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. 1 of 145 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 144 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockport, NY | $1,024/mo | 29.5% | affordable |
| Elmira, NY | $1,158/mo | 33.4% | stretched |
| Palmyra, NY | $1,168/mo | 33.7% | stretched |
| North Tonawanda, NY | $1,173/mo | 33.8% | stretched |
| Niagara Falls, NY | $1,212/mo | 34.9% | stretched |
| Johnson City, NY | $1,222/mo | 35.2% | stretched |
| Potsdam, NY | $1,245/mo | 35.9% | stretched |
| Gloversville, NY | $1,248/mo | 36% | stretched |
| Amsterdam, NY | $1,258/mo | 36.3% | stretched |
| Endicott, NY | $1,267/mo | 36.5% | stretched |
| Corning, NY | $1,272/mo | 36.7% | stretched |
| Tonawanda, NY | $1,281/mo | 36.9% | stretched |
| Binghamton, NY | $1,322/mo | 38.1% | stretched |
| Painted Post, NY | $1,334/mo | 38.4% | stretched |
| Brockport, NY | $1,344/mo | 38.7% | stretched |
| Utica, NY | $1,365/mo | 39.3% | stretched |
| Hamburg, NY | $1,364/mo | 39.3% | stretched |
| Cortland, NY | $1,367/mo | 39.4% | stretched |
| Whitesboro, NY | $1,394/mo | 40.2% | rent-burdened |
| Oswego, NY | $1,415/mo | 40.8% | rent-burdened |
| Glens Falls, NY | $1,419/mo | 40.9% | rent-burdened |
| Auburn, NY | $1,425/mo | 41.1% | rent-burdened |
| Buffalo, NY | $1,430/mo | 41.2% | rent-burdened |
| Watervliet, NY | $1,471/mo | 42.4% | rent-burdened |
| Henrietta, NY | $1,473/mo | 42.4% | rent-burdened |
| Schenectady, NY | $1,489/mo | 42.9% | rent-burdened |
| Rome, NY | $1,500/mo | 43.2% | rent-burdened |
| Troy, NY | $1,501/mo | 43.3% | rent-burdened |
| Depew, NY | $1,505/mo | 43.4% | rent-burdened |
| Watertown, NY | $1,517/mo | 43.7% | rent-burdened |
| Rochester, NY | $1,532/mo | 44.1% | rent-burdened |
| Syracuse, NY | $1,546/mo | 44.5% | rent-burdened |
| Clarence, NY | $1,550/mo | 44.7% | rent-burdened |
| Oneonta, NY | $1,554/mo | 44.8% | rent-burdened |
| Lancaster, NY | $1,582/mo | 45.6% | rent-burdened |
| Ellenville, NY | $1,600/mo | 46.1% | rent-burdened |
| Albany, NY | $1,611/mo | 46.4% | rent-burdened |
| Monticello, NY | $1,617/mo | 46.6% | rent-burdened |
| Clifton Park, NY | $1,647/mo | 47.5% | rent-burdened |
| Penfield, NY | $1,647/mo | 47.5% | rent-burdened |
| Webster, NY | $1,657/mo | 47.7% | rent-burdened |
| Port Jervis, NY | $1,704/mo | 49.1% | rent-burdened |
| West Henrietta, NY | $1,726/mo | 49.7% | rent-burdened |
| Canandaigua, NY | $1,746/mo | 50.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fairport, NY | $1,774/mo | 51.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Camillus, NY | $1,783/mo | 51.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cohoes, NY | $1,816/mo | 52.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Catskill, NY | $1,831/mo | 52.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Poughkeepsie, NY | $1,865/mo | 53.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Baldwinsville, NY | $1,867/mo | 53.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Newburgh, NY | $1,925/mo | 55.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| East Syracuse, NY | $1,925/mo | 55.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ithaca, NY | $1,947/mo | 56.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rensselaer, NY | $1,970/mo | 56.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ballston Spa, NY | $2,010/mo | 57.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| New Hartford, NY | $2,010/mo | 57.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Kingston, NY | $2,019/mo | 58.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Latham, NY | $2,049/mo | 59% | severely rent-burdened |
| Grand Island, NY | $2,089/mo | 60.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| East Amherst, NY | $2,108/mo | 60.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Getzville, NY | $2,130/mo | 61.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hudson, NY | $2,159/mo | 62.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Delmar, NY | $2,163/mo | 62.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Williamsville, NY | $2,167/mo | 62.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Deer Park, NY | $2,175/mo | 62.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Middletown, NY | $2,210/mo | 63.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Farmington, NY | $2,218/mo | 63.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Brentwood, NY | $2,300/mo | 66.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Saratoga Springs, NY | $2,374/mo | 68.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Moriches, NY | $2,376/mo | 68.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Wappingers Falls, NY | $2,398/mo | 69.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Manorville, NY | $2,410/mo | 69.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Liverpool, NY | $2,421/mo | 69.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Patchogue, NY | $2,679/mo | 77.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Eastchester, NY | $2,683/mo | 77.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bohemia, NY | $2,686/mo | 77.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Warwick, NY | $2,706/mo | 78% | severely rent-burdened |
