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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. 139 of 146 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 7 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Gloversville, NY$1,000/mo6%very comfortable
Lockport, NY$1,025/mo6.1%very comfortable
Elmira, NY$1,148/mo6.8%very comfortable
Cortland, NY$1,143/mo6.8%very comfortable
Niagara Falls, NY$1,180/mo7%very comfortable
Amsterdam, NY$1,185/mo7.1%very comfortable
Corning, NY$1,198/mo7.1%very comfortable
Potsdam, NY$1,187/mo7.1%very comfortable
Palmyra, NY$1,208/mo7.2%very comfortable
East Syracuse, NY$1,200/mo7.2%very comfortable
Endicott, NY$1,216/mo7.3%very comfortable
Oswego, NY$1,291/mo7.7%very comfortable
Tonawanda, NY$1,306/mo7.8%very comfortable
Brockport, NY$1,314/mo7.8%very comfortable
Rome, NY$1,347/mo8%very comfortable
North Tonawanda, NY$1,341/mo8%very comfortable
Johnson City, NY$1,338/mo8%very comfortable
Whitesboro, NY$1,338/mo8%very comfortable
Hamburg, NY$1,371/mo8.2%very comfortable
Utica, NY$1,392/mo8.3%very comfortable
Painted Post, NY$1,392/mo8.3%very comfortable
Buffalo, NY$1,421/mo8.5%very comfortable
Auburn, NY$1,417/mo8.5%very comfortable
Glens Falls, NY$1,440/mo8.6%very comfortable
Rochester, NY$1,454/mo8.7%very comfortable
Troy, NY$1,473/mo8.8%very comfortable
Henrietta, NY$1,474/mo8.8%very comfortable
Monticello, NY$1,492/mo8.9%very comfortable
Schenectady, NY$1,517/mo9%very comfortable
Watervliet, NY$1,519/mo9.1%very comfortable
Watertown, NY$1,546/mo9.2%very comfortable
Syracuse, NY$1,566/mo9.3%very comfortable
Canandaigua, NY$1,596/mo9.5%very comfortable
Lancaster, NY$1,599/mo9.5%very comfortable
Ellenville, NY$1,600/mo9.5%very comfortable
Catskill, NY$1,600/mo9.5%very comfortable
West Henrietta, NY$1,613/mo9.6%very comfortable
Albany, NY$1,664/mo9.9%very comfortable
Clifton Park, NY$1,677/mo10%very comfortable
Penfield, NY$1,683/mo10%very comfortable
Depew, NY$1,696/mo10.1%very comfortable
Fairport, NY$1,706/mo10.2%very comfortable
Clarence, NY$1,725/mo10.3%very comfortable
New Hartford, NY$1,750/mo10.4%very comfortable
Port Jervis, NY$1,788/mo10.7%very comfortable
Webster, NY$1,795/mo10.7%very comfortable
Binghamton, NY$1,838/mo11%very comfortable
Camillus, NY$1,840/mo11%very comfortable
Poughkeepsie, NY$1,865/mo11.1%very comfortable
Kingston, NY$1,862/mo11.1%very comfortable
Cohoes, NY$1,865/mo11.1%very comfortable
Rensselaer, NY$1,877/mo11.2%very comfortable
Baldwinsville, NY$1,877/mo11.2%very comfortable
Newburgh, NY$1,939/mo11.6%very comfortable
Delmar, NY$1,966/mo11.7%very comfortable
Ballston Spa, NY$2,001/mo11.9%very comfortable
Grand Island, NY$1,991/mo11.9%very comfortable
Farmington, NY$2,019/mo12%very comfortable
East Amherst, NY$2,031/mo12.1%very comfortable
Ithaca, NY$2,038/mo12.2%very comfortable
New Paltz, NY$2,100/mo12.5%very comfortable
Oneonta, NY$2,107/mo12.6%very comfortable
Getzville, NY$2,130/mo12.7%very comfortable
Williamsville, NY$2,144/mo12.8%very comfortable
Saratoga Springs, NY$2,165/mo12.9%very comfortable
Brentwood, NY$2,300/mo13.7%very comfortable
Liverpool, NY$2,345/mo14%very comfortable
Deer Park, NY$2,404/mo14.3%very comfortable
Warwick, NY$2,419/mo14.4%very comfortable
Middletown, NY$2,442/mo14.6%very comfortable
