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QUEENS RENTAL MARKET REPORT

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QUEENS RENTAL MARKET REPORT ARCHIVE

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THE AVERAGE RENT IN QUEENS HAS INCREASED THIS MONTH.

  • 0.6%
    CHANGE
  • $2,902
    JUNE 2024
  • $2,919
    JULY 2024

A QUICK LOOK

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Through July, the average rental price in Queens increased by 0.60%, from $2,902 to $2,919. The average rental price for a studio increased by 0.77%, from $2,345 to $2,363. The average rental price for a one-bedroom unit increased by 1.17%, from $2,811 to $2,844. The average rental price for a two-bedroom unit increased by 0.04%, from $3,550 to $3,551.

Out of the eleven neighborhoods tracked by this report, seven saw their average rental prices increase month-over-month. The remaining areas decreased this month.

  • Long Island City: +1.76%
  • Astoria: -3.37%
  • Ridgewood: +0.96%
  • Flushing: -3.25%
  • Rego Park: +3.64%
  • Forest Hills: -4.12%
  • Jackson Heights: +2.34%
  • Jamaica: +1.79%
  • Woodside/Maspeth: +4.67%
  • Elmhurst: -3.32%
  • Sunnyside: +4.73%

The most expensive studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units by average price were all in Long Island City, while the most affordable studio units were in Flushing; and most affordable one and two-bedroom units were in Elmhurst.

Year-over-year, studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom rental prices are up by 9.02%, 5.93%, and 5.96%, respectively, with an overall increase of 6.76%.

NOTABLE TRENDS

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TYPE MOST EXPENSIVE LEAST EXPENSIVE
Studios Long Island City $3,386 Flushing $1,775
One bedrooms Long Island City $4,144 Elmhurst $2,342
Two bedrooms Long Island City $5,910 Elmhurst $2,963

WHERE PRICES DECREASED

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LONG ISLAND CITY

One-Bedroom -0.5%

ASTORIA

Studios -5.3%

Two-Bedroom -4.9%

RIDGEWOOD

Two-Bedroom -5.0%

FLUSHING

Studios -4.5%

One-Bedroom -4.4%

Two-Bedroom -1.8%

FOREST HILLS

Studios -9.9%

Two-Bedroom -5.1%

JAMAICA

Studios -0.1%

ELMHURST

Studios -3.3%

One-Bedroom -6.0%

Two-Bedroom -1.1%

WHERE PRICES INCREASED

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LONG ISLAND CITY

Studios 0.1%

Two-Bedroom 4.4%

ASTORIA

One-Bedroom 0.2%

RIDGEWOOD

Studios 1.7%

One-Bedroom 7.8%

REGO PARK

Studios 8.5%

One-Bedroom 1.5%

Two-Bedroom 1.9%

FOREST HILLS

One-Bedroom 2.2%

JACKSON HEIGHTS

Studios 1.0%

One-Bedroom 1.3%

Two-Bedroom 4.0%

JAMAICA

One-Bedroom 3.3%

Two-Bedroom 1.8%

WOODSIDE / MASPETH

Studios 7.9%

One-Bedroom 6.5%

Two-Bedroom 0.6%

SUNNYSIDE

Studios 10.7%

One-Bedroom 1.6%

Two-Bedroom 3.4%

QUEENS AVERAGE PRICE

QUEENS AVERAGE PRICE

QUEENS AVERAGE PRICE

A QUICK LOOK

year over year PRICE CHANGE BY NEIGHBORHOOD

year over year
ASTORIA
ELMHURST
FLUSHING
FOREST HILLS
1.72%
1.3%
12.87%
0.47%
JACKSON HEIGHTS
JAMAICA
LONG ISLAND CITY
REGO PARK
8.18%
0.54%
2.89%
19.91%
RIDGEWOOD
SUNNYSIDE
WOODSIDE/MASPETH
6.01%
6.9%
9.1%

YEAR OVER YEAR Price change

QUEENS RENTS: JULY 2023 VS. JULY 2024

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TYPE JULY 2023 JULY 2024 CHANGE
Studios $2,168 $2,363 9.02%
One bedrooms $2,685 $2,844 5.93%
Two bedrooms $3,351 $3,551 5.96%
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THROUGH JULY, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN ASTORIA DECREASED BY 3.37%.

ASTORIA

THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN ELMHURST DECREASED BY 3.32% SINCE LAST MONTH.

ELMHURST

OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN FLUSHING DECREASED BY 3.25%.

FLUSHING

OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN FOREST HILLS DECREASED BY 4.12%.

FOREST HILLS

THROUGH JULY, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN JACKSON HEIGHTS INCREASED BY 2.34%.

JACKSON HEIGHTS

OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN JAMAICA INCREASED BY 1.79%.

JAMAICA

THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN LONG ISLAND CITY INCREASED BY 1.76% SINCE LAST MONTH.

LONG ISLAND CITY

OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN REGO PARK INCREASED BY 3.64%.

REGO PARK

THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN RIDGEWOOD SLIGHTLY INCREASED BY JUST 0.96% SINCE LAST MONTH.

RIDGEWOOD

THROUGH JULY, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN SUNNYSIDE INCREASED BY 4.73%.

SUNNYSIDE

OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN WOODSIDE / MASPETH INCREASED BY 4.67%.

WOODSIDE/MASPETH

THE REPORT EXPLAINED

THE QUEENS RENTAL MARKET REPORT COMPARES FLUCTUATION IN THE CITY’S RENTAL DATA ON A MONTHLY BASIS. IT IS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR POTENTIAL RENTERS SEEKING TRANSPARENCY IN THE QUEENS APARTMENT MARKET AND A BENCHMARK FOR LANDLORDS TO EFFCIENTLY AND FAIRLY ADJUST INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY RENTS IN QUEENS.

The Queens Rental Market Repor TM is based on a cross-section of data from available listings and priced under $10,000, with ultraluxury property omitted to obtain a true monthly rental average. Our data is aggregated from the MNS proprietary database and sampled from a specifc mid-month point to record current rental rates offered by landlords during that particular month. It is then combined with information from the REBNY Real Estate Listings Source (RLS), OnLine Residential (OLR.com) and R.O.L.E.X. (Real Plus).

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