How Big Is the Average NYC Apartment?
The median NYC apartment listed September 12 to October 13, 2026 was 752 square feet, among the 11,082 of 28,616 apartments whose listing stated a size. A studio was 487 square feet, a one-bedroom 686 and a two-bedroom 984. The median asking rent was $6.81 per square foot a month, or $82 a year.
Published October 15, 2026. Data: NYC apartments that we first collected September 12 to October 13, 2026, one listing per apartment, asking rents. Only 38.7% of apartments stated a usable size, and those asked more than apartments without one, so read the sizes with the coverage notes further down.
Key numbers (apartments that stated a size)
| Size | Apartments with a size | Median size | Middle half of sizes | Rent per sq ft, month | Rent per sq ft, year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 1,983 | 487 sq ft | 426 to 545 | $8.06 | $97 |
| 1 bedroom | 4,293 | 686 sq ft | 621 to 758 | $7.04 | $85 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2,927 | 984 sq ft | 826 to 1,145 | $6.39 | $77 |
| 3+ bedrooms | 1,879 | 1,400 sq ft | 1,100 to 2,000 | $3.45 | $41 |
| Any size | 11,082 | 752 sq ft | 604 to 1,035 | $6.81 | $82 |
"Median" is the middle apartment: half were smaller, half larger. Rent per square foot is each apartment's asking rent divided by its stated size, then the median of those.
How big is a one-bedroom apartment in NYC?
The median NYC one-bedroom was 686 square feet (4,293 one-bedrooms with a size). The middle half ranged from 621 to 758 square feet. By borough, the median was 695 in Manhattan, 661 in Brooklyn, 699 in Queens and 667 in the Bronx.
How big NYC apartments are, by borough and bedroom count
A Manhattan one-bedroom was a median 695 sq ft and a Queens one-bedroom 699 sq ft, but Manhattan asked $7.83 a sq ft a month against $4.67.
| Area | Any size | Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3+ bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All NYC | 752 sq ft, $6.81/sq ft (11,082) | 487 sq ft, $8.06/sq ft (1,983) | 686 sq ft, $7.04/sq ft (4,293) | 984 sq ft, $6.39/sq ft (2,927) | 1,400 sq ft, $3.45/sq ft (1,879) |
| Manhattan | 717 sq ft, $7.90/sq ft (5,605) | 497 sq ft, $8.54/sq ft (1,286) | 695 sq ft, $7.83/sq ft (2,499) | 1,038 sq ft, $7.61/sq ft (1,339) | 1,316 sq ft, $7.29/sq ft (481) |
| Brooklyn | 721 sq ft, $6.43/sq ft (2,508) | 451 sq ft, $7.58/sq ft (472) | 661 sq ft, $6.57/sq ft (909) | 910 sq ft, $5.99/sq ft (754) | 1,328 sq ft, $4.12/sq ft (373) |
| Queens | 928 sq ft, $3.50/sq ft (2,139) | 493 sq ft, $5.90/sq ft (182) | 699 sq ft, $4.67/sq ft (606) | 950 sq ft, $3.50/sq ft (602) | 1,400 sq ft, $2.77/sq ft (749) |
| Bronx | 850 sq ft, $4.00/sq ft (668) | 479 sq ft, $5.14/sq ft (36) | 667 sq ft, $4.84/sq ft (239) | 930 sq ft, $3.86/sq ft (200) | 1,588 sq ft, $2.66/sq ft (193) |
| Staten Island | 1,200 sq ft, $2.12/sq ft (162) | too few (7) | 750 sq ft, $2.35/sq ft (40) | 1,000 sq ft, $2.51/sq ft (32) | 2,088 sq ft, $1.76/sq ft (83) |
The borough medians for one-bedrooms sit within 40 square feet of each other. What changes most is the rent for those square feet: $7.83 a month per square foot for a Manhattan one-bedroom, $6.57 in Brooklyn, $4.67 in Queens and $4.84 in the Bronx.
