NYC Rent Report: September 2026
Key findings
September at a glance
Each finding states its own sample, so it can be quoted on its own.
The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment listed in New York City in September 2026 was $3,950 a month, across 5,388 new one-bedroom listings.
That is little changed from August 2026, when new one-bedroom listings asked a median $3,970 (a 0.5% decrease).
Manhattan had the highest median one-bedroom asking rent at $5,023 (2,644 listings), and the Bronx the lowest at $2,495 (153 listings).
Lease takeovers, where a tenant hands over their existing lease, asked a median 1.2% less than other new listings with the same bedroom count in the same neighborhood (171 takeovers compared).
Of the new listings that stated their fee terms, 99.4% said they were no-fee to the renter (6,609 of 6,650).
Apartments StreetEasy reported as rented in September 2026 had been on the market a median of 18 days since Leaseswap first saw them (7,363 rentals).
Citywide
Asking rents by apartment size
Median, 25th and 75th percentile asking rent of new listings in September 2026, with the change from August 2026 where both months have enough listings.
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| Bedrooms | Median | 25th pct | 75th pct | Listings | vs August |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $3,405 | $2,795 | $4,095 | 2,434 | -1.7% |
| 1 bedroom | $3,950 | $2,978 | $5,200 | 5,388 | -0.5% |
| 2 bedrooms | $4,500 | $3,495 | $6,000 | 4,192 | -4.2% |
| 3 bedrooms | $4,995 | $3,800 | $7,700 | 1,619 | -3.9% |
| 4 bedrooms | $5,850 | $4,500 | $10,000 | 333 | -2.5% |
Boroughs
Asking rents by borough
The same figures for each borough. A borough appears only for bedroom counts with enough listings.
Median 1-bedroom asking rent by borough
- Manhattan$5,023n 2,644
- Brooklyn$3,300n 1,723
- Queens$2,850n 863
- Bronx$2,495n 153
Manhattan
6,328 new listings, 45.3% of the city.
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| Bedrooms | Median | 25th pct | 75th pct | Listings | vs August |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $3,750 | $3,099 | $4,402 | 1,467 | -0.4% |
| 1 bedroom | $5,023 | $3,900 | $5,931 | 2,644 | +2.1% |
| 2 bedrooms | $5,795 | $4,750 | $7,895 | 1,545 | +1.7% |
| 3 bedrooms | $7,706 | $6,000 | $10,995 | 541 | +1.8% |
| 4 bedrooms | $9,995 | $6,573 | $14,995 | 131 | +5.3% |
Brooklyn
5,148 new listings, 36.9% of the city.
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| Bedrooms | Median | 25th pct | 75th pct | Listings | vs August |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $3,000 | $2,550 | $3,550 | 638 | -1.8% |
| 1 bedroom | $3,300 | $2,795 | $4,141 | 1,723 | -4.3% |
| 2 bedrooms | $4,175 | $3,350 | $5,399 | 1,887 | +3.4% |
| 3 bedrooms | $4,500 | $3,750 | $6,000 | 740 | 0.0% |
| 4 bedrooms | $4,993 | $4,250 | $6,845 | 160 | -6.2% |
Queens
2,098 new listings, 15.0% of the city.
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| Bedrooms | Median | 25th pct | 75th pct | Listings | vs August |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,775 | $2,105 | $3,527 | 290 | +3.5% |
| 1 bedroom | $2,850 | $2,450 | $3,773 | 863 | -0.5% |
| 2 bedrooms | $3,650 | $3,000 | $4,800 | 620 | +1.4% |
| 3 bedrooms | $3,800 | $3,450 | $4,661 | 284 | -3.8% |
| 4 bedrooms | $4,700 | $4,200 | $5,050 | 41 | n/a |
Bronx
377 new listings, 2.7% of the city.
