ZIP 10801
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 10801 usually run 1.2% below trend in December and 1% above it in July, about $66 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 10801 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2018.
Rent in ZIP 10801 changed +4.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 251 New York ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +5.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 10801 rose 19.3% while median household income rose 33.6% ($64,043 to $85,573). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 10801 is 30.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($85,573) is $2,139 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,550).
ZIP 10550, 3 miles away, rents for 13% less ($2,603/mo), about $4,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 10801. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 10801 (New Rochelle, NY) is majority renter-occupied, 44.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 10801 in New Rochelle, NY has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 10801 in New Rochelle, NY has shifted from $2,433 to $2,996, up 23.1% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $73,632 in 2021 to $85,573 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 10801 in New Rochelle, NY adding about 1,549 residents over the five-year window, up 3.8% on net. The renter share has risen from 55.9% to 58.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 38.6% to 44.2% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 10801 in New Rochelle, NY market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 10801 covers New Rochelle, NY. The median rent here is $2,996/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,680/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,940/mo.
At 42% of local median household income ($85,573/yr), ZIP 10801 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.8% over the past year.
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At $2,996/mo, rent takes ~42% of ZIP 10801's median household income ($85,573/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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