Among the 40 neighborhoods with at least 30 one-bedrooms that stated a size, the largest medians were on the Upper East Side (805 square feet, 40 apartments), Sutton Place (800), Battery Park City (786), Forest Hills and Stuyvesant Town (771 each). The smallest were in Park Slope (531, 45 apartments), Flatbush (549), Fort Greene (580), Crown Heights (621) and Bedford-Stuyvesant (625). A listing called a one-bedroom is not always a full one-bedroom: our guide to junior one-bedrooms and alcove studios explains what to check.
How big is a studio apartment in NYC?
The median NYC studio was 487 square feet (1,983 studios with a size). Half were between 426 and 545 square feet. Manhattan studios had a median of 497 square feet, Queens 493, the Bronx 479 (36 studios) and Brooklyn 451. Staten Island had 7 studios with a size, too few to show.
Studios asked the most per square foot of any size: a median of $8.06 a month, or $97 a year. In Manhattan studios asked $8.54 a square foot a month.
How big is a two-bedroom apartment in NYC?
The median NYC two-bedroom was 984 square feet (2,927 two-bedrooms with a size). The middle half ran from 826 to 1,145 square feet. Manhattan two-bedrooms had a median of 1,038 square feet, Queens 950, the Bronx 930 and Brooklyn 910.
For three or more bedrooms the median was 1,400 square feet, and that group includes many apartments in one- and two-family houses. See the note on large apartments outside Manhattan below.
What is the average rent per square foot in NYC?
The median asking rent was $6.81 per square foot a month, or $82 a year (11,082 apartments with a size). In Manhattan it was $7.90 a month ($95 a year), in Brooklyn $6.43 ($77), in the Bronx $4.00 ($48), in Queens $3.50 ($42) and on Staten Island $2.12 ($25, 162 apartments).
| Borough | Apartments with a size | Median size | Rent per sq ft, month | Rent per sq ft, year | Median ask (with a size) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 5,605 | 717 sq ft | $7.90 | $95 | $5,600 |
| Brooklyn | 2,508 | 721 sq ft | $6.43 | $77 | $4,250 |
| Queens | 2,139 | 928 sq ft | $3.50 | $42 | $3,400 |
| Bronx | 668 | 850 sq ft | $4.00 | $48 | $3,270 |
| Staten Island | 162 | 1,200 sq ft | $2.12 | $25 | $3,000 |
Rents per square foot are often quoted per year in New York, so both are shown. The yearly figure is the median of each apartment's yearly rent divided by its size.
Does a bigger NYC apartment cost less per square foot?
Outside Manhattan, yes: the rent per square foot fell from $8.78 a month under 400 square feet to $3.04 at 1,200 to 1,499 square feet. In Manhattan it stayed between $7.33 and $7.96 for every size band from 600 square feet up, so a larger Manhattan apartment cost close to proportionally more.
Asking rent per square foot by apartment size
In Manhattan the rent per sq ft held between $7.33 and $7.96 from 600 sq ft up. Outside Manhattan it fell from $8.78 under 400 sq ft to $3.04 at 1,200 to 1,499 sq ft.
| Size (sq ft) | Manhattan: median ask | Manhattan: per sq ft | Outside Manhattan: median ask | Outside Manhattan: per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 400 | $3,600 (132) | $9.85 | $3,230 (130) | $8.78 |
| 400 to 499 | $4,075 (617) | $9.14 | $3,426 (402) | $7.63 |
| 500 to 599 | $4,429 (766) | $8.03 | $3,465 (530) | $6.26 |
| 600 to 699 | $5,195 (1,100) | $7.96 | $3,779 (776) | $5.88 |
| 700 to 799 | $5,650 (844) | $7.57 | $3,995 (764) | $5.33 |
| 800 to 999 | $6,569 (881) | $7.33 | $3,652 (926) | $4.17 |
| 1,000 to 1,199 | $8,000 (544) | $7.40 | $3,800 (696) | $3.60 |
| 1,200 to 1,499 | $9,500 (424) | $7.34 | $4,000 (486) | $3.04 |
| 1,500 or more | $14,900 (297) | $7.79 | $3,650 (767) | $1.75 |
Outside Manhattan, the median ask rose only from $3,779 at 600 to 699 square feet to $4,000 at 1,200 to 1,499 square feet. These are asking rents for different apartments in different places, so this is a pattern across the market, not the price of added space in one building.