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| Bedrooms | Median | 25th pct | 75th pct | Listings | vs August |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,395 | $1,998 | $2,746 | 39 | n/a |
| 1 bedroom | $2,495 | $2,150 | $2,867 | 153 | +1.8% |
| 2 bedrooms | $3,081 | $2,661 | $3,400 | 134 | +2.7% |
| 3 bedrooms | $3,373 | $3,024 | $3,838 | 50 | n/a |
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Asking rents by neighborhood
Every neighborhood with at least 20 new listings of one size in September 2026. Neighborhood names link to their rent pages.
One-bedroom apartments
Median asking rent among the 29 neighborhoods with at least 50 new one-bedroom listings.
Most expensive
- 1Lincoln Square $6,500
- 2Greenwich Village $6,350
- 3NoMad $5,952
- 4Chelsea $5,895
- 5Midtown $5,800
Least expensive
- 1Ditmars-Steinway $2,500
- 2Mott Haven $2,850
- 3Central Harlem $2,900
- 4Flatbush $2,985
- 5Astoria $3,080
Two-bedroom apartments
Median asking rent among the 20 neighborhoods with at least 50 new two-bedroom listings.
Most expensive
- 1Lincoln Square $9,250
- 2Financial District $7,595
- 3Kips Bay $6,404
- 4Long Island City $6,095
- 5Downtown Brooklyn $6,070
Least expensive
- 1East Flatbush $2,800
- 2Mott Haven $3,229
- 3East Harlem $3,295
- 4Flatbush $3,450
- 5Bushwick $3,600
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| Neighborhood | Borough | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR |
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| Battery Park City | Manhattan | $4,388n 29 | $5,375n 63 | $7,733n 20 | ||
| Carnegie Hill | Manhattan | $4,250n 25 | ||||
| Central Harlem | Manhattan | $2,373n 26 | $2,900n 51 | $3,500n 49 | ||
| Chelsea | Manhattan | $4,100n 49 | $5,895n 91 | $7,120n 34 | ||
| East Harlem | Manhattan | $2,995n 39 | $3,295n 62 | $4,395n 22 | ||
| East Village | Manhattan | $3,200n 69 | $4,000n 107 | $5,398n 102 | $7,500n 37 | |
| Financial District | Manhattan | $4,500n 171 | $5,711n 210 | $7,595n 53 | ||
| Flatiron | Manhattan | $6,797n 20 | ||||
| Fulton/Seaport | Manhattan | $4,040n 34 | ||||
| Gramercy Park | Manhattan | $4,060n 24 | $5,650n 31 | $5,500n 31 | ||
| Greenwich Village | Manhattan | $4,400n 33 | $6,350n 56 | $7,200n 31 | ||
| Hamilton Heights | Manhattan | $2,750n 24 | $3,150n 29 | |||
| Hell's Kitchen | Manhattan | $3,500n 109 | $4,895n 191 | $5,500n 73 | $7,295n 40 | |
| Hudson Yards | Manhattan | $3,895n 23 | ||||
| Inwood | Manhattan | $2,530n 26 | ||||
| Kips Bay | Manhattan | $3,875n 75 | $5,210n 131 | $6,404n 72 | $8,380n 21 | |
| Lenox Hill | Manhattan | $3,000n 67 | $4,200n 102 | $5,293n 68 | $12,500n 25 | |
| Lincoln Square | Manhattan | $4,200n 35 | $6,500n 125 | $9,250n 52 | ||
| Lower East Side | Manhattan | $3,925n 52 | $4,850n 47 | |||
| Manhattan Valley | Manhattan | $4,298n 22 | ||||
| Midtown | Manhattan | $4,104n 44 | $5,800n 101 | $6,995n 29 | ||
| Midtown East (includes sub-neighborhoods) | Manhattan | $3,648n 208 | $5,200n 344 | $6,474n 150 | $8,598n 51 | |
| Midtown South | Manhattan | $4,395n 20 | $5,023n 24 | |||
