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Median gross rent of $2,129 is 36.56% of the $69,876 renter median household income in Suffolk County. Census median rent as a share of renter household income, beside the official HUD income limits for this county.
| Median gross rent | $2,129 |
| Margin of error, median gross rent | $24 |
| Renter median household income | $69,876 |
| Margin of error, renter median income | $1,697 |
| Annual median rent | $25,548 |
| Rent-to-income | 36.56% |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Suffolk County | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Suffolk County | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Suffolk County | $164,600 |
Rent-to-income equals Census median gross rent (ACS table B25064) times 12, divided by renter median household income (ACS table B25119, renter-occupied column). The percent shown is that ratio rounded half up to the nearest 0.01 percentage point. HUD columns are the FY2026 4-person Very Low (50%) limit and the 4-person Low (80%) limit, plus the HUD area median family income on the same row. When every town row in a county publishes the same three figures, the page stores them once under the county name. When they differ, each town row is stored. A county is left out when median rent or renter income is missing or not positive. Rank is the unrounded ratio, then the county name.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year, tables B25064 and B25119, as of 2024-07-01 (data years 2020-2024), retrieved 2026-10-09, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25064, and HUD FY2026 Section 8 income limits effective 2026-05-01, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il.html.
36.56%. Median gross rent is $2,129 (margin of error $24). Renter median household income is $69,876 (margin of error $1,697).
Suffolk County: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%).
Suffolk County: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%).