One caution on the largest figures. Of the 728 apartments outside Manhattan stating 1,500 square feet or more, 76.8% were on tax lots with one or two homes (city tax-lot records), against 17.9% of smaller apartments. In a house, a listing may state the size of the whole house rather than the apartment, and we cannot tell which.
Which NYC neighborhoods have the highest rent per square foot?
The West Village had the highest median: $11.02 per square foot a month (88 apartments with a size). NoMad ($9.69), Flatiron ($9.65), Chelsea ($9.63) and the East Village ($9.27) followed. The lowest medians were in southeast Queens: Rosedale ($1.96), South Jamaica and Springfield Gardens ($2.07 each), St. Albans ($2.39) and Queens Village ($2.50).
NYC neighborhoods: highest asking rent per square foot, any size
| Neighborhood | Borough | Per sq ft a month | With a size | Median ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Village | Manhattan | $11.02 | 88 | $5,995 |
| NoMad | Manhattan | $9.69 | 130 | $6,223 |
| Flatiron | Manhattan | $9.65 | 65 | $6,600 |
| Chelsea | Manhattan | $9.63 | 192 | $6,201 |
| East Village | Manhattan | $9.27 | 122 | $5,508 |
| Lower East Side | Manhattan | $9.25 | 62 | $5,820 |
| Tribeca | Manhattan | $9.11 | 187 | $7,595 |
| West Chelsea | Manhattan | $9.10 | 141 | $6,212 |
| Greenwich Village | Manhattan | $9.07 | 42 | $6,000 |
| Gramercy Park | Manhattan | $9.00 | 67 | $5,972 |
NYC neighborhoods: lowest asking rent per square foot, any size
| Neighborhood | Borough | Per sq ft a month | With a size | Median ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale | Queens | $1.96 | 32 | $3,546 |
| South Jamaica | Queens | $2.07 | 37 | $3,200 |
| Springfield Gardens | Queens | $2.07 | 42 | $3,400 |
| St. Albans | Queens | $2.39 | 37 | $3,538 |
| Queens Village | Queens | $2.50 | 37 | $2,500 |
| College Point | Queens | $2.73 | 31 | $2,800 |
| Woodhaven | Queens | $2.73 | 39 | $2,947 |
| Laurelton | Queens | $2.94 | 36 | $3,500 |
| East New York | Brooklyn | $3.00 | 51 | $3,000 |
| Flushing | Queens | $3.12 | 87 | $2,900 |
NYC neighborhoods: highest asking rent per square foot, one-bedrooms
| Neighborhood | Borough | Per sq ft a month | With a size | Median ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NoMad | Manhattan | $9.70 | 77 | $6,141 |
| Chelsea | Manhattan | $9.63 | 110 | $6,396 |
| Tribeca | Manhattan | $9.63 | 73 | $6,995 |
| East Village | Manhattan | $9.42 | 59 | $4,650 |
| West Chelsea | Manhattan | $9.31 | 68 | $6,495 |
| Flatiron | Manhattan | $9.22 | 33 | $6,600 |
| Hudson Yards | Manhattan | $9.00 | 82 | $5,286 |
| Lincoln Square | Manhattan | $8.56 | 128 | $5,995 |
| Fort Greene | Brooklyn | $8.55 | 30 | $4,466 |
| Midtown South | Manhattan | $8.37 | 44 | $5,500 |
NYC neighborhoods: lowest asking rent per square foot, one-bedrooms
| Neighborhood | Borough | Per sq ft a month | With a size | Median ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rego Park | Queens | $3.87 | 34 | $2,658 |
| Forest Hills | Queens | $3.89 | 52 | $2,700 |
| Central Harlem | Manhattan | $4.63 | 33 | $3,192 |
| East Harlem | Manhattan | $4.69 | 38 | $3,164 |
| Mott Haven | Bronx | $5.06 | 167 | $3,250 |
| Astoria | Queens | $5.19 | 61 | $3,476 |
| Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | $5.88 | 33 | $3,400 |
| Flatbush | Brooklyn | $6.05 | 80 | $3,148 |
| Crown Heights | Brooklyn | $6.35 | 55 | $3,680 |
| Hunters Point | Queens | $6.48 | 191 | $4,500 |
Those "any size" figures mix sizes: a neighborhood with more large apartments shows a lower rent per square foot. Comparing one-bedrooms only (40 neighborhoods), the highest medians were NoMad ($9.70), Chelsea and Tribeca ($9.63 each), and the lowest were Rego Park ($3.87) and Forest Hills ($3.89). For a neighborhood's full rent range by size, open its average rent page.
