City Data for Rensselaer, NY

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Housing Data (February 2026)

Median Price per SqFt
$232
Median Listing Price
$332,400
Median Days on Market
80
Active Listings
27
New Listings
18
Total Listings (Active + Pending)
62
Avg Listing Price
$372,827
Avg Listing Price Change MoM
5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY
-23%

City Data

City
Rensselaer
State ID
NY
Population
9,171

Age Breakdown

Median Age
35.7
Under 10 years old
10.9%
Age 10-19
7.0%
Age 20s
19.3%
Age 30s
18.0%
Age 40s
12.1%
Age 50s
12.7%
Age 60s
10.2%
Age 70s
6.4%
Age Over 80
3.2%

Gender Breakdown

Male
51.2%
Female
48.8%

Marital Status

Married
30.2%
Divorced
13.8%
Never Married
48.0%
Widowed
8.1%

Household

Family Size
3
Family Dual Income
47.2
Median Household Income
$55,912
Median Individual Income
$36,337
Home Ownership
42.4%
Home Value
$143,573
Median Rent
$965
Rent Burden
25.5%
Poverty
13.8%

Education

No Highschool Degree or GED
10.7%
Highschool Education
34.4%
Some College
23.9%
Bachelors Degree
19.9%
Graduate Degree
11.1%
Total College or Above
31.0%
Stem Degree
55.7%

Workforce

Labor Force Participation
70.1%
Unemployment Rate
6.6%
Disabled
16.2%

Ethnicity

White
80.1%
Black
5.5%
Asian
6.7%
Native American
0.3%
Pacific Islander
0.0%
Other
0.3%
Multiple
7.2%

Other

Hispanic
6.2%
Limited English
4.8%
Health Uninsured
3.3%
Veteran
4.9%