Manorville, NY$2,450/mo14.6%very comfortable
Latham, NY$2,458/mo14.7%very comfortable
New Windsor, NY$2,470/mo14.7%very comfortable
Moriches, NY$2,475/mo14.8%very comfortable
Farmingdale, NY$2,585/mo15.4%very comfortable
Hudson, NY$2,589/mo15.4%very comfortable
Mount Vernon, NY$2,639/mo15.7%very comfortable
Beacon, NY$2,645/mo15.8%very comfortable
Bohemia, NY$2,686/mo16%very comfortable
Patchogue, NY$2,746/mo16.4%very comfortable
Yonkers, NY$2,765/mo16.5%very comfortable
Nyack, NY$2,776/mo16.6%very comfortable
Wappingers Falls, NY$2,787/mo16.6%very comfortable
Holbrook, NY$2,811/mo16.8%very comfortable
Goshen, NY$2,814/mo16.8%very comfortable
Central Islip, NY$2,876/mo17.2%very comfortable
Suffern, NY$2,890/mo17.2%very comfortable
Monroe, NY$2,905/mo17.3%very comfortable
Peekskill, NY$2,938/mo17.5%very comfortable
Franklin Square, NY$2,950/mo17.6%very comfortable
West Babylon, NY$2,986/mo17.8%very comfortable
New Rochelle, NY$2,995/mo17.9%very comfortable
Ronkonkoma, NY$3,005/mo17.9%very comfortable
Amityville, NY$3,047/mo18.2%very comfortable
Hauppauge, NY$3,078/mo18.4%very comfortable
Hempstead, NY$3,106/mo18.5%very comfortable
Coram, NY$3,107/mo18.5%very comfortable
Westbury, NY$3,098/mo18.5%very comfortable
Irvington, NY$3,100/mo18.5%very comfortable
Port Chester, NY$3,130/mo18.7%very comfortable
Port Jefferson Station, NY$3,140/mo18.7%very comfortable
Valley Stream, NY$3,236/mo19.3%very comfortable
Port Jefferson, NY$3,229/mo19.3%very comfortable
Ossining, NY$3,257/mo19.4%very comfortable
Nanuet, NY$3,276/mo19.5%very comfortable
Huntington Station, NY$3,287/mo19.6%very comfortable
White Plains, NY$3,301/mo19.7%very comfortable
Massapequa, NY$3,358/mo20%affordable
Eastchester, NY$3,351/mo20%very comfortable
Levittown, NY$3,367/mo20.1%affordable
Bay Shore, NY$3,362/mo20.1%affordable
Centereach, NY$3,381/mo20.2%affordable
Rockville Centre, NY$3,400/mo20.3%affordable
Harrison, NY$3,455/mo20.6%affordable
Oceanside, NY$3,475/mo20.7%affordable
Hampton Bays, NY$3,484/mo20.8%affordable
Woodbury, NY$3,510/mo20.9%affordable
Uniondale, NY$3,537/mo21.1%affordable
Long Beach, NY$3,563/mo21.3%affordable
Oyster Bay, NY$3,565/mo21.3%affordable
Dobbs Ferry, NY$3,629/mo21.6%affordable
Tivoli, NY$3,650/mo21.8%affordable
Mamaroneck, NY$3,664/mo21.9%affordable
Glen Cove, NY$3,702/mo22.1%affordable
Huntington, NY$3,724/mo22.2%affordable
Farmingville, NY$3,749/mo22.4%affordable
West Hempstead, NY$3,859/mo23%affordable
Mineola, NY$3,886/mo23.2%affordable
Washingtonville, NY$3,900/mo23.3%affordable
Purchase, NY$3,939/mo23.5%affordable
New Hyde Park, NY$3,975/mo23.7%affordable
Hicksville, NY$4,058/mo24.2%affordable
New York, NY$4,089/mo24.4%affordable
Southold, NY$4,250/mo25.4%affordable
West Harrison, NY$4,250/mo25.4%affordable
Port Washington, NY$4,354/mo26%affordable
Sleepy Hollow, NY$4,375/mo26.1%affordable
Plainview, NY$4,902/mo29.2%affordable
Great Neck, NY$4,894/mo29.2%affordable
Rye, NY$6,117/mo36.5%stretched
Garden City, NY$6,343/mo37.8%stretched
Larchmont, NY$6,700/mo40%stretched
Scarsdale, NY$7,500/mo44.7%rent-burdened
Westhampton Beach, NY$12,000/mo71.6%severely rent-burdened
East Quogue, NY$13,000/mo77.5%severely rent-burdened
Southampton, NY$19,789/mo118%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).