Average rent in Briarwood, Queens
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,723 | $1,850 | $2,006 | 40 |
| 1 Bedroom | $1,999 | $2,200 | $2,600 | 91 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $2,450 | $2,650 | $3,175 | 36 |
Apartments for rent in Briarwood
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Features reported in listings
- Elevator
- Laundry in building
- Dishwasher
- Private outdoor space
- Air conditioning
- Doorman
- Building gym
- In-unit laundry
Reported apartment size
- 1 bedroom
Nearby subway routes
An MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 103 of 172 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.
- F route
- E route
Weekday route data retrieved from the MTA Subway Stations dataset on October 2, 2026.
DHCR-listed buildings with tracked listings
4 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 2, 2026.
Briarwood is a central Queens neighborhood whose identity is closely tied to deliberate residential development and the civic work that followed. Queens Community Board 8 places it northwest of Jamaica and describes its rough boundaries as Queens Boulevard, Parsons Boulevard, Union Turnpike, and Hillside Avenue. The board traces the neighborhood’s name to the Briarwood Land Company, which began building housing here in the early twentieth century. Its profile also identifies Robert A. Van Wyck Middle School as a local institution, reflecting the civic landmarks that help give the area a recognizable center.
The Department of City Planning’s Briarwood study documents a varied built landscape. It describes a predominantly residential area with detached one- and two-family homes alongside apartment buildings. Rather than treating Briarwood as a single architectural type, the study records differences from block to block and shows how community input informed decisions about the neighborhood’s physical form. The city’s planning material is especially useful for understanding how residential streets and larger avenues coexist here.
Queens Public Library’s Briarwood branch is located on Main Street, adding a practical public resource to the neighborhood’s daily geography. A library is more than a service address: it offers a place to read, study, attend programs, and connect with materials beyond the home. In Briarwood, it sits within an area where neighborhood-scale streets meet busier commercial routes and civic destinations.
The surrounding district also connects Briarwood to a wider civic network. Community Board 8 serves several nearby Queens communities and provides a public channel for discussions about land use, services, parks, and neighborhood needs. Briarwood’s local civic association is listed by the board as one of the groups representing neighborhood interests. Together, these features make the area legible through its residential pattern, locally rooted institutions, and ongoing civic participation. A walk through Briarwood can move from quieter house-lined blocks to active avenues, with public institutions close at hand and a city planning history that helps explain why those different settings sit side by side.
Sources: Queens Community Board 8, Briarwood, NYC Department of City Planning, Briarwood Rezoning, Queens Public Library, Locations
A one-bedroom apartment in Briarwood is 24% below the Queens median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- How does the city describe Briarwood’s built environment?
- The Department of City Planning describes it as predominantly residential, with detached houses and apartment buildings, and notes that local civic input informed planning decisions.
- Where is the neighborhood library?
- Queens Public Library lists its Briarwood branch at 85-12 Main Street.
- Which apartment features are reported in Briarwood?
- Across Briarwood's 172 tracked listings, the most commonly reported features are: Elevator was reported in 135 of 172 tracked listings (78%). Laundry in building was reported in 126 of 172 tracked listings (73%). Dishwasher was reported in 100 of 172 tracked listings (58%). These counts include explicit affirmative reports; listings without a mention are unknown, not negative.
- Which subway routes are near listings in Briarwood?
- The nearest MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 103 of 172 geocoded listings. The most commonly nearby weekday routes are F, E. 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 Briarwood?
- The median asking rent for a studio apartment in Briarwood, Queens is $1,850 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 33% below the Queens median of $2,750 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Briarwood?
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Briarwood, Queens is $2,200 per month, based on 91 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 24% below the Queens median of $2,899 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Briarwood?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Briarwood, Queens is $2,650 per month, based on 36 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 24% below the Queens median of $3,500 for the same apartment size.
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