Albany, NY rent prices by neighborhood: see where they're highest and lowest
Median overall rent across Albany, NY's 29 mapped neighborhoods is $1,751, ranging from $970 in Vale & Eastern Ave to $2,667 in Albany 12866.
5 cheapest overall
- 1 Vale & Eastern Ave $970
- 2 Albany 12189 $1,342
- 3 Albany 12085 $1,356
- 4 Albany 12118 $1,499
- 5 Arbor Hill $1,537
5 most expensive overall
- 1 Albany 12866 $2,667
- 2 Delmar $2,414
- 3 Albany 12020 $2,290
- 4 Buckingham Lake $2,136
- 5 Albany 12204 $2,128
All neighborhoods, ranked by rent
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| # | Neighborhood | Median rent | Buildings | Trend | 1-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vale & Eastern Ave | $970 | 1 | — | — |
| 2 | Albany 12189 | $1,342 | 1 | — | |
| 3 | Albany 12085 | $1,356 | 1 | — | |
| 4 | Albany 12118 | $1,499 | 1 | — | |
| 5 | Arbor Hill | $1,537 | 3 | — | |
| 6 | Albany 12309 | $1,564 | 2 | — | |
| 7 | Albany 12009 | $1,569 | 4 | — | |
| 8 | Albany 12180 | $1,571 | 9 | — | |
| 9 | Albany 12159 | $1,576 | 1 | — | |
| 10 | Albany 12308 | $1,585 | 2 | — | |
| 11 | Albany 12206 | $1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 12 | Albany 12305 | $1,613 | 3 | — | |
| 13 | Albany 12306 | $1,703 | 4 | — | |
| 14 | Albany 12065 | $1,738 | 10 | — | |
| 15 | Albany 12205 | $1,751 | 4 | — | |
| 16 | Ten Broeck Triangle | $1,831 | 3 | — | |
| 17 | Albany 12061 | $1,863 | 2 | — | |
| 18 | Albany 12303 | $1,931 | 2 | — | |
| 19 | Albany 12110 | $1,985 | 4 | — | |
| 20 | Albany 12084 | $1,987 | 4 | — | |
| 21 | Albany 12144 | $2,015 | 3 | — | |
| 22 | Albany 12188 | $2,052 | 2 | — | |
| 23 | Albany 12047 | $2,058 | 3 | — | |
| 24 | Albany 12203 | $2,074 | 7 | — | |
| 25 | Albany 12204 | $2,128 | 3 | — | |
| 26 | Buckingham Lake | $2,136 | 4 | — | |
| 27 | Albany 12020 | $2,290 | 6 | — | |
| 28 | Delmar | $2,414 | 2 | — | |
| 29 | Albany 12866 | $2,667 | 3 | — |
Median rent trend, last 2 months
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How these numbers are calculated
Each neighborhood on this map is a single ZIP code, drawn from U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA boundaries. We label each one with the commonly-used neighborhood name where Google has one (for example "Downtown Austin" instead of "78701"), and the ZIP code itself otherwise. Each building is matched to its ZIP by checking whether its coordinates fall inside the boundary, not by comparing address labels, so a building in Albany, NY only counts toward Albany, NY's median even if its mailing address uses a different name.
Median rents are recomputed every 24 hours. We take each property's current floor-plan prices, group them by bedroom count, and take the median across every unit inside the ZIP. ZIPs with fewer than four current listings are hidden from the map until the data fills in. Better to leave a blank than draw a confident color from one floor plan.
For comparison, the U.S. Census Bureau publishes a New York median gross rent figure based on survey responses (the 2025 ACS), and Zillow's ZORI index publishes a smoothed monthly observed-rent estimate at the metro level. Both are useful long-run benchmarks but lag the live market by 30–90 days. RentCafe's neighborhood-level averages are similar in spirit to what you see here, but use a different smoothing window.
Want to dig further? Browse every apartment in Albany, NY, see the city-wide price history for the last 2 months, or read about how the data is collected.