Metro FMR · CBSA 39100 · HUD FY2025

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2025 Fair Market Rent for the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA metro area - 62% above the US average.

$1,492
1-bedroom FMR
$1,907
2-bedroom FMR
+62%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA area rents at $1,907 under HUD's FY2025 Fair Market Rent - 69% above the US average, higher than 90% of the 384 metro areas HUD tracks.

#38
priciest of 384 US metros (2BR)
+69%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$76,280
income to afford it (30% rule)

Affordability & income context

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown: #38 priciest nationally · income context

The 2-bedroom figure places Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown in the highest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2025 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

That budget pressure matches a top-decile 2-bedroom FMR nationally (#38 of 384 HUD-tracked metros).

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·39100

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown: $1,492/mo 1BR · #38 of 384 metros (2BR) · FY2025 CBSA 39100

  • CBSA 39100
  • 1BR-FMR $1,492
  • 2BR-FMR $1,907
  • RANK-UPPER #38
  • YOY-NA YoY pending
  • VSUS-HIGH +62%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #12 NY
  • INC-NA Income n/a
  • POP-NA Pop n/a
  • PHOTO-NEAR Albany-Schenectady
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,343–$1,641
  • FY-2025 FY2025

Photo-finish peer: Albany-Schenectady-Troy ($262 1BR gap)

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Where Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 384 HUD metro areas

$1,907 Top 10% higher than 90% of 384 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 54 metro areas (14%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 119 metro areas (31%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 79 metro areas (21%). Below this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 46 metro areas (12%). Below this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 34 metro areas (9%). Below this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 24 metro areas (6%). This entry sits in this band. $2,000–$2,200: 7 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 8 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 8 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

What this shows #38 of 384 HUD-tracked metro areas, 69% above the national 2-bedroom average. 23 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2025

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown studio–4BR schedule (FY2025) · 2BR #38 nationally

Each bedroom band is FY2025 HUD Fair Market Rent for CBSA 39100.

Studio
$1,308
US avg $854
+53% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,492
US avg $919
+62% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,907
US avg $1,130
+69% vs US
3 Bedroom
$2,433
US avg $1,469
+66% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,631
US avg $1,693
+55% vs US

How Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other NY metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown highlighted among 5 peers · FY2025 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2025

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown: nearest out-of-state 2BR FMR peers

4 nearest HUD 2BR Fair Market Rents outside NY (FY2025).

2BR FMR · outside NY

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2025).

Dallas
TX · 2 BR $1,884/mo
Durham-Chapel Hill
NC · 2 BR $1,872/mo
Flagstaff
AZ · 2 BR $1,942/mo
Martin County
TX · 2 BR $1,868/mo

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2025 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA is $1,492 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,907 and a studio is $1,308.
How does Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA metro area is 62% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,492 compared to $919 nationally.
Where does Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2025 2-bedroom FMR of $1,907 ranks #38 most expensive among 384 US metro areas (the highest-rent tenth of HUD metro areas).
What income do I need to afford rent in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA? ▼
Based on the 30% affordability rule, you need an annual income of at least $59,680 ($4,973/month) to afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent in the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA area.

Compare Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown vs Albany-Schenectady-Troy →

What this means for renters

Treat Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown's FY2025 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

  • Budget to roughly 30% of income: the FY2025 1-bedroom FMR of $1,492 implies about $59,680/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Albany-Schenectady-Troy
  • See where Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown ranks nationally on rent. National rankings

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 1 counties; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

Data as of FY 2025 (HUD has not published FY2026 FMR for this metro; corpus latest is FY2026). Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2025 HUD FMR $1,492/mo · 1BR NY

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