How much space does your budget rent in NYC?
At $3,000 a month or less, the median apartment with a stated size was 575 square feet in Manhattan (175 apartments), 745 in Brooklyn (278) and 800 in Queens (754). Pick a neighborhood and a budget to see the share of each size within reach and how big those apartments are.
How much space does your budget rent?
Median size of apartments that state a size and ask each budget or less.
| Area | $2,500 or less | $3,500 or less | $5,000 or less | Median rent per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of NYC | 700 sq ft (589) | 725 sq ft (2,869) | 682 sq ft (6,571) | $6.81 a month |
| Manhattan | 615 sq ft (47) | 520 sq ft (417) | 570 sq ft (2,138) | $7.90 a month |
| Brooklyn | 700 sq ft (92) | 600 sq ft (712) | 657 sq ft (1,731) | $6.43 a month |
| Queens | 700 sq ft (322) | 890 sq ft (1,200) | 900 sq ft (1,893) | $3.50 a month |
| Bronx | 652 sq ft (72) | 706 sq ft (414) | 834 sq ft (648) | $4.00 a month |
| Staten Island | 840 sq ft (56) | 1,110 sq ft (126) | 1,200 sq ft (161) | $2.12 a month |
Across the city, the median size of apartments at $3,000 or less (750 square feet, 1,474 apartments) was larger than at $5,000 or less (682 square feet). That is because the cheaper apartments were mostly outside Manhattan, where apartments were larger. Within one borough or neighborhood, compare like with like. For the share of apartments at each budget, see what $3,000 rents you in each NYC neighborhood.
Are prewar apartments bigger than new ones?
Not by a measurable amount in the same ZIP code and bedroom count, but they asked less per square foot. In 42 groups of the same ZIP code and bedroom count with at least 5 apartments built before 1940 and 5 built in 2015 or later, the prewar median size was 5.0% larger (95% range minus 3.5% to plus 11.4%, so no clear difference). The prewar rent per square foot was 22.4% lower (range 18.1% to 27.8% lower).
Apartment size by building age
| Built | Share stating a size | Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 27.0% of 9,319 | 475 sq ft, $8.01/sq ft (355) | 700 sq ft, $6.49/sq ft (688) | 985 sq ft, $4.93/sq ft (697) |
| 1940 to 1973 | 51.6% of 3,835 | 500 sq ft, $7.66/sq ft (390) | 745 sq ft, $6.46/sq ft (610) | 1,000 sq ft, $5.27/sq ft (533) |
| 1974 to 1999 | 59.6% of 2,477 | 499 sq ft, $8.39/sq ft (246) | 680 sq ft, $7.57/sq ft (740) | 1,022 sq ft, $7.39/sq ft (356) |
| 2000 to 2014 | 60.0% of 3,606 | 493 sq ft, $8.63/sq ft (436) | 694 sq ft, $7.48/sq ft (1,012) | 1,037 sq ft, $6.99/sq ft (492) |
| 2015 or later | 33.5% of 7,326 | 454 sq ft, $7.88/sq ft (479) | 650 sq ft, $6.75/sq ft (1,099) | 912 sq ft, $6.71/sq ft (722) |
Citywide, a one-bedroom in a building from before 1940 had a median of 700 square feet at $6.49 a square foot a month, and one from 2015 or later had 650 square feet at $6.75. Listings in prewar buildings stated a size less often (27.0% of 9,319) than those in buildings from 1974 to 2014 (about 60%). Our prewar vs new building rent report compares their asking rents in detail.
How many NYC listings state the square footage?
38.7% of apartments stated a usable size (11,082 of 28,616). Another 610 apartments (2.1%) stated a size we dropped as implausible (see the method notes), so 40.9% stated any size above zero. The usable share was 44.6% in Queens, 43.7% in Manhattan, 41.0% in the Bronx, 27.5% in Brooklyn and 68.9% on Staten Island (235 apartments).
