What Does In-Unit Laundry Add to NYC Rent?
Published October 11, 2026. Based on 157,845 NYC apartments, one listing each, from rental listings we collected dated January 1 to September 10, 2026.
In the same ZIP code and with the same number of bedrooms, NYC listings with an in-unit washer/dryer asked a median 21.4% more than listings without one. At the $3,857 median asking rent in this sample, that is about $830 a month. Inside the same building, comparing apartments with the same bedroom count, the gap was 2.1%.
Both numbers describe asking rents, not what an amenity is worth. Apartments with a washer/dryer label also list other amenities more often (a dishwasher on 83.7% of them, against 39.5% of apartments without one), so the ZIP-code comparison mixes the washer/dryer with everything that comes along with it. The same-building comparison removes most of that, but it has its own weakness: listing labels are often incomplete, which pulls that gap toward zero. The honest summary is a range, and this page shows each number with its sample so you can see where it comes from.
The short version: Between January 1 and September 10, 2026, in-unit washer/dryer listings asked 21.4% more than listings without one in the same ZIP code and size (372 ZIP-and-size groups; 55,928 apartments with, 95,498 without). Gyms (24.1%), doormen (17.4%), elevators (17.1%), dishwashers (15.6%) and private outdoor space (13.2%) showed similar gaps; pets allowed showed 6.1%. In the same building, the washer/dryer gap fell to 2.1% (2,228 building-and-size groups).
The gap for each amenity
For each amenity, we split the apartments in every ZIP code and bedroom count into two groups: listings whose amenity list includes it and listings whose list does not. We kept ZIP-and-size groups with at least 10 listings on each side, took the ratio of the two median asking rents in each group, and report the median of those ratios. The dollar figures apply that percentage to the $3,857 median asking rent of the whole sample.
Median asking-rent gap, with vs without each amenity
Same ZIP code and bedroom count. 157,845 NYC apartments, one listing each.
| Amenity | Median gap | Per month | Groups | With / without |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-unit washer/dryer | +21.4% | $830 | 372 | 55,928 / 95,498 |
| Dishwasher | +15.6% | $600 | 415 | 86,576 / 67,154 |
| Doorman | +17.4% | $670 | 348 | 73,947 / 75,804 |
| Private outdoor space | +13.2% | $510 | 351 | 41,311 / 108,055 |
| Elevator | +17.1% | $660 | 373 | 85,609 / 64,865 |
| Gym | +24.1% | $930 | 329 | 61,465 / 85,878 |
| Pets allowed | +6.1% | $230 | 420 | 103,656 / 50,290 |
Median gap across ZIP-and-bedroom groups with at least 10 listings on each side; dollars apply it to the five-borough median asking rent.
| Amenity | Median gap (95% range) | Count-weighted gap | Per month at $3,857 | ZIP-and-size groups | Apartments with / without |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-unit washer/dryer | +21.4% (18.5 to 23.5) | +22.9% | $830 | 372 | 55,928 / 95,498 |
| Gym | +24.1% (21.4 to 27.3) | +24.6% | $930 | 329 | 61,465 / 85,878 |
| Doorman | +17.4% (14.7 to 19.9) | +18.3% | $670 | 348 | 73,947 / 75,804 |
| Elevator | +17.1% (15.0 to 18.6) | +19.9% | $660 | 373 | 85,609 / 64,865 |
| Dishwasher | +15.6% (13.2 to 17.2) | +18.5% | $600 | 415 | 86,576 / 67,154 |
| Private outdoor space | +13.2% (11.3 to 15.8) | +14.8% | $510 | 351 | 41,311 / 108,055 |
| Pets allowed | +6.1% (5.1 to 7.1) | +7.2% | $230 | 420 | 103,656 / 50,290 |
The 95% range comes from resampling the ZIP-and-size groups 2,000 times. The count-weighted gap weights each group by its number of listings. In 97.3% of the 372 washer/dryer groups, the median asking rent was higher on the washer/dryer side.
These gaps overlap and cannot be added together. In this sample, 83.7% of apartments with an in-unit washer/dryer also listed a dishwasher, against 39.5% of apartments without one. 62.0% listed a doorman (39.2% without) and 55.2% listed a gym (31.0% without). Read each row as a gap between two groups of listings that differ in more than one way.
By borough and by apartment size
The washer/dryer gap was largest in Manhattan: a median 25.3% across 168 ZIP-and-size groups, or about $1,140 a month at Manhattan's $4,495 median asking rent in this sample. Queens followed at 22.5% ($720 at a $3,200 median, 73 groups) and Brooklyn at 17.1% ($630 at a $3,700 median, 118 groups). The Bronx showed 18.7% ($550 at a $2,962 median), but from only 12 groups, with a 95% range of 3.7% to 28.0%. Staten Island had 273 apartments in the sample, too few for a borough figure.
