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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. 137 of 145 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 8 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Gloversville, NY$1,025/mo6.1%very comfortable
Lockport, NY$1,036/mo6.2%very comfortable
Palmyra, NY$1,055/mo6.3%very comfortable
Elmira, NY$1,121/mo6.7%very comfortable
Amsterdam, NY$1,194/mo7.1%very comfortable
North Tonawanda, NY$1,203/mo7.2%very comfortable
Niagara Falls, NY$1,221/mo7.3%very comfortable
Endicott, NY$1,246/mo7.4%very comfortable
Binghamton, NY$1,261/mo7.5%very comfortable
Potsdam, NY$1,263/mo7.5%very comfortable
Tonawanda, NY$1,270/mo7.6%very comfortable
Oswego, NY$1,282/mo7.6%very comfortable
Johnson City, NY$1,280/mo7.6%very comfortable
Cortland, NY$1,309/mo7.8%very comfortable
Hamburg, NY$1,315/mo7.8%very comfortable
Corning, NY$1,322/mo7.9%very comfortable
Brockport, NY$1,330/mo7.9%very comfortable
Whitesboro, NY$1,338/mo8%very comfortable
Auburn, NY$1,379/mo8.2%very comfortable
Painted Post, NY$1,385/mo8.3%very comfortable
Buffalo, NY$1,423/mo8.5%very comfortable
Utica, NY$1,431/mo8.5%very comfortable
Glens Falls, NY$1,462/mo8.7%very comfortable
Watervliet, NY$1,476/mo8.8%very comfortable
Rochester, NY$1,496/mo8.9%very comfortable
Schenectady, NY$1,500/mo8.9%very comfortable
Troy, NY$1,491/mo8.9%very comfortable
Rome, NY$1,500/mo8.9%very comfortable
Henrietta, NY$1,506/mo9%very comfortable
Syracuse, NY$1,525/mo9.1%very comfortable
Depew, NY$1,527/mo9.1%very comfortable
Oneonta, NY$1,540/mo9.2%very comfortable
Clarence, NY$1,550/mo9.2%very comfortable
Penfield, NY$1,543/mo9.2%very comfortable
Watertown, NY$1,578/mo9.4%very comfortable
Lancaster, NY$1,582/mo9.4%very comfortable
Ellenville, NY$1,600/mo9.5%very comfortable
Canandaigua, NY$1,603/mo9.6%very comfortable
Monticello, NY$1,617/mo9.6%very comfortable
Albany, NY$1,635/mo9.8%very comfortable
Clifton Park, NY$1,671/mo10%very comfortable
Webster, NY$1,697/mo10.1%very comfortable
Port Jervis, NY$1,708/mo10.2%very comfortable
West Henrietta, NY$1,713/mo10.2%very comfortable
Cohoes, NY$1,768/mo10.5%very comfortable
Fairport, NY$1,774/mo10.6%very comfortable
Camillus, NY$1,805/mo10.8%very comfortable
Catskill, NY$1,831/mo10.9%very comfortable
Baldwinsville, NY$1,901/mo11.3%very comfortable
Poughkeepsie, NY$1,908/mo11.4%very comfortable
Grand Island, NY$1,903/mo11.4%very comfortable
Ithaca, NY$1,926/mo11.5%very comfortable
East Syracuse, NY$1,925/mo11.5%very comfortable
Rensselaer, NY$1,951/mo11.6%very comfortable
Kingston, NY$1,978/mo11.8%very comfortable
Ballston Spa, NY$2,001/mo11.9%very comfortable
Newburgh, NY$2,017/mo12%very comfortable
Williamsville, NY$2,015/mo12%very comfortable
Latham, NY$2,049/mo12.2%very comfortable
East Amherst, NY$2,074/mo12.4%very comfortable
Farmington, NY$2,133/mo12.7%very comfortable
Getzville, NY$2,130/mo12.7%very comfortable
New Hartford, NY$2,158/mo12.9%very comfortable
Deer Park, NY$2,238/mo13.3%very comfortable
Hudson, NY$2,224/mo13.3%very comfortable
Manorville, NY$2,253/mo13.4%very comfortable
Delmar, NY$2,269/mo13.5%very comfortable
Middletown, NY$2,294/mo13.7%very comfortable
Brentwood, NY$2,300/mo13.7%very comfortable