Share of NYC listings that state a size
| Area | Apartments | State a size | Median ask with a size | Median ask without | Same ZIP and size gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All NYC | 28,616 | 38.7% (11,082) | $4,514 | $4,100 | +5.7% (342 groups) |
| Manhattan | 12,818 | 43.7% (5,605) | $5,600 | $5,000 | +12.5% (142 groups) |
| Brooklyn | 9,132 | 27.5% (2,508) | $4,250 | $3,866 | +5.7% (92 groups) |
| Queens | 4,800 | 44.6% (2,139) | $3,400 | $3,495 | -0.1% (87 groups) |
| Bronx | 1,631 | 41.0% (668) | $3,270 | $3,150 | +3.5% (18 groups) |
| Staten Island | 235 | 68.9% (162) | $3,000 | $2,800 | too few |
Apartments that stated a size asked more: a median of $4,514 against $4,100. Within the same ZIP code and bedroom count, they asked a median 5.7% more (342 groups; 95% range 4.2% to 7.9%). The gap was 12.5% in Manhattan and 5.7% in Brooklyn; in Queens there was none (minus 0.1%). So the Manhattan and Brooklyn sizes here lean toward the pricier listings in each area. Before you sign, ask for a floor plan with measurements: a stated size is the advertiser's figure, and many listings give none.
Apartment size and rent per square foot by neighborhood
Apartment size and rent per square foot by NYC neighborhood
| Neighborhood | Borough | With a size | Median size | Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | Rent per sq ft (month / year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial District | Manhattan | 453 of 854 | 623 sq ft | 523 sq ft | 711 sq ft | 1,025 sq ft | $7.80 / $94 |
| Downtown Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 408 of 714 | 702 sq ft | 451 sq ft | 709 sq ft | 984 sq ft | $6.84 / $82 |
| Hell's Kitchen | Manhattan | 388 of 888 | 695 sq ft | 479 sq ft | 695 sq ft | 865 sq ft | $7.86 / $94 |
| Kips Bay | Manhattan | 373 of 647 | 683 sq ft | 495 sq ft | 672 sq ft | 953 sq ft | $7.92 / $95 |
| Hunters Point | Queens | 358 of 754 | 702 sq ft | 491 sq ft | 691 sq ft | 985 sq ft | $6.64 / $80 |
| Upper West Side | Manhattan | 339 of 714 | 696 sq ft | 450 sq ft | 671 sq ft | 1,014 sq ft | $7.96 / $96 |
| Mott Haven | Bronx | 300 of 708 | 698 sq ft | too few | 658 sq ft | 957 sq ft | $4.83 / $58 |
| Yorkville | Manhattan | 285 of 647 | 675 sq ft | 505 sq ft | 632 sq ft | 936 sq ft | $7.85 / $94 |
| Lincoln Square | Manhattan | 267 of 461 | 814 sq ft | 502 sq ft | 722 sq ft | 1,258 sq ft | $8.60 / $103 |
| Murray Hill | Manhattan | 266 of 622 | 740 sq ft | 500 sq ft | 699 sq ft | 1,085 sq ft | $7.42 / $89 |
| Flatbush | Brooklyn | 257 of 852 | 549 sq ft | 423 sq ft | 549 sq ft | 752 sq ft | $6.22 / $75 |
| Lenox Hill | Manhattan | 244 of 665 | 934 sq ft | 529 sq ft | 766 sq ft | 1,252 sq ft | $7.64 / $92 |
| Williamsburg | Brooklyn | 218 of 894 | 737 sq ft | 514 sq ft | 690 sq ft | 1,002 sq ft | $7.54 / $90 |
| Midtown | Manhattan | 203 of 352 | 700 sq ft | 483 sq ft | 685 sq ft | 1,057 sq ft | $7.59 / $91 |
| Chelsea | Manhattan | 192 of 389 | 651 sq ft | 485 sq ft | 659 sq ft | 1,093 sq ft | $9.63 / $116 |
| Tribeca | Manhattan | 187 of 364 | 863 sq ft | too few | 730 sq ft | 1,200 sq ft | $9.11 / $109 |
| Greenpoint | Brooklyn | 182 of 437 | 664 sq ft | 484 sq ft | 658 sq ft | 1,029 sq ft | $7.32 / $88 |
| Battery Park City | Manhattan | 181 of 314 | 786 sq ft | 580 sq ft | 786 sq ft | 1,091 sq ft | $7.08 / $85 |
| Hudson Yards | Manhattan | 163 of 386 | 643 sq ft | 433 sq ft | 655 sq ft | 1,038 sq ft | $8.87 / $106 |
| Turtle Bay | Manhattan | 161 of 341 | 749 sq ft | 442 sq ft | 749 sq ft | too few | $7.80 / $94 |
| Stuyvesant Town/PCV | Manhattan | 159 of 203 | 932 sq ft | too few | 771 sq ft | 782 sq ft | $7.06 / $85 |
