Cost of living in Greece, New York
Greece, New York has about 13,943 people. Typical rent is $1,168 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $65,849 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.
Ranked #72 in New York on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,168 a month.
Greece is a Census community, not a separate city government in New York. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $65,849 a year.
- People
- 13,943
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,168
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $65,849
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $169,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,416
- Rochester, NY MSA
Greece, New York has about 13,943 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $169,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Monroe County is $1,416 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Greece. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Rochester, NY metro area, prices sit at 97.0 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 Greece'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 Greece bill.
In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Greece'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, 461 have higher typical rent than Greece.
Nearby places
- North Gates
Typical rent $1,137
Compare with Greece - Gates
Typical rent $2,110
Compare with Greece - Rochester
Typical rent $1,081
Compare with Greece - Spencerport
Typical rent $1,047
Compare with Greece - Irondequoit
Typical rent $1,159
Compare with Greece - Hilton
Typical rent $1,262
Compare with Greece - Rochester Institute of Technology
Typical rent $1,037
- Brighton
Typical rent $1,350
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.