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Ontario County New York Residential Rent and Rental Statistics

The median monthly gross residential rent in Ontario County NY was $900 in 2019 according to the Census ACS survey.1 Average gross rent in Ontario County was $1,011 in 2019. The median rent more accurately depicts rental rates in the middle of the distribution of rents and is thus preferred in the analysis below. 2020 Ontario County median and average rent data will be released in September of 2021.

Data is also available below for Ontario County rental vacancy rates, Ontario County rent as a percent of median income and the fraction of renters in Ontario County.

Show dollars as: Nominal Real

Real Gross Rent in Ontario County New York (2019 dollars)2

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US Median Gross Rent $1,097 +1.86% +6.82%
New York Median Gross Rent $1,309 +0.93% +4.72%
Ontario County NY Median Gross Rent $900 -0.77% +3.45%

Ontario County NY Real Gross Rent Trends

Median gross rent for Ontario County peaked in real terms in 2018 at $907 and is now $7 (0.77%) lower. At $1,011, real average gross rent in Ontario County was at its highest level in 2019 since the series began in 2005.

Real Gross Rent: Ontario County NY Median, Ontario County NY Average, New York Median, US Median

Lower quartile, median and upper quartile real gross rent

Real Gross Rent History for Ontario County

Date US
Median
New York
Median
Ontario County NY
Median
Ontario County NY
Average
2019 $1,097 $1,309 $900 $1,011
2018 $1,077 $1,297 $907 $975
2017 $1,043 $1,264 $844 $856
2016 $1,027 $1,250 $870 $870
2015 $1,017 $1,244 $895 $959
2014 $986 $1,212 $827 $838
2013 $953 $1,168 $828 $908
2012 $940 $1,148 $838 $881
2011 $941 $1,143 $796 $826
2010 $955 $1,140 $770 $783
2009 $960 $1,121 $824 $860

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Ontario County Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate is the fraction of homes for rent that are not occupied.3 In 2019 the rental vacancy rate for Ontario County New York was 6.43% according to Census ACS data.

Rental Vacancy Rate in Ontario County New York

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 5.97% -0.18% +0.08%
New York 4.00% -0.20% -0.42%
Ontario County NY 6.43% +0.25% -1.65%

Trends in Ontario County NY Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate in Ontario County peaked in 2010 at 9.37%. Since then it has fallen by 2.94% to 6.43%. Data records for this series originated in 2005. From a 2012 post peak low of 2.50%, the rental vacancy rate has increased by 3.93%.

Rental Vacancy Rate: Ontario County NY, New York, US

Rental vacancy rate in New York

Historical Rental Vacancy Rate data for Ontario County

Date US New York Ontario County NY
2019 5.97% 4.00% 6.43%
2018 6.15% 4.20% 6.18%
2017 6.18% 4.19%
2016 5.89% 4.42% 8.08%
2015 5.85% 4.41% 8.20%
2014 6.32% 4.34% 4.21%
2013 6.49% 4.17%
2012 6.77% 4.34% 2.50%
2011 7.40% 4.48%
2010 8.17% 5.03% 9.37%
2009 8.43% 4.78% 9.15%

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Rent as a Fraction of Income

Using median household income data for Ontario County, we can calculate the fraction of income the median household would use to pay rent at the median monthly gross rent rate. For Ontario County, median monthly gross rent as a fraction of median household income was 16.22% in 2019 according to the ACS.

Ontario County New York Median Annual Rent as a Fraction of Median Household Income

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 20.03% -0.47% -0.40%
New York 21.78% -0.75% -0.99%
Ontario County NY 16.22% -0.88% -1.13%

Trends in Ontario County NY Rent as a Fraction of Income

The fraction of median Ontario County household income required to pay median monthly gross rent peaked in 2012 (relative to the 2005 series origin) at 18.07%. Since then it has fallen by 1.84% to 16.22%.

Fraction of Income towards Rent: Ontario County NY, New York, US

Percent of median household income going towards median monthly gross rent in Ontario County New York

Historical Data for Annual Rent as a Fraction of Income in Ontario County New York

Date US New York Ontario County NY
2019 20.03% 21.78% 16.22%
2018 20.50% 22.53% 17.10%
2017 20.13% 22.67% 14.89%
2016 20.43% 22.78% 17.36%
2015 20.63% 23.13% 17.55%
2014 20.89% 23.40% 15.90%
2013 20.78% 23.20% 16.22%
2012 20.65% 22.94% 18.07%
2011 20.70% 22.98% 16.95%
2010 20.50% 22.60% 15.43%
2009 20.12% 21.60% 16.41%

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Renter Fraction in Ontario County New York

You can calculate the renter fraction in Ontario County in at least two ways: by housing units or by population. I've gone with the housing units measure here. This measure looks at the number of renting households in Ontario County as a fraction of total Ontario County households. In 2019 28.25% of households were renters according to Census ACS data.

Ontario County Fraction of Renters by Household Units

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 35.89% -0.16% -0.99%
New York 46.48% +0.15% -0.24%
Ontario County NY 28.25% +1.00% +0.21%

Trends in the Ontario County NY Renter Fraction

The Ontario County household renter fraction peaked in in 2012 at 30.11% and is now 1.86% below that level. The origin year for the series is 2005.

Fraction of Renting Households: Ontario County NY, New York, US

Fraction of renters in Ontario County

History of Ontario County Renter Fraction

Date US New York Ontario County NY
2019 35.89% 46.48% 28.25%
2018 36.05% 46.33% 27.25%
2017 36.13% 46.20% 25.98%
2016 36.88% 46.72% 28.04%
2015 36.97% 46.93% 26.37%
2014 36.90% 47.02% 27.65%
2013 36.50% 46.35% 27.71%
2012 36.09% 46.35% 30.11%
2011 35.42% 46.41% 26.27%
2010 34.65% 45.75% 23.80%
2009 34.13% 44.97% 24.44%

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1. Gross rent is defined as contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water, and sewer) and fuel (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.). Because some rentals include utilities and others don't, gross rent is a way of normalizing the variability.

2. Real dollars are calculated using the CPI-U less shelter series.

3. The rental vacancy rate is computed by dividing the number of vacant units for rent by the sum of the renter-occupied units, vacant units that are for rent, and vacant units that have been rented but not yet occupied.