Cost of living in Webster, New York
Webster, New York has about 5,718 people. Typical rent is $1,239 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $70,495 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 #74 in New York on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,239 a month.
Webster is a village in New York. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $70,495 a year.
- People
- 5,718
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,239
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $70,495
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $218,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,416
- Rochester, NY MSA
Webster, New York has about 5,718 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $218,400.
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 Webster. 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 Webster'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 Webster bill.
In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Webster'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, 428 have higher typical rent than Webster.
Nearby places
- Ontario
Typical rent $693
Compare with Webster - Gananda
Typical rent $1,027
Compare with Webster - Irondequoit
Typical rent $1,159
Compare with Webster - East Rochester
Typical rent $1,132
Compare with Webster - Fairport
Typical rent $1,165
Compare with Webster - Pittsford
Typical rent $1,734
Compare with Webster - Rochester
Typical rent $1,081
Compare with Webster - 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.
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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.