Cost of living in Gardiner, New York
Gardiner, New York has about 1,210 people. Typical rent is $1,775 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $112,411 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,775 a month.
Gardiner is a Census community, not a separate city government in New York. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $112,411 a year.
- People
- 1,210
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,775
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $112,411
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $568,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,878
- Kingston, NY MSA
Gardiner, New York has about 1,210 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $568,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Ulster County is $1,878 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Gardiner. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Kingston, NY metro area, prices sit at 100.7 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 Gardiner'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 Gardiner bill.
In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Gardiner'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, 303 have higher typical rent than Gardiner.
Nearby places
- Wallkill
Typical rent $1,351
Compare with Gardiner - Clintondale
Typical rent $1,162
Compare with Gardiner - New Paltz
Typical rent $1,672
Compare with Gardiner - Plattekill
Typical rent $2,139
Compare with Gardiner - Walden
Typical rent $1,625
Compare with Gardiner - Pine Bush
Typical rent $1,390
Compare with Gardiner - Milton
- Kerhonkson
Typical rent $1,222
Compare with Gardiner
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New York
Bigger places in New York
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.