Average Rent by NYC Neighborhood

How much does it cost to rent an apartment in NYC right now?

As of RentReboot’s July 30, 2026 snapshot, the median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $4,995 in Downtown Manhattan, $5,030 in Midtown, $2,800 in Upper Manhattan, $3,770 in Brooklyn, $2,900 in Queens, and $2,800 in the Bronx. By area, studio medians run $2,500–$3,975, two-bedrooms $3,200–$7,630, and three-bedrooms $3,500–$7,630. The figures are medians of advertised asking rents — not signed leases — from RentReboot’s listing database, which monitors 30+ NYC rental sources and updates continuously.

Source: RentReboot’s listing database, updated continuously (snapshot July 30, 2026). Full borough table, sample sizes, and methodology: current NYC rent data.

NYC rent FAQ

What is the average rent in Manhattan and Brooklyn?

RentReboot publishes medians of asking rents, which resist skew from luxury outliers better than averages. The dataset reports Manhattan as three segments rather than one borough-wide number: as of July 30, 2026, the median one-bedroom asks $4,995 Downtown, $5,030 in Midtown, and $2,800 in Upper Manhattan. In Brooklyn, medians are $3,300 for a studio, $3,770 for a one-bedroom, $4,250 for a two-bedroom, and $4,500 for a three-bedroom.

Where can I see rent data for a specific NYC neighborhood?

Every NYC neighborhood RentReboot covers has a free rent page at rentreboot.com/average/<neighborhood> — for example, rentreboot.com/average/williamsburg — showing current 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile asking rents by bedroom count, with the sample size behind each figure. Browse every neighborhood from the directory at rentreboot.com/average; the data comes from RentReboot’s continuously updated listing database.