo10.8%very comfortable
Catskill, NY$1,831/mo10.9%very comfortable
Poughkeepsie, NY$1,865/mo11.1%very comfortable
Baldwinsville, NY$1,867/mo11.1%very comfortable
Newburgh, NY$1,925/mo11.5%very comfortable
East Syracuse, NY$1,925/mo11.5%very comfortable
Ithaca, NY$1,947/mo11.6%very comfortable
Rensselaer, NY$1,970/mo11.8%very comfortable
Kingston, NY$2,019/mo12%very comfortable
Ballston Spa, NY$2,010/mo12%very comfortable
New Hartford, NY$2,010/mo12%very comfortable
Latham, NY$2,049/mo12.2%very comfortable
Grand Island, NY$2,089/mo12.5%very comfortable
East Amherst, NY$2,108/mo12.6%very comfortable
Getzville, NY$2,130/mo12.7%very comfortable
Hudson, NY$2,159/mo12.9%very comfortable
Williamsville, NY$2,167/mo12.9%very comfortable
Delmar, NY$2,163/mo12.9%very comfortable
Deer Park, NY$2,175/mo13%very comfortable
Middletown, NY$2,210/mo13.2%very comfortable
Farmington, NY$2,218/mo13.2%very comfortable
Brentwood, NY$2,300/mo13.7%very comfortable
Saratoga Springs, NY$2,374/mo14.2%very comfortable
Moriches, NY$2,376/mo14.2%very comfortable
Wappingers Falls, NY$2,398/mo14.3%very comfortable
Manorville, NY$2,410/mo14.4%very comfortable
Liverpool, NY$2,421/mo14.4%very comfortable
Eastchester, NY$2,683/mo16%very comfortable
Patchogue, NY$2,679/mo16%very comfortable
Bohemia, NY$2,686/mo16%very comfortable
Warwick, NY$2,706/mo16.1%very comfortable
Yonkers, NY$2,754/mo16.4%very comfortable
West Babylon, NY$2,790/mo16.6%very comfortable
Mount Vernon, NY$2,794/mo16.7%very comfortable
Holbrook, NY$2,827/mo16.9%very comfortable
Suffern, NY$2,833/mo16.9%very comfortable
Franklin Square, NY$2,850/mo17%very comfortable
New Paltz, NY$2,848/mo17%very comfortable
Nyack, NY$2,855/mo17%very comfortable
Hicksville, NY$2,879/mo17.2%very comfortable
Bay Shore, NY$2,896/mo17.3%very comfortable
Port Chester, NY$2,909/mo17.4%very comfortable
Ronkonkoma, NY$2,934/mo17.5%very comfortable
Goshen, NY$2,930/mo17.5%very comfortable
New Rochelle, NY$2,974/mo17.7%very comfortable
New Windsor, NY$2,962/mo17.7%very comfortable
Port Jefferson Station, NY$2,979/mo17.8%very comfortable
Valley Stream, NY$2,994/mo17.9%very comfortable
Hauppauge, NY$3,012/mo18%very comfortable
Farmingdale, NY$3,028/mo18.1%very comfortable
Monroe, NY$3,054/mo18.2%very comfortable
Beacon, NY$3,062/mo18.3%very comfortable
Peekskill, NY$3,108/mo18.5%very comfortable
Nanuet, NY$3,103/mo18.5%very comfortable
Central Islip, NY$3,147/mo18.8%very comfortable
Westbury, NY$3,154/mo18.8%very comfortable
Amityville, NY$3,154/mo18.8%very comfortable
Port Jefferson, NY$3,165/mo18.9%very comfortable
Oceanside, NY$3,200/mo19.1%very comfortable
White Plains, NY$3,228/mo19.3%very comfortable
Coram, NY$3,324/mo19.8%very comfortable
Mineola, NY$3,341/mo19.9%very comfortable
Huntington, NY$3,332/mo19.9%very comfortable
Hempstead, NY$3,370/mo20.1%affordable
Huntington Station, NY$3,369/mo20.1%affordable
Irvington, NY$3,451/mo20.6%affordable
Washingtonville, NY$3,475/mo20.7%affordable
Rockville Centre, NY$3,502/mo20.9%affordable
Uniondale, NY$3,545/mo21.1%affordable
Glen Cove, NY$3,605/mo21.5%affordable
Ossining, NY$3,600/mo21.5%affordable
Woodbury, NY$3,603/mo21.5%affordable
Oyster Bay, NY$3,605/mo21.5%affordable
Levittown, NY$3,623/mo21.6%affordable
Tivoli, NY$3,650/mo21.8%affordable
Long Beach, NY$3,684/mo22%affordable
West Hempstead, NY$3,821/mo22.8%affordable
Purchase, NY$3,903/mo23.3%affordable
Farmingville, NY$3,983/mo23.8%affordable
Centereach, NY$4,020/mo24%affordable
New Hyde Park, NY$4,111/mo24.5%affordable
New York, NY$4,133/mo24.7%affordable
Mamaroneck, NY$4,144/mo24.7%affordable
Massapequa, NY$4,175/mo24.9%affordable
Port Washington, NY$4,208/mo25.1%affordable
Southold, NY$4,250/mo25.4%affordable
West Harrison, NY$4,350/mo25.9%affordable
Sleepy Hollow, NY$4,451/mo26.5%affordable
Dobbs Ferry, NY$4,460/mo26.6%affordable
Great Neck, NY$4,908/mo29.3%affordable
Plainview, NY$5,088/mo30.3%stretched
Harrison, NY$5,176/mo30.9%stretched
Garden City, NY$5,550/mo33.1%stretched
Larchmont, NY$7,202/mo43%rent-burdened
Rye, NY$8,489/mo50.6%severely rent-burdened
Scarsdale, NY$9,756/mo58.2%severely rent-burdened
East Quogue, NY$13,000/mo77.5%severely rent-burdened
Hampton Bays, NY$13,026/mo77.7%severely rent-burdened
Southampton, NY$17,483/mo104.3%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).