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Comparing Buffalo vs Oswego vs Newburgh vs Rochester

Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Pick 2 to 4 cities and see them side by side.

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Headline numbers

Buffalo

NY

$1,360

YoY change
+3.5%
Vacancy
4.3%
2-BR rent
—
Cap rate
—
Renter share
57.0%

Oswego

NY

$1,360

YoY change
+19.5%
Vacancy
5.8%
2-BR rent
—
Cap rate
—
Renter share
49.8%

Newburgh

NY

$1,957

YoY change
+1.0%
Vacancy
4.7%
2-BR rent
—
Cap rate
—
Renter share
65.2%

Rochester

NY

$1,489

YoY change
+3.5%
Vacancy
5.4%
2-BR rent
—
Cap rate
—
Renter share
61.9%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Buffalo vs Oswego vs Newburgh vs Rochester

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric BuffaloOswegoNewburghRochester
Median household income $50,041$53,172$56,960$47,213
Median age 34.335.733.633.7
Renter household share 57.0%49.8%65.2%61.9%
YoY rent change +3.5%+19.5%+1.0%+3.5%
Cap rate (overall) ————
$/unit (MFR) ————

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.