Average rent in Brownsville, Brooklyn
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,799 | $1,812 | $3,100 | 20 |
| 1 Bedroom | $1,671 | $1,938 | $2,310 | 20 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $1,999 | $2,600 | $3,150 | 51 |
| 3 Bedrooms | $2,899 | $3,238 | $3,528 | 28 |
| 4 Bedrooms | $3,645 | $3,645 | $4,000 | 11 |
Apartments for rent in Brownsville
The newest listings in Brownsville from StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others. Each one opens on the site that posted it.
Features reported in listings
- Laundry in building
- Air conditioning
- Elevator
- Dishwasher
- Private outdoor space
- Doorman
- In-unit laundry
Nearby subway routes
An MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 95 of 130 geocoded listings. These are the most commonly nearby weekday routes, based on each listing’s nearest station. Straight-line distance does not measure walking access.
- 3 route
- L route
Weekday route data retrieved from the MTA Subway Stations dataset on October 1, 2026.
Based on Leaseswap listings tracked during the last 6 months. Feature shares count explicit affirmative reports over all tracked listings; a missing detail is unknown, not a negative. Apartment size is based on listings that report square footage. Updated October 1, 2026.
Brownsville contains several distinct residential forms shaped by waves of redevelopment. HPD’s Brownsville Plan describes an early landscape of low-scale wood-frame homes, followed by large public housing developments built during urban renewal and later lower-scale projects organized around open space. Marcus Garvey Village is one example identified in the plan, alongside homes developed through the Nehemiah Program. The city’s account makes clear that these forms belong to different periods and sites; it does not suggest that one pattern describes every block. Current apartment buildings, houses, and large housing campuses create a varied built environment.
Pitkin Avenue, Belmont Avenue, and Mother Gaston Boulevard form key points of orientation in the SBS commercial-district assessment. The report describes Pitkin as the neighborhood’s long-standing retail corridor, Belmont as a slower-paced shopping street, and Mother Gaston Boulevard as a semi-residential corridor with the Stone Avenue Library and Brownsville Heritage House. Rockaway Avenue intersects these east-west streets. These named corridors and public institutions help locate a listing within Brownsville’s street pattern, while nearby blocks can differ in scale and use.
For an apartment search, compare a building’s setting with the particular housing pattern around it. A listing in a housing campus has a different site layout from a home on a residential side street or a building near the Pitkin Avenue storefronts. Inspect the property itself for entrance arrangements, open areas, and shared facilities; a neighborhood plan cannot verify these features for a particular address. Check a map against the listing address as well, since city plans and corridor studies cover defined areas rather than every part of Brownsville.
Brownsville’s present form reflects successive public and community-led decisions. The HPD plan connects the change from small wood-frame homes to public housing towers with mid-century renewal, and describes later efforts to build lower-scale housing on vacant parcels. The SBS assessment identifies the commercial corridors and civic destinations that accompany these residential settings. Read together, the sources explain why the neighborhood includes both large-scale developments and smaller housing forms, as well as open spaces associated with particular projects.
Sources: NYC HPD: The Brownsville Plan, NYC SBS: Brownsville Commercial District Needs Assessment, NYC HPD: Brownsville
A one-bedroom apartment in Brownsville is 43% below the Brooklyn median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- What housing forms are documented in Brownsville?
- HPD describes early low-scale homes, public housing developments, and later lower-scale housing projects.
- What should I compare between Brownsville blocks?
- Look at whether the specific listing sits in a housing campus, on a side street, or near one of the commercial corridors.
- Which apartment features are reported in Brownsville?
- Across Brownsville's 130 tracked listings, the most commonly reported features are: Laundry in building was reported in 60 of 130 tracked listings (46%). Air conditioning was reported in 52 of 130 tracked listings (40%). Elevator was reported in 34 of 130 tracked listings (26%). These counts include explicit affirmative reports; listings without a mention are unknown, not negative.
- Which subway routes are near listings in Brownsville?
- The nearest MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 95 of 130 geocoded listings. The most commonly nearby weekday routes are 3, L. This is geographic proximity, not a walking-access or current-service guarantee. Source: MTA Subway Stations dataset.
- What is the median rent for a studio apartment in Brownsville?
- The median asking rent for a studio apartment in Brownsville, Brooklyn is $1,812 per month, based on 20 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 42% below the Brooklyn median of $3,100 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Brownsville?
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Brownsville, Brooklyn is $1,938 per month, based on 20 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 43% below the Brooklyn median of $3,400 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Brownsville?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Brownsville, Brooklyn is $2,600 per month, based on 51 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 35% below the Brooklyn median of $4,000 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Brownsville?
- The median asking rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Brownsville, Brooklyn is $3,238 per month, based on 28 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 27% below the Brooklyn median of $4,426 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a four-bedroom apartment in Brownsville?
- The median asking rent for a four-bedroom apartment in Brownsville, Brooklyn is $3,645 per month, based on 11 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 27% below the Brooklyn median of $5,000 for the same apartment size.
- How do I find apartments in Brownsville?
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