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Rent Affordability for A Software Developer in New York

A typical software developer in New York earns about $157,445 a year, which supports approximately $3,936 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. 129 of 146 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 17 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Gloversville, NY$1,000/mo7.6%very comfortable
Lockport, NY$1,025/mo7.8%very comfortable
Elmira, NY$1,148/mo8.7%very comfortable
Cortland, NY$1,143/mo8.7%very comfortable
Niagara Falls, NY$1,180/mo9%very comfortable
Amsterdam, NY$1,185/mo9%very comfortable
Potsdam, NY$1,187/mo9%very comfortable
Corning, NY$1,198/mo9.1%very comfortable
East Syracuse, NY$1,200/mo9.1%very comfortable
Palmyra, NY$1,208/mo9.2%very comfortable
Endicott, NY$1,216/mo9.3%very comfortable
Oswego, NY$1,291/mo9.8%very comfortable
Tonawanda, NY$1,306/mo10%very comfortable
Brockport, NY$1,314/mo10%very comfortable
North Tonawanda, NY$1,341/mo10.2%very comfortable
Johnson City, NY$1,338/mo10.2%very comfortable
Whitesboro, NY$1,338/mo10.2%very comfortable
Rome, NY$1,347/mo10.3%very comfortable
Hamburg, NY$1,371/mo10.4%very comfortable
Utica, NY$1,392/mo10.6%very comfortable
Painted Post, NY$1,392/mo10.6%very comfortable
Buffalo, NY$1,421/mo10.8%very comfortable
Auburn, NY$1,417/mo10.8%very comfortable
Glens Falls, NY$1,440/mo11%very comfortable
Rochester, NY$1,454/mo11.1%very comfortable
Troy, NY$1,473/mo11.2%very comfortable
Henrietta, NY$1,474/mo11.2%very comfortable
Monticello, NY$1,492/mo11.4%very comfortable
Schenectady, NY$1,517/mo11.6%very comfortable
Watervliet, NY$1,519/mo11.6%very comfortable
Watertown, NY$1,546/mo11.8%very comfortable
Syracuse, NY$1,566/mo11.9%very comfortable
Canandaigua, NY$1,596/mo12.2%very comfortable
Lancaster, NY$1,599/mo12.2%very comfortable
Ellenville, NY$1,600/mo12.2%very comfortable
Catskill, NY$1,600/mo12.2%very comfortable
West Henrietta, NY$1,613/mo12.3%very comfortable
Albany, NY$1,664/mo12.7%very comfortable
Clifton Park, NY$1,677/mo12.8%very comfortable
Penfield, NY$1,683/mo12.8%very comfortable
Depew, NY$1,696/mo12.9%very comfortable
Fairport, NY$1,706/mo13%very comfortable
Clarence, NY$1,725/mo13.1%very comfortable
New Hartford, NY$1,750/mo13.3%very comfortable
Port Jervis, NY$1,788/mo13.6%very comfortable
Webster, NY$1,795/mo13.7%very comfortable
Binghamton, NY$1,838/mo14%very comfortable
Camillus, NY$1,840/mo14%very comfortable
Poughkeepsie, NY$1,865/mo14.2%very comfortable
Kingston, NY$1,862/mo14.2%very comfortable
Cohoes, NY$1,865/mo14.2%very comfortable
Rensselaer, NY$1,877/mo14.3%very comfortable
Baldwinsville, NY$1,877/mo14.3%very comfortable
Newburgh, NY$1,939/mo14.8%very comfortable
Delmar, NY$1,966/mo15%very comfortable
Grand Island, NY$1,991/mo15.2%very comfortable
Ballston Spa, NY$2,001/mo15.3%very comfortable
Farmington, NY$2,019/mo15.4%very comfortable
Ithaca, NY$2,038/mo15.5%very comfortable
East Amherst, NY$2,031/mo15.5%very comfortable
New Paltz, NY$2,100/mo16%very comfortable
Oneonta, NY$2,107/mo16.1%very comfortable
Getzville, NY$2,130/mo16.2%very comfortable
Williamsville, NY$2,144/mo16.3%very comfortable
Saratoga Springs, NY$2,165/mo16.5%very comfortable
Brentwood, NY$2,300/mo17.5%very comfortable