Moriches, NY$2,407/mo14.4%very comfortable
Liverpool, NY$2,427/mo14.5%very comfortable
Wappingers Falls, NY$2,467/mo14.7%very comfortable
Saratoga Springs, NY$2,494/mo14.9%very comfortable
New Windsor, NY$2,537/mo15.1%very comfortable
Suffern, NY$2,567/mo15.3%very comfortable
Bohemia, NY$2,686/mo16%very comfortable
Warwick, NY$2,706/mo16.1%very comfortable
Mount Vernon, NY$2,736/mo16.3%very comfortable
Yonkers, NY$2,766/mo16.5%very comfortable
Patchogue, NY$2,798/mo16.7%very comfortable
Goshen, NY$2,814/mo16.8%very comfortable
Holbrook, NY$2,845/mo17%very comfortable
New Paltz, NY$2,848/mo17%very comfortable
Nyack, NY$2,914/mo17.4%very comfortable
Bay Shore, NY$2,953/mo17.6%very comfortable
Beacon, NY$2,954/mo17.6%very comfortable
Farmingdale, NY$2,948/mo17.6%very comfortable
Valley Stream, NY$2,967/mo17.7%very comfortable
New Rochelle, NY$2,989/mo17.8%very comfortable
Ronkonkoma, NY$3,003/mo17.9%very comfortable
West Babylon, NY$3,077/mo18.4%very comfortable
Franklin Square, NY$3,100/mo18.5%very comfortable
Central Islip, NY$3,110/mo18.6%very comfortable
Port Jefferson Station, NY$3,119/mo18.6%very comfortable
Hauppauge, NY$3,157/mo18.8%very comfortable
Peekskill, NY$3,191/mo19%very comfortable
Monroe, NY$3,188/mo19%very comfortable
Amityville, NY$3,204/mo19.1%very comfortable
White Plains, NY$3,227/mo19.2%very comfortable
Coram, NY$3,224/mo19.2%very comfortable
Port Chester, NY$3,213/mo19.2%very comfortable
Hicksville, NY$3,239/mo19.3%very comfortable
Nanuet, NY$3,273/mo19.5%very comfortable
Westbury, NY$3,284/mo19.6%very comfortable
Levittown, NY$3,303/mo19.7%very comfortable
Huntington Station, NY$3,317/mo19.8%very comfortable
Huntington, NY$3,321/mo19.8%very comfortable
Ossining, NY$3,368/mo20.1%affordable
Massapequa, NY$3,438/mo20.5%affordable
Eastchester, NY$3,450/mo20.6%affordable
Port Jefferson, NY$3,453/mo20.6%affordable
Oceanside, NY$3,475/mo20.7%affordable
Rockville Centre, NY$3,465/mo20.7%affordable
Mineola, NY$3,467/mo20.7%affordable
Hempstead, NY$3,480/mo20.8%affordable
Woodbury, NY$3,509/mo20.9%affordable
Uniondale, NY$3,545/mo21.1%affordable
Oyster Bay, NY$3,565/mo21.3%affordable
Long Beach, NY$3,653/mo21.8%affordable
Tivoli, NY$3,650/mo21.8%affordable
Glen Cove, NY$3,721/mo22.2%affordable
West Hempstead, NY$3,781/mo22.6%affordable
Irvington, NY$3,788/mo22.6%affordable
Port Washington, NY$3,846/mo22.9%affordable
Washingtonville, NY$3,850/mo23%affordable
Mamaroneck, NY$3,906/mo23.3%affordable
Sleepy Hollow, NY$3,980/mo23.7%affordable
Farmingville, NY$3,983/mo23.8%affordable
Centereach, NY$4,058/mo24.2%affordable
New Hyde Park, NY$4,111/mo24.5%affordable
Purchase, NY$4,101/mo24.5%affordable
New York, NY$4,170/mo24.9%affordable
Dobbs Ferry, NY$4,216/mo25.1%affordable
Southold, NY$4,250/mo25.4%affordable
West Harrison, NY$4,350/mo25.9%affordable
Harrison, NY$4,566/mo27.2%affordable
Great Neck, NY$4,970/mo29.6%affordable
Plainview, NY$5,081/mo30.3%stretched
Garden City, NY$6,075/mo36.2%stretched
Larchmont, NY$6,849/mo40.9%rent-burdened
Rye, NY$8,099/mo48.3%rent-burdened
Scarsdale, NY$8,839/mo52.7%severely rent-burdened
Hampton Bays, NY$9,761/mo58.2%severely rent-burdened
East Quogue, NY$13,000/mo77.5%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).