Rent Affordability for A Waiter or Waitress in New York
A typical waiter or waitress in New York earns about $41,644 a year, which supports approximately $1,041 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. 2 of 145 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 143 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloversville, NY | $1,025/mo | 29.5% | affordable |
| Lockport, NY | $1,036/mo | 29.9% | affordable |
| Palmyra, NY | $1,055/mo | 30.4% | stretched |
| Elmira, NY | $1,121/mo | 32.3% | stretched |
| Amsterdam, NY | $1,194/mo | 34.4% | stretched |
| North Tonawanda, NY | $1,203/mo | 34.7% | stretched |
| Niagara Falls, NY | $1,221/mo | 35.2% | stretched |
| Endicott, NY | $1,246/mo | 35.9% | stretched |
| Binghamton, NY | $1,261/mo | 36.3% | stretched |
| Potsdam, NY | $1,263/mo | 36.4% | stretched |
| Tonawanda, NY | $1,270/mo | 36.6% | stretched |
| Oswego, NY | $1,282/mo | 36.9% | stretched |
| Johnson City, NY | $1,280/mo | 36.9% | stretched |
| Cortland, NY | $1,309/mo | 37.7% | stretched |
| Hamburg, NY | $1,315/mo | 37.9% | stretched |
| Corning, NY | $1,322/mo | 38.1% | stretched |
| Brockport, NY | $1,330/mo | 38.3% | stretched |
| Whitesboro, NY | $1,338/mo | 38.6% | stretched |
| Auburn, NY | $1,379/mo | 39.7% | stretched |
| Painted Post, NY | $1,385/mo | 39.9% | stretched |
| Buffalo, NY | $1,423/mo | 41% | rent-burdened |
| Utica, NY | $1,431/mo | 41.2% | rent-burdened |
| Glens Falls, NY | $1,462/mo | 42.1% | rent-burdened |
| Watervliet, NY | $1,476/mo | 42.5% | rent-burdened |
| Troy, NY | $1,491/mo | 43% | rent-burdened |
| Rochester, NY | $1,496/mo | 43.1% | rent-burdened |
| Schenectady, NY | $1,500/mo | 43.2% | rent-burdened |
| Rome, NY | $1,500/mo | 43.2% | rent-burdened |
| Henrietta, NY | $1,506/mo | 43.4% | rent-burdened |
| Syracuse, NY | $1,525/mo | 43.9% | rent-burdened |
| Depew, NY | $1,527/mo | 44% | rent-burdened |
| Oneonta, NY | $1,540/mo | 44.4% | rent-burdened |
| Penfield, NY | $1,543/mo | 44.5% | rent-burdened |
| Clarence, NY | $1,550/mo | 44.7% | rent-burdened |
| Watertown, NY | $1,578/mo | 45.5% | rent-burdened |
| Lancaster, NY | $1,582/mo | 45.6% | rent-burdened |
| Ellenville, NY | $1,600/mo | 46.1% | rent-burdened |
| Canandaigua, NY | $1,603/mo | 46.2% | rent-burdened |
| Monticello, NY | $1,617/mo | 46.6% | rent-burdened |
| Albany, NY | $1,635/mo | 47.1% | rent-burdened |
| Clifton Park, NY | $1,671/mo | 48.2% | rent-burdened |
| Webster, NY | $1,697/mo | 48.9% | rent-burdened |
| Port Jervis, NY | $1,708/mo | 49.2% | rent-burdened |
| West Henrietta, NY | $1,713/mo | 49.4% | rent-burdened |
| Cohoes, NY | $1,768/mo | 50.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fairport, NY | $1,774/mo | 51.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Camillus, NY | $1,805/mo | 52% | severely rent-burdened |
| Catskill, NY | $1,831/mo | 52.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Baldwinsville, NY | $1,901/mo | 54.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Grand Island, NY | $1,903/mo | 54.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Poughkeepsie, NY | $1,908/mo | 55% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ithaca, NY | $1,926/mo | 55.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| East Syracuse, NY | $1,925/mo | 55.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rensselaer, NY | $1,951/mo | 56.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Kingston, NY | $1,978/mo | 57% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ballston Spa, NY | $2,001/mo | 57.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Newburgh, NY | $2,017/mo | 58.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Williamsville, NY | $2,015/mo | 58.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Latham, NY | $2,049/mo | 59% | severely rent-burdened |
| East Amherst, NY | $2,074/mo | 59.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Getzville, NY | $2,130/mo | 61.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Farmington, NY | $2,133/mo | 61.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| New Hartford, NY | $2,158/mo | 62.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hudson, NY | $2,224/mo | 64.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Deer Park, NY | $2,238/mo | 64.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Manorville, NY | $2,253/mo | 64.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Delmar, NY | $2,269/mo | 65.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Middletown, NY | $2,294/mo | 66.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Brentwood, NY | $2,300/mo | 66.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Moriches, NY | $2,407/mo | 69.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Liverpool, NY | $2,427/mo | 69.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Wappingers Falls, NY | $2,467/mo | 71.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Saratoga Springs, NY | $2,494/mo | 71.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| New Windsor, NY | $2,537/mo | 73.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Suffern, NY | $2,567/mo | 74% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bohemia, NY | $2,686/mo | 77.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Warwick, NY | $2,706/mo | 78% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mount Vernon, NY | $2,736/mo | 78.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Yonkers, NY | $2,766/mo | 79.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Patchogue, NY | $2,798/mo | 80.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Goshen, NY | $2,814/mo | 81.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Holbrook, NY | $2,845/mo | 82% | severely rent-burdened |