| Park Slope | Brooklyn | 151 of 362 | 707 sq ft | too few | 531 sq ft | 769 sq ft | $8.35 / $100 |
| Forest Hills | Queens | 144 of 230 | 880 sq ft | too few | 771 sq ft | 945 sq ft | $3.79 / $46 |
| West Chelsea | Manhattan | 141 of 238 | 657 sq ft | 525 sq ft | 657 sq ft | 1,092 sq ft | $9.10 / $109 |
| Crown Heights | Brooklyn | 140 of 512 | 670 sq ft | too few | 621 sq ft | 837 sq ft | $6.10 / $73 |
| Fulton/Seaport | Manhattan | 134 of 286 | 700 sq ft | 460 sq ft | 700 sq ft | too few | $8.26 / $99 |
| NoMad | Manhattan | 130 of 179 | 674 sq ft | too few | 668 sq ft | too few | $9.69 / $116 |
| East Village | Manhattan | 122 of 548 | 707 sq ft | too few | 702 sq ft | too few | $9.27 / $111 |
| Astoria | Queens | 120 of 596 | 700 sq ft | too few | 656 sq ft | 900 sq ft | $5.03 / $60 |
| Sutton Place | Manhattan | 117 of 258 | 857 sq ft | too few | 800 sq ft | 1,115 sq ft | $7.91 / $95 |
| Jamaica | Queens | 101 of 260 | 950 sq ft | too few | too few | 950 sq ft | $3.76 / $45 |
| Gowanus | Brooklyn | 95 of 506 | 718 sq ft | too few | 643 sq ft | too few | $8.22 / $99 |
| Rego Park | Queens | 88 of 147 | 860 sq ft | too few | 704 sq ft | 1,071 sq ft | $3.43 / $41 |
| West Village | Manhattan | 88 of 361 | 595 sq ft | 448 sq ft | too few | too few | $11.02 / $132 |
| East Harlem | Manhattan | 87 of 287 | 721 sq ft | too few | 680 sq ft | too few | $4.71 / $56 |
| Flushing | Queens | 87 of 147 | 858 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $3.12 / $37 |
| Midtown South | Manhattan | 84 of 204 | 688 sq ft | too few | 705 sq ft | too few | $8.63 / $104 |
| Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn | 81 of 379 | 740 sq ft | too few | 625 sq ft | too few | $5.38 / $65 |
| Fort Greene | Brooklyn | 78 of 271 | 546 sq ft | too few | 580 sq ft | too few | $8.41 / $101 |
| Bushwick | Brooklyn | 76 of 959 | 800 sq ft | too few | too few | 852 sq ft | $4.64 / $56 |
| Central Harlem | Manhattan | 72 of 202 | 795 sq ft | too few | 700 sq ft | too few | $4.56 / $55 |
| Roosevelt Island | Manhattan | 72 of 119 | 602 sq ft | too few | 631 sq ft | too few | $6.71 / $80 |
| Gramercy Park | Manhattan | 67 of 214 | 702 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $9.00 / $108 |
| Flatiron | Manhattan | 65 of 158 | 708 sq ft | too few | 708 sq ft | too few | $9.65 / $116 |
| Upper East Side | Manhattan | 65 of 130 | 875 sq ft | too few | 805 sq ft | too few | $6.85 / $82 |
| Stuyvesant Heights | Brooklyn | 64 of 423 | 750 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $4.65 / $56 |
| Lower East Side | Manhattan | 62 of 221 | 762 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $9.25 / $111 |
| Brooklyn Heights | Brooklyn | 54 of 105 | 938 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $7.81 / $94 |
| East New York | Brooklyn | 51 of 223 | 1,000 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $3.00 / $36 |
| Corona | Queens | 50 of 77 | 993 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $3.25 / $39 |
| Bayside | Queens | 49 of 87 | 1,250 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $3.40 / $41 |
| DUMBO | Brooklyn | 45 of 92 | 704 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $8.07 / $97 |
| Murray Hill (Queens) | Queens | 45 of 56 | 799 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $3.32 / $40 |
| Greenwich Village | Manhattan | 42 of 211 | 712 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $9.07 / $109 |
| Long Island City | Queens | 42 of 274 | 640 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $6.52 / $78 |