By size, the washer/dryer gap was 18.8% for studios, 19.6% for one-bedrooms, 23.5% for two-bedrooms and 20.9% for three-bedrooms. In dollars at each size's median asking rent, that is about $620, $720, $1,020 and $940 a month.
The gap by borough
Median asking-rent gap inside the same ZIP code and bedroom count.
| Amenity | Manhattan | Brooklyn | Queens | Bronx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-unit washer/dryer | +25.3% | +17.1% | +22.5% | +18.7% |
| Dishwasher | +17.9% | +14.3% | +12.8% | +13.6% |
| Doorman | +20.4% | +11.4% | +24.5% | +5.2% |
| Private outdoor space | +16.3% | +11.2% | +12.4% | +13.2% |
| Elevator | +21.4% | +15.0% | +12.5% | +7.7% |
| Gym | +30.2% | +15.6% | +28.3% | +16.5% |
| Pets allowed | +6.7% | +5.2% | +7.3% | +0.4% |
A dash means fewer than three qualifying ZIP-bedroom groups.
Same ZIP code or same building?
A ZIP code holds very different buildings. To see how much of the gap travels with the building, we tightened the comparison step by step. The chart starts with all listings, then matches on ZIP code and size, then also on the doorman and elevator labels, then compares apartments with the same bedroom count inside the same building (at least two listings on each side).
The gap shrinks as the comparison gets tighter
Median asking-rent gap, with vs without, under five ways of choosing the comparison listings.
| Comparison | In-unit washer/dryer | Dishwasher | Private outdoor space |
|---|---|---|---|
| All listings | +31.4% | +28.3% | +12.0% |
| Same ZIP and size | +21.4% (372 groups) | +15.6% (415 groups) | +13.2% (351 groups) |
| Plus same doorman and elevator labels | +17.1% (767 groups) | +10.3% (827 groups) | +7.0% (635 groups) |
| Same building and size | +2.1% (2,228 groups) | +3.0% (3,485 groups) | +1.4% (2,364 groups) |
| Same building, consistent labels | +8.1% (310 groups) | +10.3% (562 groups) | +2.0% (301 groups) |
Group counts are ZIP-and-size groups or building-and-size groups. The first row compares the two overall medians.
For the in-unit washer/dryer, the gap goes from 31.4% across all listings ($4,600 vs $3,500 medians), to 21.4% in the same ZIP code and size, to 17.1% when the doorman and elevator labels also match (767 groups), to 2.1% inside the same building (2,228 building-and-size groups; 95% range 1.5% to 2.7%). Dishwashers follow the same pattern (28.3%, 15.6%, 10.3%, 3.0%), and so does private outdoor space (12.0%, 13.2%, 7.0%, 1.4%).
The same-building number has a known weakness: labels. Among the 18,886 buildings with at least two apartments in the sample, 25.7% had listings that disagreed about whether the building has a doorman, and 17.6% disagreed about an elevator. Those are building-wide features, so the disagreement is a labeling gap, not a real difference. When an apartment that has a washer/dryer is listed without the label, it lands on the "without" side and shrinks the gap. In the 12,361 buildings whose doorman, elevator and gym labels agreed across all their listings, the same-building washer/dryer gap was 8.1% (310 groups; 95% range 5.4% to 10.4%).
So the measured range for the same apartment size in the same place runs from about 2% (same building, all labels) to about 21% (same ZIP code). We do not pick a single "true" value between them.
How common each amenity is
In the sample, 35.9% of apartments listed an in-unit washer/dryer. Brooklyn had the highest share at 42.6%, and Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx were each about 32%. Pets allowed was the most common label (66.5%), followed by elevator (55.5%) and dishwasher (55.4%).
How often each amenity appears in the listing's labels
Share of apartments in the sample whose structured amenity list includes it.
| Amenity | Five boroughs | Manhattan | Brooklyn | Queens | Bronx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-unit washer/dryer | 35.9% | 32.1% | 42.6% | 31.9% | 32.1% |
| Dishwasher | 55.4% | 53.3% | 60.5% | 51.4% | 45.7% |
| Doorman | 47.4% | 52.6% | 45.7% | 36.3% | 37.8% |
| Private outdoor space | 26.7% | 19.6% | 33.5% | 31.4% | 32.3% |
| Elevator | 55.5% | 62.4% | 46.9% | 53.4% | 63% |
| Gym | 39.7% | 40.7% | 38.5% | 38.3% | 46.3% |
| Pets allowed | 66.5% | 66.3% | 71.5% | 56.5% | 56.3% |
These shares describe what the listings say. A missing label does not prove the apartment lacks the amenity.
Amenity cost calculator
Choose an area, a size and one or more amenities. With one amenity, the calculator shows that amenity's ZIP-and-size gap. With several, it compares listings that have all of them with listings that have none of them, inside the same ZIP code and size, so the result is measured directly rather than added up. It shows the number of groups and listings behind every answer and says so when the sample is too small.