| Midtown West (includes sub-neighborhoods) | Manhattan | $3,680n 138 | $4,900n 226 | $6,000n 93 | $7,398n 42 | |
| Murray Hill | Manhattan | $3,595n 66 | $5,295n 93 | $6,475n 38 | ||
| NoMad | Manhattan | $4,542n 49 | $5,952n 131 | $9,379n 27 | ||
| Soho | Manhattan | $4,950n 29 | $6,200n 21 | |||
| South Harlem | Manhattan | $3,100n 39 | $3,999n 31 | |||
| Stuyvesant Town/PCV | Manhattan | $5,359n 96 | ||||
| Sutton Place | Manhattan | $3,620n 26 | $4,500n 29 | |||
| Tribeca | Manhattan | $6,800n 20 | $12,500n 30 | |||
| Turtle Bay | Manhattan | $3,395n 27 | $4,500n 48 | |||
| Upper East Side (includes sub-neighborhoods) | Manhattan | $3,200n 210 | $4,425n 394 | $6,555n 215 | $9,617n 81 | |
| Upper West Side (includes sub-neighborhoods) | Manhattan | $3,300n 144 | $5,200n 303 | $7,280n 185 | $7,950n 63 | |
| West Chelsea | Manhattan | $5,500n 29 | ||||
| West Village | Manhattan | $3,995n 55 | $5,495n 83 | $7,195n 49 | ||
| Yorkville | Manhattan | $2,898n 86 | $3,575n 125 | $4,815n 62 | $8,600n 22 | |
| Bay Ridge | Brooklyn | $2,299n 27 | ||||
| Bedford-Stuyvesant (includes sub-neighborhoods) | Brooklyn | $2,750n 63 | $3,050n 221 | $3,700n 212 | $4,400n 147 | $4,525n 30 |
| Boerum Hill | Brooklyn | $3,923n 20 | $5,250n 33 | |||
| Brooklyn Heights | Brooklyn | $4,250n 29 | ||||
| Bushwick | Brooklyn | $2,797n 34 | $3,150n 135 | $3,600n 247 | $4,199n 123 | $5,200n 43 |
| Clinton Hill | Brooklyn | $3,950n 44 | $5,200n 31 | |||
| Crown Heights (includes sub-neighborhoods) | Brooklyn | $2,800n 46 | $3,250n 145 | $4,225n 136 | $4,160n 48 | |
| Ditmas Park | Brooklyn | $2,665n 20 | $3,150n 25 | |||
| Downtown Brooklyn | Brooklyn | $3,530n 58 | $4,300n 97 | $6,070n 61 | ||
| East Flatbush | Brooklyn | $2,650n 35 | $2,800n 58 | |||
| East New York | Brooklyn | $2,571n 21 | $2,786n 28 | $3,300n 45 | $4,149n 20 | |
| East Williamsburg | Brooklyn | $4,050n 24 | $5,000n 27 | |||
| Flatbush | Brooklyn | $2,645n 83 | $2,985n 168 | $3,450n 130 | $3,698n 36 | |
| Fort Greene | Brooklyn | $3,443n 38 | $4,200n 41 | $6,210n 26 | ||
| Gowanus | Brooklyn | $3,372n 28 | $4,220n 51 | $6,000n 35 | ||
| Greenpoint | Brooklyn | $3,750n 37 | $4,500n 61 | $5,225n 86 | $7,425n 36 | |
| Greenwood | Brooklyn | $3,000n 25 | ||||
| Kensington | Brooklyn | $3,038n 20 | ||||
| Midwood | Brooklyn | $2,638n 29 | $2,998n 36 | |||
| Ocean Hill | Brooklyn | $3,350n 27 | $3,595n 29 | |||
| Park Slope | Brooklyn | $3,350n 21 | $3,850n 63 | $5,198n 86 | $7,950n 31 | |
| Prospect Lefferts Gardens | Brooklyn | $2,600n 27 | $3,913n 20 | |||
| Stuyvesant Heights | Brooklyn | $2,560n 27 | $3,100n 103 | $3,650n 99 | $4,175n 65 | |
| Sunset Park | Brooklyn | $2,438n 22 | $2,980n 21 | |||
| Vinegar Hill | Brooklyn | $5,950n 28 | ||||
| Weeksville | Brooklyn | $2,599n 23 | $3,100n 21 | |||
| Williamsburg | Brooklyn | $4,000n 53 | $4,500n 177 | $5,498n 274 | $6,750n 64 | |
| Windsor Terrace | Brooklyn | $4,548n 22 | ||||
| Astoria | Queens | $2,725n 40 | $3,080n 197 | $4,296n 172 | $4,000n 60 | |
| Ditmars-Steinway | Queens | $2,500n 50 | $3,675n 32 | $4,500n 32 | ||
| Flushing | Queens | $2,550n 23 | $3,283n 30 | |||
| Forest Hills | Queens | $2,550n 47 | $3,595n 23 | |||
