Average rent in Bushwick, Brooklyn
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,200 | $2,861 | $3,954 | 280 |
| 1 Bedroom | $2,700 | $3,195 | $3,795 | 904 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $3,094 | $3,650 | $4,342 | 1,650 |
| 3 Bedrooms | $3,599 | $4,195 | $5,000 | 1,259 |
| 4 Bedrooms | $3,900 | $4,950 | $5,995 | 349 |
Apartments for rent in Bushwick
The newest listings in Bushwick from StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others. Each one opens on the site that posted it.
Features reported in listings
- Air conditioning
- Dishwasher
- Private outdoor space
- Laundry in building
- Elevator
- Doorman
- In-unit laundry
- Building gym
- Listings indicating some pets are allowed
Reported apartment size
- studio
- 1 bedroom
- 2 bedroom
- 3 bedroom
- 4-bedroom
Nearby subway routes
An MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 3,842 of 4,439 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.
- M route
- J route
- L route
- Z route
Weekday route data retrieved from the MTA Subway Stations dataset on October 1, 2026.
DHCR-listed buildings with tracked listings
75 indexable building pages have a listing address matched to the DHCR building registry. A building match does not confirm the status of any apartment in it.
Showing the 5 linked buildings with the most listing history.
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.
Bushwick’s public record spans a long transition from rural land to a built-up Brooklyn neighborhood. Brooklyn Community Board 4’s history says the Town of Bushwick was chartered in 1660 and that present-day Bushwick remained rural until the 1850s. The board describes the broader area being mapped and sold for homes in that period, followed by rapid building as Brooklyn grew. Its history is useful context, while Community Board 4’s current city page gives a more practical boundary reference: the district reaches from Flushing Avenue to Broadway, the Queens border, and the Cemetery of the Evergreens. That civic district is the City’s official representation for Bushwick, rather than a claim that every map uses identical neighborhood edges.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission’s Linden Street Historic District shows one small, clearly documented piece of that built history. Designated in 2023, it contains 32 brick and brownstone row houses along Linden Street between Broadway and Bushwick Avenue, built from 1885 to 1901. The designation report attributes their development to Samuel M. Meeker and documents several late-nineteenth-century architectural styles, including Queen Anne, Neo-Grec, Renaissance Revival, and Romanesque Revival. The designation applies to this mapped group of properties; it does not describe all of Bushwick’s buildings.
Public institutions add another timeline. Brooklyn Public Library records that Bushwick Library began in 1903 in a rented church room at Montrose Avenue and Humboldt Street, then moved to its Bushwick Avenue location in 1908. The Washington Irving branch, described by BPL as Brooklyn’s final Carnegie library, has served Bushwick since 1923. Together, the two branch histories show how library service developed through separate locations and generations.
For outdoor recreation, NYC Parks’ maintenance report lists Maria Hernandez Park as a 6.87-acre Brooklyn park with athletic facilities, public restrooms, and playgrounds. The report is a city inventory, not a description of every current condition or program. Read alongside the preservation map and library histories, it offers a grounded way to explore Bushwick through specific civic places and records rather than broad generalizations.
Sources: Brooklyn Community Board 4, History of Bushwick, Brooklyn Community Board 4, About CB4, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Linden Street Historic District designation report, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Linden Street Historic District map, Brooklyn Public Library, Bushwick Library history, Brooklyn Public Library, Washington Irving Library history, NYC Parks, FY2024 Annual Report on Park Maintenance
A one-bedroom apartment in Bushwick is 6% below the Brooklyn median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- When did Bushwick Library move to Bushwick Avenue?
- Brooklyn Public Library says the branch began in a rented church room in 1903 and moved to its Bushwick Avenue location in 1908.
- What does the Linden Street Historic District include?
- The Landmarks Preservation Commission’s designation covers 32 row houses on Linden Street between Broadway and Bushwick Avenue, built from 1885 to 1901.
- What facilities does NYC Parks list at Maria Hernandez Park?
- The city’s park maintenance report lists athletic facilities, public restrooms, and playgrounds at the 6.87-acre park.
- Which apartment features are reported in Bushwick?
- Across Bushwick's 4,443 tracked listings, the most commonly reported features are: Air conditioning was reported in 3,281 of 4,443 tracked listings (74%). Dishwasher was reported in 3,031 of 4,443 tracked listings (68%). Private outdoor space was reported in 2,838 of 4,443 tracked listings (64%). These counts include explicit affirmative reports; listings without a mention are unknown, not negative.
- Which subway routes are near listings in Bushwick?
- The nearest MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 3,842 of 4,439 geocoded listings. The most commonly nearby weekday routes are M, J, L, Z. 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 Bushwick?
- The median asking rent for a studio apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn is $2,861 per month, based on 280 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 8% below the Brooklyn median of $3,100 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Bushwick?
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn is $3,195 per month, based on 904 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 6% below the Brooklyn median of $3,400 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Bushwick?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn is $3,650 per month, based on 1,650 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 9% below the Brooklyn median of $4,000 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Bushwick?
- The median asking rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn is $4,195 per month, based on 1,259 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 5% below the Brooklyn median of $4,426 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a four-bedroom apartment in Bushwick?
- The median asking rent for a four-bedroom apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn is $4,950 per month, based on 349 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 1% below the Brooklyn median of $5,000 for the same apartment size.
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