RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 340 SHOWN OF 340

Highest median rent, New York cities · 1990

New York cities ranked by median gross rent (1990 ACS). This list covers the 340 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. 26 cities are tied at the $1,000+ ceiling. The median across all 340 is $701.

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The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $1,000 for 1990. Places shown as “$1,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS –

T1Country Knolls, NYNY5,445$1,000+–

T1Commack, NYNY36,558$1,000+–

T1Garden City, NYNY23,043$1,000+–

T1New Hempstead, NYNY5,657$1,000+–

T1Syosset, NYNY18,433$1,000+–

T1Centerport, NYNY6,072$1,000+–

T1Dix Hills, NYNY24,773$1,000+–

T1East Shoreham, NYNY7,321$1,000+–

T1Massapequa, NYNY21,389$1,000+–

T1Woodbury, NYNY9,348$1,000+–

T1Fort Salonga, NYNY10,199$1,000+–

T1North Merrick, NYNY12,366$1,000+–

T1Northwest Harbor, NYNY5,205$1,000+–

T1Springs, NYNY9,163$1,000+–

T1Stony Brook, NYNY12,868$1,000+–

T1Terryville, NYNY10,794$1,000+–

T1Jericho, NYNY13,759$1,000+–

T1Lakeview, NYNY5,825$1,000+–

T1East Hills, NYNY7,328$1,000+–

T1Kings Point, NYNY5,710$1,000+–

T1Manorhaven, NYNY7,135$1,000+–

T1Massapequa Park, NYNY16,997$1,000+–

T1North Hills, NYNY5,481$1,000+–

T1Bronxville, NYNY6,504$1,000+–

T1Wesley Hills, NYNY6,477$1,000+–

T1Scarsdale, NYNY18,194$1,000+–

27West Islip, NYNY26,865$950–

28Elwood, NYNY11,762$942–

29Levittown, NYNY51,904$939–

30North Sea, NYNY6,458$939–

31West Hills, NYNY5,369$936–

32Miller Place, NYNY11,736$936–

33North Bellport, NYNY11,087$935–

34Wantagh, NYNY18,365$932–

35North Massapequa, NYNY17,877$931–

36South Huntington, NYNY9,779$930–

37Medford, NYNY24,796$929–

38Melville, NYNY19,714$925–

39Yaphank, NYNY6,934$923–

40Pelham Manor, NYNY5,631$913–

41Bayville, NYNY6,780$911–

42Rye, NYNY16,614$908–

43Orange Lake, NYNY9,784$906–

44Tappan, NYNY6,687$905–

45Merrick, NYNY21,744$904–

46Mount Sinai, NYNY11,093$898–

47North Babylon, NYNY17,963$898–

48Mastic, NYNY15,708$897–

49Myers Corner, NYNY10,877$896–

50Centereach, NYNY31,839$896–

51Hauppauge, NYNY20,793$892–

52Roosevelt, NYNY18,885$888–

53Shirley, NYNY28,375$886–

54Seaford, NYNY15,549$885–

55Nanuet, NYNY19,799$883–

56East Farmingdale, NYNY5,666$879–

57Holbrook, NYNY26,449$879–

58North Amityville, NYNY21,138$879–

59North Bellmore, NYNY20,689$876–

60Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,280$875–

61Nesconset, NYNY13,833$870–

62Hewlett, NYNY7,570$868–

63Valley Cottage, NYNY9,165$867–

64Middle Island, NYNY11,027$853–

65Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,709$852–

66Ardsley, NYNY5,007$851–

67Rye Brook, NYNY9,955$851–

68East Northport, NYNY19,700$850–

69New Cassel, NYNY14,551$850–

70Hicksville, NYNY43,780$849–

71Port Washington, NYNY18,004$849–

72New City, NYNY34,458$848–