Amenity cost calculator
Pick an area, a size and the amenities you want. The result compares listings that have all of them with listings that have none of them, inside the same ZIP code and bedroom count.
Median gap
+19.6%
Per month
$730
at the $3,700 median ask
Per year
$8,760
Based on 99 ZIP-and-bedroom groups: 21,317 listings with it and 37,940 with without it.
Asking rents from NYC listings dated January 1 to September 10, 2026. A gap between listings with and without an amenity, not a price the amenity sets: apartments that have one amenity often differ in other ways too. Inside the same building, the in-unit washer/dryer gap was much smaller (+2.1%).
For current asking rents by neighborhood and size, see NYC average rents by neighborhood and the NYC rent data hub.
How we measured this
Listings. We started from NYC rental listings we collected dated January 1 to September 10, 2026 (by listing date). After excluding two sources and keeping addresses in the five boroughs, 395,465 listings remained. Of those, 270,793 came with a structured amenity checklist, meaning a list of amenity labels from a source whose labeled listings carry a median of five or more labels. We then dropped room shares and furnished listings, kept asking rents from $1,200 to $25,000 and studios through three-bedrooms, and kept one listing per apartment (the latest). That left 157,845 apartments: 74,113 in Manhattan, 57,031 in Brooklyn, 22,035 in Queens, 4,393 in the Bronx and 273 in Staten Island.
Amenity definitions. In-unit washer/dryer: a washer/dryer or in-unit laundry label (not a hookup or "allowed" label, and not a shared laundry room). Doorman: full-time, part-time or unspecified doorman labels; a virtual doorman counts as no doorman. Private outdoor space: balcony, terrace, patio, private roof deck or private outdoor space labels; shared roof decks, gardens and courtyards do not count. Gym: gym, fitness center or health club. Pets allowed: pets, dogs or cats allowed, or pet-friendly labels. Elevator and dishwasher: their own labels.
Label coverage by month. We stopped the window at September 10, 2026. After that date, most of the amenity checklists in our collection came from a different set of sources than before, and the size of the gap depends on the source mix (see the limits below), so we did not splice the two periods together.
| Month (2026) | Five-borough listings | With a structured checklist | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23,962 | 23,743 | 99.1% |
| February | 16,717 | 16,567 | 99.1% |
| March | 26,911 | 22,704 | 84.4% |
| April | 48,383 | 36,802 | 76.1% |
| May | 38,853 | 30,613 | 78.8% |
| June | 44,259 | 35,086 | 79.3% |
| July | 55,688 | 35,595 | 63.9% |
| August | 72,395 | 38,017 | 52.5% |
| September 1 to 10 | 68,297 | 31,666 | 46.4% |
The share falls through the year because listings without a checklist grew, from 219 in January to 36,631 in September 1 to 10, while the number of listings with a checklist did not fall.
Checks. Requiring 5 or 20 listings per side instead of 10 moved the washer/dryer gap to 20.0% and 21.6%. Adding the listing's calendar quarter to each group gave 20.8%. When we split the listings into two groups by where we collected them, the washer/dryer gap was 25.8% in one group and 10.7% in the other, so the source mix matters for the size of every number here.
Limits. These are asking rents, before concessions or negotiation. Amenity labels come from the listings and can leave out amenities an apartment has, and they can differ between listings for the same building. Apartments with and without an amenity differ in other ways (age, size, condition, building type) that ZIP code and bedroom count do not capture. Nothing here measures what an amenity causes a rent to be. The analysis queries, definitions and full results are kept with the report for reproduction.
FAQ
How much more does an apartment with an in-unit washer/dryer cost in NYC? In listings dated January 1 to September 10, 2026, washer/dryer apartments asked a median 21.4% more than apartments without one in the same ZIP code and size, about $830 a month at a $3,857 rent. Inside the same building the gap was 2.1%, or 8.1% in buildings whose labels were consistent.
Is in-unit laundry worth paying for? The data shows asking-rent gaps, not value. Most of the 21.4% ZIP-code gap disappears when you compare apartments of the same size in the same building (2.1%). Compare similar apartments in the same building when you can.
Which amenity has the biggest asking-rent gap? Gyms showed the largest same-ZIP gap at 24.1%, then in-unit washer/dryers at 21.4%. Both labels often appear on the same listings as other amenities, so the gaps overlap and do not add up.
Do pet-friendly apartments cost more in NYC? Listings that allow pets asked a median 6.1% more than listings that do not in the same ZIP code and size (420 groups). That was the smallest gap of the seven amenities.
Why not use data after September 10, 2026? After that date most amenity checklists in our collection came from a different set of sources, and the gap depends on the source mix. Keeping one consistent window avoids mixing two samples.
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