| Springfield Gardens | Queens | 42 of 61 | 1,736 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $2.07 / $25 |
| Jackson Heights | Queens | 41 of 102 | 745 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $3.57 / $43 |
| Coney Island | Brooklyn | 39 of 52 | 920 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $4.67 / $56 |
| Woodhaven | Queens | 39 of 56 | 1,190 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $2.73 / $33 |
| Boerum Hill | Brooklyn | 38 of 184 | 755 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $7.07 / $85 |
| South Harlem | Manhattan | 38 of 144 | 773 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $4.81 / $58 |
| Woodside | Queens | 38 of 94 | 710 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $3.70 / $44 |
| Midwood | Brooklyn | 37 of 168 | 850 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $4.05 / $49 |
| Queens Village | Queens | 37 of 65 | 1,216 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $2.50 / $30 |
| South Jamaica | Queens | 37 of 45 | 1,500 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $2.07 / $25 |
| St. Albans | Queens | 37 of 48 | 1,564 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $2.39 / $29 |
| Laurelton | Queens | 36 of 44 | 1,318 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $2.94 / $35 |
| Elmhurst | Queens | 34 of 69 | 875 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $3.46 / $42 |
| Clinton Hill | Brooklyn | 32 of 152 | 750 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $5.73 / $69 |
| Hamilton Heights | Manhattan | 32 of 112 | 948 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $4.28 / $51 |
| Oakland Gardens | Queens | 32 of 56 | 900 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $3.25 / $39 |
| Rosedale | Queens | 32 of 54 | 1,640 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $1.96 / $23 |
| Carnegie Hill | Manhattan | 31 of 124 | 688 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $7.50 / $90 |
| College Point | Queens | 31 of 47 | 1,100 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $2.73 / $33 |
| Prospect Heights | Brooklyn | 30 of 112 | 769 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $5.84 / $70 |
| Spuyten Duyvil | Bronx | 30 of 43 | 905 sq ft | too few | too few | too few | $3.44 / $41 |
76 neighborhoods had at least 30 apartments with a stated size. Each name links to that neighborhood's average rent page.
How to get more space for your rent in NYC
- Ask for the floor plan. 61.3% of apartments in the sample had no usable size. A plan with room measurements is the only way to compare two apartments.
- Compare rent per square foot, not just rent. Divide the rent by the size for each listing you see. For example, a 700 square foot one-bedroom at $4,900 a month is $7.00 a square foot, close to the $7.04 one-bedroom median.
- Look at layout as well as size. A railroad or a flex apartment can give more usable rooms for the same square feet. See our guides to railroad vs wing layouts and flex apartments with temporary walls.
- Look one neighborhood over. The lookup above shows large differences in rent per square foot between nearby areas. The NYC rent data hub has more reports on asking rents by neighborhood.
- Set alerts. Larger apartments at a lower rent per square foot rent fast, so get new listings as soon as they appear.
More reports from the same fall 2026 listings: do NYC apartments near the subway cost more and how many NYC apartments are pet friendly. For other cities, see how big the average San Francisco apartment is and how big the average London flat is.
