Cost of living in Lima, New York
Simple answer
Typical rent is $830 a month.
Lima is a village in New York. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $69,420 a year.
- People
- 2,064
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $830
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $69,420
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $203,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,416
- Rochester, NY MSA
Lima, New York has about 2,064 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $203,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Livingston County is $1,416 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lima. 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 Lima'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 Lima bill.
In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Lima'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, 658 have higher typical rent than Lima.
Nearby places
- Honeoye Falls
Typical rent $1,338
Compare with Lima - Livonia
Typical rent $839
Compare with Lima - Avon
Typical rent $898
Compare with Lima - Conesus Lake
Typical rent $1,294
Compare with Lima - Bloomfield
Typical rent $873
Compare with Lima - Scottsville
Typical rent $1,084
Compare with Lima - Victor
Typical rent $1,041
- Geneseo
Typical rent $971
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.