| Hunters Point | Queens | $3,550n 32 | $4,395n 83 | $6,002n 42 | ||
| Jamaica | Queens | $2,634n 34 | ||||
| Kew Gardens | Queens | $2,500n 25 | ||||
| Long Island City | Queens | $3,646n 81 | $4,375n 135 | $6,095n 59 | ||
| Rego Park | Queens | $2,600n 33 | ||||
| Ridgewood | Queens | $2,924n 24 | $3,499n 45 | $4,199n 27 | ||
| Sunnyside | Queens | $2,700n 27 | ||||
| Woodside | Queens | $2,498n 24 | $3,249n 28 | |||
| Mott Haven | Bronx | $2,573n 20 | $2,850n 59 | $3,229n 53 | ||
| North New York | Bronx | $3,060n 27 |
Takeovers
Lease takeovers
Apartments whose current tenant is handing over their existing lease.
215 of the new listings in September 2026 (1.5%) were lease takeovers: the current tenant offering their existing lease to whoever takes the apartment over. Compared with other new listings with the same bedroom count in the same neighborhood, takeovers asked a median 1.2% less (171 takeovers had enough comparable listings to compare).
How takeovers work, and what to check before taking one over: the NYC lease takeover guide.
| Bedrooms | Median | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $3,216 | 56 |
| 1 bedroom | $4,267 | 100 |
| 2 bedrooms | $5,250 | 51 |
Rent stabilization
Buildings with rent-stabilized units
Listings matched to the New York State DHCR list of buildings with rent-stabilized units.
5,115 new listings (36.6%) were in buildings on the state’s list of buildings with rent-stabilized units. Within the same neighborhood and bedroom count, they asked a median 4.4% less than other listings (4,021 listings in these buildings, 6,934 others).
The list is about buildings, not apartments: a listing in one of these buildings is not necessarily a rent-stabilized apartment, and individual apartments can differ. Browse listings in buildings with rent-stabilized units.
Fees
Broker fees after the FARE Act
Fee terms as the listings stated them.
Of the 6,650 new listings that stated their fee terms, 6,609 (99.4%) said they were no-fee to the renter and 41 named a broker fee. Another 7,316 listings did not state fee terms either way and are not in that share.
New York City’s FARE Act, in effect since June 11, 2025, makes whoever hires the broker pay the broker’s fee. What the FARE Act changed for renters.
Amenities
What amenities add to the asking rent
Each comparison holds neighborhood and apartment size fixed, so an amenity common in pricier areas does not read as a premium.
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| Amenity | Difference | With | Without | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doorman | +16.0% | 5,702 | 460 | 52.7% |
| Elevator | +14.4% | 8,326 | 458 | 77.5% |
| In-unit laundry | +7.6% | 3,879 | 5,498 | 84.1% |
| Private outdoor space | +6.7% | 5,377 | 2,668 | 71.8% |
Time to rent
How long apartments took to rent
Apartments StreetEasy reported as rented in September 2026, counted from the day Leaseswap first saw the listing.
Half of the apartments StreetEasy reported as rented in September 2026 had been on the market between 9 and 36 days since Leaseswap first saw them.