How we measured NYC apartment sizes
Sample. NYC listings that we first collected between September 12 and October 13, 2026, with a five-borough ZIP code (New Jersey listings in our NYC coverage are left out), not a room share, not furnished, and an asking rent from $1,000 to $25,000. We kept one row per apartment, using its latest listing in the window: 28,616 apartments with a bedroom count. This is the same sample as our $3,000 rent report. Posts on classified boards are left out because many of their addresses are not verified. The window starts after a change in the set of sites we collect from on September 11, 2026, so we do not compare it with earlier months.
Square feet. The size is the figure stated in the listing. 11,692 apartments had a size above zero. We dropped 610 of them (5.2%):
- Sizes outside a plausible range for the bedroom count: studios 200 to 1,000 square feet, one-bedrooms 300 to 1,500, two-bedrooms 450 to 2,000, three or more bedrooms 600 to 3,500. This removed 78 sizes below the range and 499 above it. Above-range values included building totals (116 sizes over 10,000 square feet, up to several hundred thousand) and below-range values included room sizes (62 under 150 square feet).
- The same exact size on apartments with three or more different bedroom counts in one building (33 apartments in 3 buildings), which is a building figure, not the apartment's.
That left 11,082 apartments with a size. 18.3% of kept sizes were a round hundred (such as 700 or 1,000), so many are estimates. With the single 150 to 5,000 square foot range used in our $3,000 report instead, the medians were 489 square feet for a studio, 690 for a one-bedroom and 1,000 for a two-bedroom.
Neighborhoods and boroughs. Each apartment is in the neighborhood that our records assign to its address; 309 apartments had none. Borough comes from the ZIP code. A cell needs at least 30 apartments with a size.
Building age. Year built comes from NYC's PLUTO tax-lot file, matched to each apartment as in our prewar report: 26,563 apartments had a year, 10,587 of them with a size. Same ZIP code and bedroom comparisons need 5 apartments on each side; the 95% ranges come from 2,000 resamples of the groups.
Limits. These are asking rents and advertised sizes, not signed leases or measured floor areas. Some listings show a net-effective rent after free months. Apartments that state a size asked more than those that do not, in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The analysis code and full results are kept with the report for reproduction.
NYC apartment size FAQ
What is the average apartment size in NYC? The median NYC apartment listed September 12 to October 13, 2026 was 752 square feet, among 11,082 apartments whose listing stated a size. The median was 487 square feet for a studio, 686 for a one-bedroom, 984 for a two-bedroom and 1,400 for three or more bedrooms.
How big is a one-bedroom apartment in NYC? The median NYC one-bedroom was 686 square feet (4,293 one-bedrooms with a size, September 12 to October 13, 2026). Half were between 621 and 758 square feet. Manhattan's median was 695 square feet, Brooklyn's 661 and Queens' 699.
How big is a studio apartment in NYC? The median NYC studio was 487 square feet across 1,983 studios that stated a size. Half were between 426 and 545 square feet. Manhattan studios had a median of 497 square feet and Brooklyn studios 451.
How big is a two-bedroom apartment in NYC? The median NYC two-bedroom was 984 square feet across 2,927 two-bedrooms that stated a size. Half were between 826 and 1,145 square feet. Manhattan's median was 1,038 square feet and Brooklyn's 910.
What is the rent per square foot in NYC? The median asking rent was $6.81 per square foot a month, or $82 a year, across 11,082 NYC apartments listed September 12 to October 13, 2026. Manhattan was $7.90 a month ($95 a year), Brooklyn $6.43 ($77), the Bronx $4.00 ($48) and Queens $3.50 ($42).
What is the rent per square foot in Manhattan? The median Manhattan asking rent was $7.90 per square foot a month, or $95 a year, across 5,605 apartments with a size. The West Village was highest at $11.02 a month. Manhattan studios asked a median $8.54 a square foot a month.
How many square feet does $3,000 rent in NYC? Among apartments that stated a size and asked $3,000 a month or less, the median was 575 square feet in Manhattan, 745 in Brooklyn and 800 in Queens (September 12 to October 13, 2026). At the citywide median of $6.81 a square foot a month, $3,000 pays for about 441 square feet.
Do NYC listings always show the square footage? No. Only 38.7% of 28,616 NYC apartments listed September 12 to October 13, 2026 stated a usable size: 27.5% in Brooklyn, 43.7% in Manhattan and 44.6% in Queens. Ask for a floor plan with measurements before you apply.
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