2012 Fair Market Rent in New York

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in New York:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$670	$701	$839	$1,062	$1,201
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

New York (32) has the 37th highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in New York ranges from $672 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Schuyler County, NY to $1,682 for a 2-bedroom unit in Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2012, the Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area (Nassau County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,233 per month and $2,432 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in New York is $839 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in New York is around 7,503,928 people. So, there are around 1,125,589 people in New York who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in New York. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

New York Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in New York

County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA Metro	$687	$713	$870	$1,041	$1,138	294,565
Allegany County, NY	$577	$579	$694	$865	$1,063	49,927
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$1,183	$1,280	$1,424	$1,752	$1,970	1,332,650
Binghamton, NY MSA Metro	$590	$593	$709	$925	$1,085	200,536
Cattaraugus County, NY	$599	$601	$723	$950	$1,090	83,955
Cayuga County, NY	$596	$597	$716	$953	$1,106	81,963
Chautauqua County, NY	$595	$598	$717	$925	$1,010	139,750
Elmira, NY MSA Metro	$639	$641	$769	$988	$1,030	91,070
Chenango County, NY	$579	$584	$699	$881	$1,227	51,401
Clinton County, NY	$655	$657	$788	$1,001	$1,301	79,894
Columbia County, NY	$693	$707	$834	$1,007	$1,074	63,094
Cortland County, NY	$618	$620	$757	$962	$1,181	48,599
Delaware County, NY	$578	$580	$696	$860	$1,132	48,055
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA Metro	$826	$971	$1,189	$1,458	$1,553	280,150
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA Metro	$597	$599	$719	$889	$982	950,265
Essex County, NY	$642	$643	$772	$1,027	$1,116	38,851
Franklin County, NY	$604	$605	$723	$928	$1,027	51,134
Fulton County, NY	$463	$565	$714	$855	$907	55,073
Genesee County, NY	$661	$662	$796	$987	$1,117	60,370
Greene County, NY	$597	$644	$785	$1,021	$1,112	48,195
Hamilton County, NY	$608	$610	$732	$912	$1,057	5,379
Utica-Rome, NY MSA Metro	$598	$599	$721	$884	$1,004	64,427
Jefferson County, NY	$696	$697	$838	$1,080	$1,135	111,738
Lewis County, NY	$565	$568	$681	$852	$951	26,944
Rochester, NY MSA Metro	$591	$654	$799	$960	$1,016	64,328
Syracuse, NY MSA Metro	$621	$623	$750	$960	$1,040	69,441
Montgomery County, NY	$623	$668	$750	$949	$1,028	49,708
Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$1,233	$1,425	$1,682	$2,232	$2,432	1,334,544
Otsego County, NY	$699	$716	$841	$1,118	$1,162	61,676
St. Lawrence County, NY	$595	$597	$718	$909	$993	111,931
Schuyler County, NY	$558	$560	$672	$896	$925	19,224
Seneca County, NY	$632	$634	$760	$1,000	$1,265	33,342
Steuben County, NY	$593	$595	$715	$917	$1,012	98,726
Sullivan County, NY	$624	$692	$888	$1,063	$1,245	73,966
Ithaca, NY MSA Metro	$802	$825	$966	$1,169	$1,212	96,501
Kingston, NY MSA Metro	$845	$917	$1,098	$1,391	$1,728	177,749
Glens Falls, NY MSA Metro	$631	$667	$839	$1,059	$1,192	63,303
Westchester County, NY Statutory Exception Area Metro	$1,139	$1,359	$1,580	$1,905	$2,349	923,459
Wyoming County, NY	$612	$629	$738	$1,075	$1,173	43,424
Yates County, NY	$572	$579	$688	$891	$918	24,621

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