- Manhattan21 days3,562 rentals
- Brooklyn15 days2,778 rentals
- Queens17 days897 rentals
- Bronx30 days125 rentals
Inventory
Where new listings were posted
New listings Leaseswap first saw in September 2026, by borough.
- Manhattan6,32845.3%
- Brooklyn5,14836.9%
- Queens2,09815.0%
- Bronx3772.7%
- Staten Island150.1%
Manhattan accounted for 45.3% of the 13,966 new listings. Counts reflect the listings Leaseswap tracks, not every apartment for rent in the city, so they describe where listings were posted rather than total supply.
Methodology
How this report is made
Definitions, sources, exclusions and limits behind every number above.
- What is counted
- Asking rents of the rental listings Leaseswap first saw between September 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 (New York time): 13,966 listings. A listing counts in the month Leaseswap first saw it.
- Sources
- Public rental listings Leaseswap aggregates from StreetEasy, NYBits, Leasebreak, Reddit and Leaseswap lease takeovers (posted by tenants). Corcoran is left out of this edition because Leaseswap began tracking it after August 2026 began; its first day returned every listing it had, not new ones, so including it would distort both months.
- Exclusions
- Duplicate postings of the same apartment are counted once. Rooms in shared apartments and sublets are excluded. Only exact bedroom counts from studio to 4 bedrooms, asking rents from $1,000 to $50,000 a month, and the five boroughs are included.
- Asking rent, not signed rent
- Figures are the monthly rents listings asked, before any concession such as a free month. They are not the rents tenants signed for, and they describe new listings, not every lease in the city. A listing whose asking rent changed counts at its latest asking rent when the edition was generated.
- Medians and samples
- Every figure is a median with its sample size (n). Bedroom, borough and neighborhood figures appear only with at least 20 listings. The 25th and 75th percentiles show the middle half of asking rents.
- Neighborhoods
- Neighborhood names come from the listings and are folded into one name per neighborhood ("Bed Stuy" and "Bedford-Stuyvesant" are one). Umbrella areas such as the Upper East Side also count their sub-neighborhoods. Most and least expensive rankings need 50 listings and leave umbrella areas out, so no listing is ranked twice.
- Month-over-month change
- Compared with listings first seen in August 2026, by the same method and from the same sources. A change is shown only when both months have at least 100 listings. A citywide change can differ from every borough’s own change when the mix of new listings shifts between boroughs, since each borough asks a different rent. Neighborhood-level changes are not published: a single month of one neighborhood is too small for a change to be distinguishable from noise.
- Comparisons within a neighborhood
- Lease takeover, rent-stabilized building and amenity comparisons divide each listing’s rent by the median of listings with the same bedroom count in the same neighborhood, then compare the median of those ratios between the two groups. This keeps location and size from posing as a premium or a discount.
- Lease takeovers
- A lease takeover is a listing where the current tenant offers their existing lease to a new tenant, identified from how the source labels the listing (a lease assignment posted by the tenant) or, when the source does not say, from the listing text. Some takeover posts quote a net effective rent.
- Rent-stabilized buildings
- A listing counts when its address matched a building on the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) list of buildings with rent-stabilized units. The list is about buildings: a listing in such a building is not necessarily a rent-stabilized apartment, and the address match can miss buildings or match the wrong one.
- Fees
- Fee terms are read from the listing text. "No-fee" means the listing said the renter pays no broker fee; it is not a verified absence of fees. Listings that did not state fee terms are counted separately and left out of the share.
- Amenities
- Amenities are read from the listing text. An amenity is compared only when at least 50% of listings state it either way and each side has at least 100 listings; a listing that does not mention it sits out.
- Days on market
- For apartments StreetEasy reported as rented during the month and that Leaseswap had tracked, the days between the day Leaseswap first saw the listing and the rented date StreetEasy reported. StreetEasy rentals only.
- Stable numbers
- This edition was generated on October 8, 2026 and stored as a fixed snapshot (method version 1). Its numbers do not change after publication, even when later data corrects individual listings.
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