Cost of living in Binghamton, New York
Simple answer
Typical rent is $870 a month.
Binghamton is a city in New York. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $45,578 a year.
- People
- 47,151
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $870
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $45,578
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $124,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,219
- Binghamton, NY MSA
Binghamton, New York has about 47,151 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $124,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Broome County is $1,219 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Binghamton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Binghamton, NY metro area, prices sit at 92.9 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 Binghamton'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 Binghamton bill.
In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Binghamton's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in New York averaged $3.18 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 745 places we list in New York with a rent figure, 633 have higher typical rent than Binghamton.
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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.