73East Islip, NYNY13,573$846–

74St. James, NYNY13,244$844–

75North New Hyde Park, NYNY14,159$843–

76Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,154$843–

77Woodmere, NYNY18,061$842–

78Williston Park, NYNY7,524$841–

79Plainedge, NYNY8,624$841–

80North Bay Shore, NYNY20,282$840–

81Sound Beach, NYNY7,210$839–

82Bellmore, NYNY15,954$838–

83North Patchogue, NYNY6,984$838–

84Sayville, NYNY15,408$834–

85Mastic Beach, NYNY16,735$834–

86Washingtonville, NYNY5,640$827–

87Pelham, NYNY7,608$827–

88Babylon, NYNY12,281$825–

89Bohemia, NYNY9,181$823–

90Islip Terrace, NYNY5,168$823–

91Lake Carmel, NYNY7,854$822–

92Oyster Bay, NYNY7,308$820–

93Uniondale, NYNY33,148$817–

94Smithtown, NYNY24,375$816–

95West Hempstead, NYNY20,648$815–

96North Lindenhurst, NYNY10,952$815–

97Oceanside, NYNY31,639$815–

98Wading River, NYNY8,359$814–

99Rocky Point, NYNY13,356$813–

100Pleasantville, NYNY7,391$813–

101Irvington, NYNY6,533$811–

102Holtsville, NYNY19,344$808–

103West Babylon, NYNY43,570$808–

104Copiague, NYNY23,424$807–

105Huntington, NYNY19,948$807–

106Westbury, NYNY15,981$801–

107Cedarhurst, NYNY7,334$801–

108Sea Cliff, NYNY5,031$798–

109Flanders, NYNY6,609$796–

110Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,282$796–

111East Massapequa, NYNY20,377$795–

112Islip, NYNY17,362$794–

113Central Islip, NYNY38,373$794–

114Ridge, NYNY12,503$793–

115South Farmingdale, NYNY14,676$793–

116Selden, NYNY21,604$790–

117Congers, NYNY8,275$787–

118Bethpage, NYNY17,123$784–

119Glen Cove, NYNY28,190$782–

120Island Park, NYNY5,069$782–

121East Patchogue, NYNY21,673$779–

122Farmingville, NYNY16,160$778–

123Harrison, NYNY32,273$778–

124Coram, NYNY39,539$777–

125Monsey, NYNY28,160$777–

126Northport, NYNY7,336$775–

127Port Jefferson, NYNY8,306$772–

128Baywood, NYNY8,176$766–

129North Valley Stream, NYNY17,825$766–

130Suffern, NYNY11,796$764–

131Mahopac, NYNY9,039$764–

132Amityville, NYNY9,799$762–

133Lawrence, NYNY6,847$761–

134South Valley Stream, NYNY6,512$760–

135Deer Park, NYNY27,990$758–

136Long Beach, NYNY34,918$758–

137Center Moriches, NYNY9,127$753–

138Valley Stream, NYNY40,379$753–

139Port Jefferson Station, NYNY7,676$752–

140Carmel, NYNY7,306$744–

141East Quogue, NYNY5,406$742–

142Lake Grove, NYNY11,168$741–

143Bay Shore, NYNY31,683$741–

144Farmingdale, NYNY8,584$740–

145Lindenhurst, NYNY27,258$737–

146East Rockaway, NYNY10,096$736–

147Kings Park, NYNY16,516$735–

148Mount Ivy, NYNY8,121$732–

149Baldwin, NYNY34,994$731–

150East Moriches, NYNY6,260$731–

151Bayport, NYNY8,921$730–

152Hampton Bays, NYNY15,706$730–

153Malverne, NYNY8,476$730–

154Old Westbury, NYNY5,071$730–

155Lynbrook, NYNY20,855$728–

156Nyack, NYNY7,511$720–

157Ossining, NYNY27,579$718–

158Mamaroneck, NYNY19,896$716–

159Pearl River, NYNY16,155$715–

160Huntington Station, NYNY32,601$714–

161Elmsford, NYNY5,203$714–

162Floral Park, NYNY16,105$711–

163Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,440$710–

164Carle Place, NYNY5,188$709–

165New Hyde Park, NYNY10,226$707–

166Oakdale, NYNY7,115$706–

167Elmont, NYNY36,518$704–

168Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,481$703–

169Calverton, NYNY5,618$701–

170Hillcrest, NYNY9,071$701–

171Plainview, NYNY25,982$701–

172Patchogue, NYNY12,486$698–

173Salisbury, NYNY12,412$697–

174Franklin Square, NYNY30,897$695–

175Mineola, NYNY21,376$690–

176Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,221$688–

177Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,889$687–

178Tuckahoe, NYNY7,029$687–

179Manorville, NYNY14,233$686–

180East Meadow, NYNY36,821$685–

181Garden City Park, NYNY7,914$685–

182Monroe, NYNY9,462$683–

183West Haverstraw, NYNY11,025$680–

184Larchmont, NYNY6,750$680–

185Port Chester, NYNY32,303$672–

186North Wantagh, NYNY11,940$670–

187Blauvelt, NYNY5,406$669–

188Great Neck, NYNY11,141$668–

189Southold, NYNY6,397$667–

190Stony Point, NYNY12,728$667–

191Haverstraw, NYNY12,791$667–

192Peekskill, NYNY25,891$662–

193Mount Kisco, NYNY10,757$661–

194Scotchtown, NYNY10,252$659–

195Goshen, NYNY5,744$657–

196Westmere, NYNY8,334$657–

197Hempstead, NYNY59,819$655–

198Tarrytown, NYNY11,890$654–

199Fairview CDP (Dutchess County), NYNY6,213$651–

200Firthcliffe, NYNY5,432$646–

201Eastchester, NYNY20,491$646–

202Warwick, NYNY6,534$633–

203Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,645$633–

204Freeport, NYNY44,174$625–

205Spring Valley, NYNY34,482$622–

206South Hill, NYNY6,951$619–

207Loudonville, NYNY10,527$618–

208Roslyn Heights, NYNY6,975$617–

209Wappingers Falls, NYNY6,048$616–

210Riverhead, NYNY14,936$608–

211Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,987$595–

212Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,147$594–

213Greenlawn, NYNY15,210$593–

214Rockville Centre, NYNY25,770$591–

215Manhasset, NYNY7,716$590–

216White Plains, NYNY62,871$589–

217Colonie, NYNY7,679$588–

218New Windsor, NYNY8,919$582–

219New Paltz, NYNY8,689$580–

220Middletown, NYNY30,098$578–

221New Rochelle, NYNY85,864$578–

222Highland, NYNY6,367$575–

223East Greenbush, NYNY6,581$569–

224Roessleville, NYNY10,968$567–

225Airmont, NYNY10,634$563–

226Inwood, NYNY12,235$551–

227Fairmount, NYNY9,724$548–

228Glens Falls North, NYNY9,154$546–

229Latham, NYNY13,802$543–

230Brighton, NYNY36,834$538–

231Newburgh, NYNY28,059$533–

232Mount Vernon, NYNY72,304$532–

233Walden, NYNY6,935$528–

234Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,499$522–

235Yonkers, NYNY212,603$522–

236West Glens Falls, NYNY10,050$517–

237Irondequoit, NYNY50,657$516–

238Kingston, NYNY23,942$514–

239Hampton Manor, NYNY5,334$504–

240East Rochester, NYNY6,132$501–

241Beacon, NYNY14,931$501–

242New York, NYNY8,584,629$496–

243Westvale, NYNY5,212$494–

244Harris Hill, NYNY6,069$493–

245Ithaca, NYNY33,632$493–

