Living here
Cost of living in White Plains
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$2,151/mo
60% above US
Median home value
$624,100
106% above US
Median household income
$115,586
47% above US
Rent as share of income
22%
US 21%
Home price to income
5.4×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
8.375%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How White Plains compares
- White Plains$2,151
- New York$1,576
- United States$1,348
- Yonkers$1,730
- North Hempstead$2,276
- Huntington$2,347
- Oyster Bay$2,300
- Hempstead$1,649
- Islip$2,192
- Staten Island$1,689
- Brookhaven$1,908
- White Plains$624,100
- New York$403,000
- United States$303,400
- Yonkers$478,000
- North Hempstead$870,500
- Huntington$733,000
- Oyster Bay$634,600
- Hempstead$442,100
- Islip$486,900
- Staten Island$658,500
- Brookhaven$577,000
Taxes
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Questions
Is White Plains expensive to live in?
Housing in White Plains is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $2,151 (60% above US) and the median home value is $624,100 (106% above US).
How much is rent in White Plains?
The median gross rent is $2,151 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $2,593, 1 bedroom $2,729, 2 bedrooms $2,971, 3 bedrooms $3,760, 4 bedrooms $4,121.
How much of their income do renters spend in White Plains?
At the median, a year’s rent ($25,812) equals about 22% of the median household income ($115,586); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in White Plains?
Sales tax is 8.375% and property taxes run about 1.60% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; NYS Dept. of Taxation and Finance, Publication 718 (2/25), Sales and Use Tax Rates by Jurisdiction, effective March 1, 2025.