Cost of living in Alexandria Bay, New York

Alexandria Bay, New York has about 1,212 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $154,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jefferson County is $1,453 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Alexandria Bay. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area, prices sit at 87.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

New York taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Alexandria Bay's exact store tax.

Some places in New York add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.60% of income. That is not a Alexandria Bay bill.

In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Alexandria Bay's bill.

For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in New York was $4.487 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,153.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in New York shares this price.

Among 745 places we list in New York with a rent figure, 738 have higher typical rent than Alexandria Bay.