Bedroom count
Property type
Last updated on July 22, 2026
Last updated on July 22, 2026
Bedroom count
Property type
Poughkeepsie, NY rent slipped 7.1% year over year, with a current median of $1,950/month. Renters today are paying $143 less per month on average than last year as the market continues to cool from its peak in 2024.
Poughkeepsie runs 0.3% more expensive than the $1,945/month national median, placing it near the national average with a total of 133 total rentals available across the city.
Studios in Poughkeepsie rent for $1,464/month, 1-bedrooms for $1,700/month, 2-bedrooms for $2,104/month, 3-bedrooms for $2,278/month, and 4+ bedrooms reach $3,800/month. This range reflects the variety of bedroom sizes available to renters.
Median rent in Poughkeepsie
$1,950/mo
vs previous year
The average rent in Poughkeepsie is $1,950 per month as of July 2026. This is about the same as the national average rent.
average price per square foot
Available rentals in Poughkeepsie
133
for rent on Zumper.com as of July 2026
Share of Poughkeepsie rentals at each price point
Average rent prices in Poughkeepsie have decreased by 1% over the last month and have decreased by 7% since last year.
Rent prices on this page are calculated on a rolling 30-day basis and updated daily.
Rent prices in Poughkeepsie vary by bedroom size, rental type, and neighborhood. The average rent for an apartment in Poughkeepsie is $1,900, whereas a house costs $2,775. 1-bedroom apartments in Poughkeepsie run $1,700 on average, while 2-bedroom apartments are $2,102.
Listings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Studio | $1,463 | 8% | 6% | |
1 bedroom | $1,700 | 4% | 1% | |
2 bedroom | $2,104 | 5% | 5% | |
3 bedroom | $2,277 | 1% | 3% | |
4 bedroom | $3,800 | 6% | 1% |
At this time, we don't have enough active inventory for all rentals to generate data. Please check back soon to see neighborhood rent prices in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Listings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apartments | $1,900 | 4% | No Change | |
Condos | $1,900 | 9% | No Change | |
Houses | $2,775 | No Change | No Change |
Studio
Average rent
$1,463
Last 30 days
8%
Last year
6%
1 bedroom
Average rent
$1,700
Last 30 days
4%
Last year
1%
2 bedroom
Average rent
$2,104
Last 30 days
5%
Last year
5%
3 bedroom
Average rent
$2,277
Last 30 days
1%
Last year
3%
4 bedroom
Average rent
$3,800
Last 30 days
6%
Last year
1%
At this time, we don't have enough active inventory for all rentals to generate data. Please check back soon to see neighborhood rent prices in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Apartments
Average rent
$1,900
Last 30 days
4%
Condos
Average rent
$1,900
Last 30 days
9%
Houses
Average rent
$2,775
Last 30 days
No Change
The table above reflects average rent prices in Poughkeepsie, NY, broken down by the number of bedrooms, neighborhoods, and property types. The availability of data for each category is dependent on market inventory and will adjust depending on your selected filters.
Compare median rent prices in Poughkeepsie and Beacon by all bedroom counts and property types.
Poughkeepsie
Equal to the the national median
higher than the national median
Takeaway
The median rent for all rentals in Poughkeepsie, NY is 28% lower than the median rent in Beacon, NY.
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Quick answers to common questions about the Poughkeepsie rental market.
The average rent in Poughkeepsie is $1,950 per month as of July 18, 2026.
Average rent prices in Poughkeepsie have decreased by 1% over the last month and have decreased by 7% since last year.
Rent in Poughkeepsie is roughly the same as the national average.
To comfortably afford rent in Poughkeepsie, you'd need to earn approximately $78,000/year, based on spending no more than 30% of your income on rent.
Based on Zumper's July 2026 data, one-bedroom apartments in Poughkeepsie average around $1,810/month and two-bedrooms approximately $2,070/month, both down from this time last year.
Rent prices are based on Zumper's rental listings from the past 30 days. Median rent is calculated across all available listings and property types on the platform. If you filter the page by bedroom count or property type, the pricing throughout the page will update automatically to reflect that segment of the rental market.
Household and population data come from the U.S. Census Bureau. Cost-of-living data is sourced from the Council for Community and Economic Research's Cost of Living Index (COLI).