| New Paltz, NY | $2,848/mo | 82.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Nyack, NY | $2,914/mo | 84% | severely rent-burdened |
| Farmingdale, NY | $2,948/mo | 84.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bay Shore, NY | $2,953/mo | 85.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Beacon, NY | $2,954/mo | 85.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Valley Stream, NY | $2,967/mo | 85.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| New Rochelle, NY | $2,989/mo | 86.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ronkonkoma, NY | $3,003/mo | 86.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| West Babylon, NY | $3,077/mo | 88.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Franklin Square, NY | $3,100/mo | 89.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Central Islip, NY | $3,110/mo | 89.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Port Jefferson Station, NY | $3,119/mo | 89.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hauppauge, NY | $3,157/mo | 91% | severely rent-burdened |
| Monroe, NY | $3,188/mo | 91.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Peekskill, NY | $3,191/mo | 92% | severely rent-burdened |
| Amityville, NY | $3,204/mo | 92.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Port Chester, NY | $3,213/mo | 92.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Coram, NY | $3,224/mo | 92.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| White Plains, NY | $3,227/mo | 93% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hicksville, NY | $3,239/mo | 93.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Nanuet, NY | $3,273/mo | 94.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Westbury, NY | $3,284/mo | 94.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Levittown, NY | $3,303/mo | 95.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Huntington Station, NY | $3,317/mo | 95.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Huntington, NY | $3,321/mo | 95.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ossining, NY | $3,368/mo | 97.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Massapequa, NY | $3,438/mo | 99.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Eastchester, NY | $3,450/mo | 99.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Port Jefferson, NY | $3,453/mo | 99.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rockville Centre, NY | $3,465/mo | 99.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mineola, NY | $3,467/mo | 99.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Oceanside, NY | $3,475/mo | 100.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hempstead, NY | $3,480/mo | 100.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Woodbury, NY | $3,509/mo | 101.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Uniondale, NY | $3,545/mo | 102.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Oyster Bay, NY | $3,565/mo | 102.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Tivoli, NY | $3,650/mo | 105.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Long Beach, NY | $3,653/mo | 105.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Glen Cove, NY | $3,721/mo | 107.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| West Hempstead, NY | $3,781/mo | 109% | severely rent-burdened |
| Irvington, NY | $3,788/mo | 109.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Port Washington, NY | $3,846/mo | 110.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Washingtonville, NY | $3,850/mo | 110.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mamaroneck, NY | $3,906/mo | 112.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Sleepy Hollow, NY | $3,980/mo | 114.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Farmingville, NY | $3,983/mo | 114.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Centereach, NY | $4,058/mo | 116.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Purchase, NY | $4,101/mo | 118.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| New Hyde Park, NY | $4,111/mo | 118.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| New York, NY | $4,170/mo | 120.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dobbs Ferry, NY | $4,216/mo | 121.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Southold, NY | $4,250/mo | 122.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| West Harrison, NY | $4,350/mo | 125.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Harrison, NY | $4,566/mo | 131.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Great Neck, NY | $4,970/mo | 143.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Plainview, NY | $5,081/mo | 146.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Garden City, NY | $6,075/mo | 175.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Larchmont, NY | $6,849/mo | 197.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rye, NY | $8,099/mo | 233.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Scarsdale, NY | $8,839/mo | 254.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hampton Bays, NY | $9,761/mo | 281.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| East Quogue, NY | $13,000/mo | 374.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Southampton, NY | $17,483/mo | 503.8% | severely rent-burdened |