Liverpool, NY$2,345/mo17.9%very comfortable
Deer Park, NY$2,404/mo18.3%very comfortable
Warwick, NY$2,419/mo18.4%very comfortable
Middletown, NY$2,442/mo18.6%very comfortable
Manorville, NY$2,450/mo18.7%very comfortable
Latham, NY$2,458/mo18.7%very comfortable
New Windsor, NY$2,470/mo18.8%very comfortable
Moriches, NY$2,475/mo18.9%very comfortable
Farmingdale, NY$2,585/mo19.7%very comfortable
Hudson, NY$2,589/mo19.7%very comfortable
Mount Vernon, NY$2,639/mo20.1%affordable
Beacon, NY$2,645/mo20.2%affordable
Bohemia, NY$2,686/mo20.5%affordable
Patchogue, NY$2,746/mo20.9%affordable
Yonkers, NY$2,765/mo21.1%affordable
Nyack, NY$2,776/mo21.2%affordable
Wappingers Falls, NY$2,787/mo21.2%affordable
Holbrook, NY$2,811/mo21.4%affordable
Goshen, NY$2,814/mo21.4%affordable
Central Islip, NY$2,876/mo21.9%affordable
Suffern, NY$2,890/mo22%affordable
Monroe, NY$2,905/mo22.1%affordable
Peekskill, NY$2,938/mo22.4%affordable
Franklin Square, NY$2,950/mo22.5%affordable
New Rochelle, NY$2,995/mo22.8%affordable
West Babylon, NY$2,986/mo22.8%affordable
Ronkonkoma, NY$3,005/mo22.9%affordable
Amityville, NY$3,047/mo23.2%affordable
Hauppauge, NY$3,078/mo23.5%affordable
Westbury, NY$3,098/mo23.6%affordable
Irvington, NY$3,100/mo23.6%affordable
Hempstead, NY$3,106/mo23.7%affordable
Coram, NY$3,107/mo23.7%affordable
Port Chester, NY$3,130/mo23.9%affordable
Port Jefferson Station, NY$3,140/mo23.9%affordable
Port Jefferson, NY$3,229/mo24.6%affordable
Valley Stream, NY$3,236/mo24.7%affordable
Ossining, NY$3,257/mo24.8%affordable
Nanuet, NY$3,276/mo25%affordable
Huntington Station, NY$3,287/mo25.1%affordable
White Plains, NY$3,301/mo25.2%affordable
Eastchester, NY$3,351/mo25.5%affordable
Bay Shore, NY$3,362/mo25.6%affordable
Massapequa, NY$3,358/mo25.6%affordable
Levittown, NY$3,367/mo25.7%affordable
Centereach, NY$3,381/mo25.8%affordable
Rockville Centre, NY$3,400/mo25.9%affordable
Harrison, NY$3,455/mo26.3%affordable
Oceanside, NY$3,475/mo26.5%affordable
Hampton Bays, NY$3,484/mo26.6%affordable
Woodbury, NY$3,510/mo26.8%affordable
Uniondale, NY$3,537/mo27%affordable
Long Beach, NY$3,563/mo27.2%affordable
Oyster Bay, NY$3,565/mo27.2%affordable
Dobbs Ferry, NY$3,629/mo27.7%affordable
Tivoli, NY$3,650/mo27.8%affordable
Mamaroneck, NY$3,664/mo27.9%affordable
Glen Cove, NY$3,702/mo28.2%affordable
Huntington, NY$3,724/mo28.4%affordable
Farmingville, NY$3,749/mo28.6%affordable
West Hempstead, NY$3,859/mo29.4%affordable
Mineola, NY$3,886/mo29.6%affordable
Washingtonville, NY$3,900/mo29.7%affordable
Purchase, NY$3,939/mo30%stretched
New Hyde Park, NY$3,975/mo30.3%stretched
Hicksville, NY$4,058/mo30.9%stretched
New York, NY$4,089/mo31.2%stretched
Southold, NY$4,250/mo32.4%stretched
West Harrison, NY$4,250/mo32.4%stretched
Port Washington, NY$4,354/mo33.2%stretched
Sleepy Hollow, NY$4,375/mo33.3%stretched
Great Neck, NY$4,894/mo37.3%stretched
Plainview, NY$4,902/mo37.4%stretched
Rye, NY$6,117/mo46.6%rent-burdened
Garden City, NY$6,343/mo48.3%rent-burdened
Larchmont, NY$6,700/mo51.1%severely rent-burdened
Scarsdale, NY$7,500/mo57.2%severely rent-burdened
Westhampton Beach, NY$12,000/mo91.5%severely rent-burdened
East Quogue, NY$13,000/mo99.1%severely rent-burdened
Southampton, NY$19,789/mo150.8%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).