Housing market/New York/ZIP 12203
ZIP 12203 Albany, New York
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA · New York. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 12203 · NY
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 12203 — Albany, NY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 12203
- 1-unit detached6,33242.9%
- 1-unit attached7134.8%
- 2–4 units4,25328.8%
- 5–49 units2,68618.2%
- 50+ units7395.0%
- Mobile320.2%
2–4 unit share 28.8% · 5–49 unit share 18.2% · combined 2–49 47.0%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,342 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,208.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 45.0%; ≥50% 25.7%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,890 (1.408× ACS median gross rent).
Population
30,080 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -3.8%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 2 properties, 699 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 477 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 12203 51.4% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 8.7%; ACS median gross rent is $1,342; population changed -3.8% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 4,253 units in 2–4-unit structures and 2,686 units in 5–49-unit structures; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,890 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,342. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
New York research
ZIP 12203 is a Census / HUD profile for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 12203 — Albany, NY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·New York ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is New York research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 12203?
ZIP 12203 (Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA) has 30,080 residents, 13,472 households, a renter share of 51.4%, median household income of $80,055, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,342. Vacancy is 8.7%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 12203?
ACS counts 2,181 units in 2-unit buildings, 2,072 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,541 in 5–9, 863 in 10–19, and 282 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 6,939 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 12203?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,890. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 12203 — Albany, NY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this New York ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 12203 is Census / HUD research for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list New York property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.