Most expensive cities for renters in New York

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Data as of September 2026. Median rent from RentDataNow's monthly city data (Zillow's rent index where Zillow covers the city). Rank a year ago compares the same cities' rent 12 months earlier. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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68 cities

Rank	City	Median rent	1-yr change	5-yr change	Rent/income	Vs. a year ago
51	AlbanyNY Pop. 100KCompare →	$1,664/mo	+5.5%	+28.1%	32.2%	↓18 from #33
52	SyracuseNY Pop. 146KCompare →	$1,566/mo	+3.6%	+35.9%	39.3%	↓18 from #34
53	WatertownNY Pop. 24KCompare →	$1,546/mo	+8.1%	--	35.8%	↓16 from #37
54	SchenectadyNY Pop. 69KCompare →	$1,517/mo	+2.4%	+28.1%	31.2%	↓18 from #36
55	TroyNY Pop. 51KCompare →	$1,473/mo	+7.3%	+37.9%	30.2%	↓16 from #39
56	RochesterNY Pop. 209KCompare →	$1,454/mo	+3.6%	+32.1%	37.0%	↓18 from #38
57	BuffaloNY Pop. 277KCompare →	$1,421/mo	+3.6%	+27.4%	34.1%	↓17 from #40
58	AuburnNY Pop. 26KCompare →	$1,417/mo	0.0%	--	33.3%	--
59	UticaNY Pop. 64KCompare →	$1,392/mo	+3.6%	--	31.8%	↓18 from #41
60	RomeNY Pop. 32KCompare →	$1,347/mo	+14.9%	--	27.0%	↓16 from #44
61	North TonawandaNY Pop. 30KCompare →	$1,341/mo	+0.5%	--	24.0%	↓19 from #42
62	TonawandaNY Pop. 57KCompare →	$1,306/mo	+1.8%	--	26.9%	↓19 from #43
63	OswegoNY Pop. 17KCompare →	$1,291/mo	+20.5%	--	29.1%	↓17 from #46
64	AmsterdamNY Pop. 18KCompare →	$1,185/mo	0.0%	--	25.3%	--
65	Niagara FallsNY Pop. 48KCompare →	$1,180/mo	+6.7%	--	28.8%	↓20 from #45
66	ElmiraNY Pop. 26KCompare →	$1,148/mo	0.0%	--	31.9%	--
67	CortlandNY Pop. 17KCompare →	$1,143/mo	+10.5%	--	23.1%	↓20 from #47
68	LockportNY Pop. 21KCompare →	$1,025/mo	+6.3%	--	19.7%	↓20 from #48