| Yonkers, NY | $2,754/mo | 79.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| West Babylon, NY | $2,790/mo | 80.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mount Vernon, NY | $2,794/mo | 80.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Holbrook, NY | $2,827/mo | 81.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Suffern, NY | $2,833/mo | 81.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Franklin Square, NY | $2,850/mo | 82.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| New Paltz, NY | $2,848/mo | 82.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Nyack, NY | $2,855/mo | 82.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hicksville, NY | $2,879/mo | 83% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bay Shore, NY | $2,896/mo | 83.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Port Chester, NY | $2,909/mo | 83.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Goshen, NY | $2,930/mo | 84.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ronkonkoma, NY | $2,934/mo | 84.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| New Windsor, NY | $2,962/mo | 85.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| New Rochelle, NY | $2,974/mo | 85.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Port Jefferson Station, NY | $2,979/mo | 85.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Valley Stream, NY | $2,994/mo | 86.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hauppauge, NY | $3,012/mo | 86.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Farmingdale, NY | $3,028/mo | 87.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Monroe, NY | $3,054/mo | 88% | severely rent-burdened |
| Beacon, NY | $3,062/mo | 88.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Nanuet, NY | $3,103/mo | 89.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Peekskill, NY | $3,108/mo | 89.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Central Islip, NY | $3,147/mo | 90.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Westbury, NY | $3,154/mo | 90.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Amityville, NY | $3,154/mo | 90.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Port Jefferson, NY | $3,165/mo | 91.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Oceanside, NY | $3,200/mo | 92.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| White Plains, NY | $3,228/mo | 93% | severely rent-burdened |
| Coram, NY | $3,324/mo | 95.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Huntington, NY | $3,332/mo | 96% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mineola, NY | $3,341/mo | 96.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hempstead, NY | $3,370/mo | 97.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Huntington Station, NY | $3,369/mo | 97.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Irvington, NY | $3,451/mo | 99.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Washingtonville, NY | $3,475/mo | 100.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rockville Centre, NY | $3,502/mo | 100.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Uniondale, NY | $3,545/mo | 102.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ossining, NY | $3,600/mo | 103.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Woodbury, NY | $3,603/mo | 103.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Glen Cove, NY | $3,605/mo | 103.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Oyster Bay, NY | $3,605/mo | 103.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Levittown, NY | $3,623/mo | 104.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Tivoli, NY | $3,650/mo | 105.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Long Beach, NY | $3,684/mo | 106.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| West Hempstead, NY | $3,821/mo | 110.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Purchase, NY | $3,903/mo | 112.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Farmingville, NY | $3,983/mo | 114.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Centereach, NY | $4,020/mo | 115.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| New Hyde Park, NY | $4,111/mo | 118.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| New York, NY | $4,133/mo | 119.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mamaroneck, NY | $4,144/mo | 119.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Massapequa, NY | $4,175/mo | 120.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Port Washington, NY | $4,208/mo | 121.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Southold, NY | $4,250/mo | 122.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| West Harrison, NY | $4,350/mo | 125.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Sleepy Hollow, NY | $4,451/mo | 128.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dobbs Ferry, NY | $4,460/mo | 128.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Great Neck, NY | $4,908/mo | 141.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Plainview, NY | $5,088/mo | 146.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Harrison, NY | $5,176/mo | 149.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Garden City, NY | $5,550/mo | 159.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Larchmont, NY | $7,202/mo | 207.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rye, NY | $8,489/mo | 244.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Scarsdale, NY | $9,756/mo | 281.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| East Quogue, NY | $13,000/mo | 374.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hampton Bays, NY | $13,026/mo | 375.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Southampton, NY | $17,483/mo | 503.8% | severely rent-burdened |