Average rent in Long Island City, Queens
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $3,100 | $3,609 | $4,150 | 338 |
| 1 Bedroom | $3,500 | $4,325 | $4,995 | 634 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $4,128 | $5,900 | $7,394 | 283 |
| 3 Bedrooms | $4,500 | $8,850 | $12,000 | 40 |
Apartments for rent in Long Island City
The newest listings in Long Island City from StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others. Each one opens on the site that posted it.
Features reported in listings
- Elevator
- Dishwasher
- Building gym
- Laundry in building
- Doorman
- Private outdoor space
- In-unit laundry
- Air conditioning
- Listings indicating some pets are allowed
Reported apartment size
- studio
- 1 bedroom
- 2 bedroom
Nearby subway routes
An MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 1,185 of 1,286 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.
- 7 route
- N route
- W route
- G route
- R route
Weekday route data retrieved from the MTA Subway Stations dataset on October 2, 2026.
DHCR-listed buildings with tracked listings
18 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 2, 2026.
Long Island City contains several distinct settings, from apartment-heavy blocks to working and former industrial areas and the public waterfront. A NYC Department of City Planning neighborhood profile describes a housing stock dominated by buildings with five or more homes and records both older buildings and a wave of larger apartment construction through the late two-thousands. That profile is a dated snapshot of a defined study area, not a current inventory of every block. NYC Planning’s OneLIC plan also describes industrial areas alongside places where housing and public waterfront space have grown.
For an apartment search, identify which part of the neighborhood a listing occupies before judging it by the Long Island City name. Ask about the building’s age, elevator and access arrangements, maintenance contact, and which common spaces are included. Visit the unit itself to check windows, ventilation, storage, and condition. This older City Planning profile can explain broad building patterns, but it cannot verify the state or features of a specific apartment.
Public spaces and cultural destinations offer another way to compare blocks. Gantry Plaza State Park preserves the waterfront gantries and includes paths, a playground, fields, and a waterside promenade. Hunters Point South Park extends public open space farther south. MoMA PS1 occupies a former public school building, and Queens Public Library lists branches in Long Island City and Hunters Point. City Planning’s older profile identifies commercial frontages on portions of 21st Street, Jackson Avenue, Queens Plaza, and Vernon Boulevard.
Use those destinations as practical reference points rather than assuming every address has the same surroundings. Walk from a candidate building to the waterfront, library, or commercial street you expect to use, and note how the route changes between the exact blocks. Long Island City’s development history makes building-level checks especially important: older stock, newer apartment buildings, industrial uses, and open space coexist, but not in the same arrangement everywhere. A careful visit helps connect a listing’s address to the daily setting it actually offers.
Sources: NYC Department of City Planning, Inner Ring Residential Parking Study: Long Island City Profile, NYC Planning, Draft OneLIC Neighborhood Plan, New York State Parks, Gantry Plaza State Park, Queens Community Board 2, Parks, MoMA PS1, About, Queens Public Library, Locations
A one-bedroom apartment in Long Island City is 49% above the Queens median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- What kinds of buildings appear in the city’s Long Island City profile?
- The City Planning profile describes a housing stock concentrated in buildings with five or more homes, with older buildings and larger apartment construction both represented in its study snapshot.
- Which public spaces can I compare during a visit?
- Gantry Plaza State Park and Hunters Point South Park provide waterfront open space; Queens Public Library also lists branches in Long Island City and Hunters Point.
- Which apartment features are reported in Long Island City?
- Across Long Island City's 1,288 tracked listings, the most commonly reported features are: Elevator was reported in 1,207 of 1,288 tracked listings (94%). Dishwasher was reported in 1,102 of 1,288 tracked listings (86%). Building gym was reported in 1,078 of 1,288 tracked listings (84%). These counts include explicit affirmative reports; listings without a mention are unknown, not negative.
- Which subway routes are near listings in Long Island City?
- The nearest MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 1,185 of 1,286 geocoded listings. The most commonly nearby weekday routes are 7, N, W, G, R. 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 Long Island City?
- The median asking rent for a studio apartment in Long Island City, Queens is $3,609 per month, based on 338 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 31% above the Queens median of $2,750 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Long Island City?
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Long Island City, Queens is $4,325 per month, based on 634 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 49% above the Queens median of $2,899 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Long Island City?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Long Island City, Queens is $5,900 per month, based on 283 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 69% above the Queens median of $3,500 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Long Island City?
- The median asking rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Long Island City, Queens is $8,850 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 127% above the Queens median of $3,900 for the same apartment size.
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