Cost of living in Rensselaer County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,711 a month.
That HUD number covers Rensselaer County, New York, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,238
- 1 bed
- $1,425
- 2 bed
- $1,711
- 3 bed
- $2,039
- 4 bed
- $2,249
This county is in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 99.6 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Troy · 51,033 people
- Rensselaer · 9,287 people
- East Greenbush · 6,581 people
- Hampton Manor · 5,334 people
- Wynantskill · 3,487 people
- West Sand Lake · 3,479 people
- Hoosick Falls · 3,177 people
- Averill Park · 1,615 people
- Castleton-on-Hudson · 1,591 people