246Mattydale, NYNY5,971$489–

247East Glenville, NYNY11,914$488–

248Rotterdam, NYNY22,695$485–

249Greece, NYNY13,943$483–

250Williamsville, NYNY5,478$482–

251Fairport, NYNY5,326$480–

252Port Jervis, NYNY8,518$478–

253Saratoga Springs, NYNY28,768$475–

254Liberty, NYNY5,097$473–

255Brockport, NYNY7,736$463–

256New Square, NYNY10,214$463–

257Scotia, NYNY7,295$460–

258Monticello, NYNY7,195$459–

259Canandaigua, NYNY10,347$456–

260Albany, NYNY101,698$456–

261North Syracuse, NYNY6,773$455–

262Big Flats, NYNY5,651$454–

263Hilton, NYNY5,873$447–

264Rochester, NYNY206,108$442–

265West Seneca, NYNY45,303$436–

266East Aurora, NYNY5,949$436–

267Endwell, NYNY11,546$434–

268Cheektowaga, NYNY76,056$432–

269Webster, NYNY5,761$430–

270Schenectady, NYNY69,471$428–

271De Witt, NYNY11,060$426–

272Glens Falls, NYNY14,383$426–

273Hamburg, NYNY9,840$426–

274Geneseo, NYNY7,759$423–

275Newark, NYNY8,919$422–

276Watervliet, NYNY10,242$422–

277Depew, NYNY14,801$422–

278Syracuse, NYNY144,896$409–

279Batavia, NYNY15,168$408–

280Hudson Falls, NYNY7,333$407–

281Seneca Falls, NYNY6,956$403–

282Watertown, NYNY23,517$400–

283Albion, NYNY5,843$399–

284Southport, NYNY6,450$397–

285Troy, NYNY50,912$396–

286Fredonia, NYNY9,283$393–

287Rome, NYNY31,682$393–

288Solvay, NYNY6,427$392–

289Cortland, NYNY17,394$390–

290Kenmore, NYNY14,808$390–

291Fort Drum, NYNY16,065$389–

292Lancaster, NYNY9,995$389–

293North Tonawanda, NYNY29,806$388–

294Oswego, NYNY17,024$388–

295Baldwinsville, NYNY7,582$387–

296Geneva, NYNY12,552$387–

297Rensselaer, NYNY9,421$387–

298Auburn, NYNY25,947$386–

299Oneonta, NYNY15,665$385–

300Endicott, NYNY13,068$380–

301Cohoes, NYNY18,518$380–

302Mechanicville, NYNY5,021$377–

303Oneida, NYNY10,009$377–

304Johnstown, NYNY8,021$376–

305Fulton, NYNY11,188$375–

306Medina, NYNY5,855$374–

307Johnson City, NYNY14,580$373–

308Hudson, NYNY5,721$373–

309Plattsburgh, NYNY19,744$372–

310Lockport, NYNY20,248$363–

311Tonawanda, NYNY14,848$362–

312Binghamton, NYNY46,418$361–

313Corning, NYNY10,514$356–

314Buffalo, NYNY274,613$352–

315Elmira, NYNY26,089$343–

316Norwich, NYNY6,538$343–

317Canton, NYNY6,894$342–

318South Lockport, NYNY9,144$341–

319Potsdam, NYNY8,019$340–

320Lackawanna, NYNY19,452$339–

321Utica, NYNY62,978$338–

322Horseheads, NYNY6,275$337–

323Amsterdam, NYNY18,093$337–

324Alfred, NYNY5,147$336–

325Gloversville, NYNY14,782$333–

326Niagara Falls, NYNY47,255$330–

327Malone, NYNY5,315$328–

328Hornell, NYNY8,024$328–

329Herkimer, NYNY7,195$327–

330Ogdensburg, NYNY9,123$325–

331Bath, NYNY5,545$321–

332Dunkirk, NYNY12,326$320–

333Olean, NYNY13,508$314–

334Ilion, NYNY7,488$312–

335Jamestown, NYNY27,663$311–

336Penn Yan, NYNY5,272$309–

337Massena, NYNY9,898$300–

338Salamanca, NYNY5,719$262–

339Old Bethpage, NYNY6,546$235–

340Viola, NYNY8,461$231–

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