Average rent in Rockaway Park, Queens
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Bedrooms | $2,765 | $3,145 | $3,500 | 14 |
Nearby subway routes
An MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 21 of 21 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.
- A route
- S route
Weekday route data retrieved from the MTA Subway Stations dataset on September 30, 2026.
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 September 30, 2026.
Rockaway Park occupies a narrow coastal setting where residential blocks, commercial streets, and waterfront open space meet. City Planning’s Rockaway Park and Rockaway Beach study describes a range of homes, including bungalows and other detached houses, attached rowhouses, and multifamily buildings. It also places the study area between Jamaica Bay to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, with Rockaway Beach Boulevard running east to west through the area. Because the planning boundary also includes Rockaway Beach, those descriptions are best used as context for the adjacent coastal neighborhoods rather than as a block-by-block inventory of Rockaway Park alone.
Within Rockaway Park, the planning report identifies Beach 116th Street, Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, and Beach 129th Street as commercial corridors. Beach 116th Street is described as the primary commercial corridor, linking the bay side to the ocean side. Beach 129th Street has shops and service establishments that also serve nearby Belle Harbor and Neponsit. This gives the neighborhood several distinct local centers instead of one continuous retail strip.
Queens Community Board 14 describes the peninsula as a collection of distinct communities tied together by shared geography, while specifically listing Rockaway Park among them. That framing matters: the surrounding coastline is a common feature, but each named neighborhood retains its own identity and local interests. Nearby beaches and parks shape the broader setting, while the commercial corridors provide everyday destinations closer to home.
When exploring an address here, compare the block’s distance and orientation to the water with its connection to one of the commercial corridors. The built form, exposure, and everyday activity can differ between the ocean-facing edge, bay-facing side, and interior streets. Rockaway Park’s appeal is its coastal setting and its network of local commercial streets, with the understanding that the details depend on the exact block.
Sources: NYC Planning, Rockaway Park and Rockaway Beach Resilient Neighborhoods summary report, Queens Community Board 14, neighborhood overview, NYC City Planning Commission, Rockaway Park rezoning report
A two-bedroom apartment in Rockaway Park is 10% below the Queens median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- What are the main local commercial corridors?
- City Planning identifies Beach 116th Street, Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, and Beach 129th Street.
- Why compare the exact block before choosing an area?
- The ocean-facing, bay-facing, and interior streets can have different built forms and exposure, even within the same named neighborhood.
- Which subway routes are near listings in Rockaway Park?
- The nearest MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 21 of 21 geocoded listings. The most commonly nearby weekday routes are A, S. This is geographic proximity, not a walking-access or current-service guarantee. Source: MTA Subway Stations dataset.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Rockaway Park?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Rockaway Park, Queens is $3,145 per month, based on 14 listings from public rental listings Leaseswap tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated September 2026. That is 10% below the Queens median of $3,500 for the same apartment size.
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