housing costs · New York
Housing costs in Albany County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,313 | ± $26 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,252 | ± $22 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,196 | ± $18 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,113 | ± $16 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $294,600 | ± $4,249 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $277,400 | ± $3,622 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $263,800 | ± $3,481 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $235,200 | ± $3,078 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 28.7 % | ± 0.9 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 27.8 % | ± 0.9 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 28.0 % | ± 0.7 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 27.5 % | ± 0.7 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Albany County is $1,313, above the New York median of $986 across 62 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.