Average rent in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,655 | $1,950 | $3,103 | 12 |
| 1 Bedroom | $2,100 | $2,350 | $3,474 | 47 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $2,476 | $3,500 | $4,995 | 40 |
| 3 Bedrooms | $2,850 | $3,000 | $5,202 | 11 |
Apartments for rent in Sheepshead Bay
The newest listings in Sheepshead Bay 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
- Building gym
Nearby subway routes
An MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 55 of 109 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.
- Q route
- B route
Weekday route data retrieved from the MTA Subway Stations dataset on October 7, 2026.
DHCR-listed buildings with tracked listings
2 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.
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 7, 2026.
Sheepshead Bay has a varied residential fabric that includes detached one-family bungalows, semi-detached and attached houses, and multifamily apartment buildings. City Planning’s Resilient Neighborhoods assessment describes these forms in the area around Sheepshead Bay and identifies mixed-use commercial streets and community facilities as additional building types. NYCHA maps also document public housing developments in the neighborhood. These sources show that the area does not have one uniform building scale: housing forms differ between residential side streets, larger apartment blocks, and commercial corridors.
Sheepshead Bay Road, Nostrand Avenue, and Emmons Avenue are identified by City Planning as major commercial corridors. The same report describes the waterfront as a commercial maritime area, with fishing and recreational boats using the piers. These streets and the waterfront provide clear points of orientation for locating an apartment listing. A property near Emmons Avenue has a different immediate setting from a bungalow on an interior block or an apartment building farther inland, so check the specific address rather than assuming a neighborhood-wide character.
Compare buildings by their form and location relative to commercial streets and the bayfront. A detached bungalow, an attached house, and a multifamily apartment building can share the broader neighborhood label while presenting different block environments. Read the listing carefully and verify features such as entrances and shared spaces at the property. The City Planning report evaluates a defined study area, and NYCHA’s map shows only authority developments; neither source provides a complete description of every building in Sheepshead Bay.
The city’s resilience study discusses coastal flooding and planning conditions alongside housing types, while the commercial corridors retain a strong connection to the bay and its maritime uses. These sources make the waterfront setting relevant to understanding the neighborhood’s physical form, but they do not establish how any particular property is protected or what future conditions will be. Use address-specific public records and listing information for building-level questions, and treat the planning report as context for the mapped study area rather than as a statement about every block.
Sources: NYC City Planning: Resilient Neighborhoods Sheepshead Bay EAS, NYCHA: Sheepshead Bay development map, NYC Community Board 15: Sheepshead Bay area context
A one-bedroom apartment in Sheepshead Bay is 31% below the Brooklyn median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- What residential building types are documented in Sheepshead Bay?
- City planning describes bungalows, attached and semi-detached houses, multifamily apartments, and NYCHA developments.
- How can I compare Sheepshead Bay blocks?
- Check whether a listing is near a commercial corridor, the waterfront, or an interior residential street.
- Which apartment features are reported in Sheepshead Bay?
- Across Sheepshead Bay's 110 tracked listings, the most commonly reported features are: Laundry in building was reported in 82 of 110 tracked listings (75%). Air conditioning was reported in 78 of 110 tracked listings (71%). Elevator was reported in 75 of 110 tracked listings (68%). These counts include explicit affirmative reports; listings without a mention are unknown, not negative.
- Which subway routes are near listings in Sheepshead Bay?
- The nearest MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 55 of 109 geocoded listings. The most commonly nearby weekday routes are Q, B. 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 Sheepshead Bay?
- The median asking rent for a studio apartment in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn is $1,950 per month, based on 12 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 37% below the Brooklyn median of $3,100 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Sheepshead Bay?
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn is $2,350 per month, based on 47 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 31% below the Brooklyn median of $3,400 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Sheepshead Bay?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn is $3,500 per month, based on 40 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 13% below the Brooklyn median of $4,000 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Sheepshead Bay?
- The median asking rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn is $3,000 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 33% below the Brooklyn median of $4,475 for the same apartment size.
- How do I find apartments in Sheepshead Bay?
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