Manhattan rent data
Average 2-Bedroom rent in Manhattan
The median two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan rents for $5,893/month as of August 2026. Prices range from $2,172 (Fort George) to $21,400 (Noho) across 55 neighborhoods.
The short answer
A two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan costs a median of $5,893/month as of August 2026, based on 25,943 current listings across 55 neighborhoods. The cheapest neighborhood is Fort George at $2,600/mo, and the most expensive is Noho at $11,995/mo. The middle 80% of neighborhoods rent between $2,172 and $21,400.
Price distribution
How 55 neighborhoods stack up
Each bar shows how many neighborhoods fall inside that rent band. The borough median sits at $5,892.5/mo.
2-Bedrooms by neighborhood
| Neighborhood | 10th % | Median | 90th % | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort George | $2,199 | $2,600 | $3,964 | 108 |
| Inwood | $2,172 | $2,795 | $3,960 | 79 |
| Marble Hill | $2,517 | $2,995 | $4,250 | 15 |
| Washington Heights | $2,250 | $3,000 | $3,950 | 436 |
| Hamilton Heights | $2,520 | $3,150 | $4,500 | 245 |
| Hudson Heights | $2,739 | $3,200 | $3,900 | 119 |
| All Upper Manhattan | $2,427 | $3,200 | $4,898 | 1,705 |
| East Harlem | $2,456 | $3,250 | $4,500 | 530 |
| Madison | $3,359 | $3,395 | $3,599 | 3 |
| West Harlem | $2,815 | $3,650 | $5,445 | 93 |
| Central Harlem | $2,517 | $3,650 | $5,500 | 904 |
| Manhattan Valley | $3,000 | $3,700 | $4,630 | 415 |
| South Harlem | $2,900 | $3,800 | $5,735 | 457 |
| Manhattanville | $3,120 | $3,882 | $5,720 | 52 |
| Chinatown | $2,940 | $3,995 | $5,000 | 85 |
| Morningside Heights | $2,899 | $4,150 | $7,526 | 139 |
| Yorkville | $3,200 | $4,495 | $9,575 | 888 |
| Little Italy | $3,350 | $4,500 | $6,895 | 111 |
| Upper East Side | $3,300 | $4,810 | $10,800 | 2,101 |
| Lenox Hill | $3,350 | $5,000 | $11,000 | 904 |
| Lower East Side | $3,500 | $5,095 | $8,910 | 899 |
| East Village | $3,900 | $5,295 | $7,735 | 1,924 |
| Kips Bay | $3,895 | $5,337 | $7,532 | 524 |
| Two Bridges | $3,000 | $5,348 | $8,915 | 148 |
| Beekman | $4,198 | $5,448 | $7,850 | 26 |
| Upper West Side | $3,450 | $5,495 | $9,917 | 1,784 |
| Hell's Kitchen | $3,750 | $5,495 | $7,995 | 1,151 |
| Midtown West | $3,750 | $5,893 | $8,495 | 1,358 |
| Carnegie Hill | $3,500 | $5,900 | $9,920 | 205 |
| Gramercy Park | $3,898 | $5,948 | $9,500 | 230 |
| Murray Hill | $4,279 | $5,995 | $9,018 | 458 |
| Midtown East | $4,140 | $5,995 | $9,390 | 1,641 |
| Manhattan | $4,550 | $6,140 | $6,700 | 61 |
| Nolita | $4,700 | $6,150 | $8,554 | 259 |
| Roosevelt Island | $4,957 | $6,205 | $6,721 | 54 |
| Turtle Bay | $4,196 | $6,350 | $9,999 | 453 |
| Stuyvesant Town/PCV | $5,049 | $6,562 | $8,034 | 229 |
| Sutton Place | $4,223 | $6,745 | $9,999 | 232 |
| West Village | $5,200 | $6,800 | $10,475 | 642 |
| Greenwich Village | $4,486 | $6,900 | $14,850 | 294 |
| Midtown South | $4,175 | $6,995 | $9,050 | 106 |
| Fulton/Seaport | $3,957 | $7,000 | $11,257 | 217 |
| Financial District | $4,498 | $7,050 | $10,957 | 537 |
| Chelsea | $4,750 | $7,438 | $12,092 | 790 |
| Soho | $4,373 | $7,498 | $18,500 | 320 |
| Midtown | $4,845 | $7,500 | $14,544 | 330 |
| Hudson Yards | $3,998 | $7,774 | $15,620 | 207 |
| West Chelsea | $5,500 | $8,379 | $15,236 | 203 |
| Lincoln Square | $4,195 | $8,500 | $13,450 | 391 |
| Battery Park City | $6,395 | $8,600 | $10,520 | 101 |
| NoMad | $5,331 | $9,433 | $14,299 | 138 |
| Flatiron | $5,500 | $9,650 | $14,955 | 230 |
| Tribeca | $6,499 | $10,497 | $18,000 | 308 |
| Hudson Square | $5,600 | $11,950 | $18,100 | 65 |
| Noho | $5,760 | $11,995 | $21,400 | 39 |
FAQs
Common questions
- What is the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan?
- The median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan is $5,893 per month as of August 2026, based on 25,943 current listings across 55 neighborhoods. The bottom 10% of neighborhoods rent for under $2,172, and the top 10% exceed $21,400.
- Where is the cheapest two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan?
- Fort George has the lowest median two-bedroom apartment rent in Manhattan at $2,600/month — 56% below the borough median.
- Where is the most expensive two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan?
- Noho has the highest median two-bedroom apartment rent in Manhattan at $11,995/month — 104% above the borough median.
- Is $5,893 a normal rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan?
- Yes — $5,893 is the median, meaning half of two-bedroom apartment listings in Manhattan ask for less and half ask for more. Anything from $2,172 (10th percentile) to $21,400 (90th percentile) is within the normal range. Prices outside that range are either deals worth grabbing or overpriced outliers.
- How do I find a two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan?
- Set a Leaseswap alert for Manhattan two-bedroom apartments under your budget. You'll get notified within minutes when new listings post on StreetEasy, LeaseBreak, NYBits, and more — before they get flooded with applications.