Rents are 5% below what Long Beach's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $3,563 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in Long Beach usually run 3% below trend in November and 3.8% above it in June, about $242 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Long Beach is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Long Beach changed +5.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 82 New York cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +5.3%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Long Beach rose 44.7% while median household income rose 45.1% ($97,022 to $140,739). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Long Beach is 51.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($140,739) is $3,518 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,920); a 3-bedroom is $3,790.
Hempstead, 8 miles away, rents for 13% less ($3,106/mo), about $5,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Long Beach. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Long Beach, NY is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 55.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Long Beach, NY has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Long Beach, NY has climbed by $970 per month, settling near $3,563 after starting the period at $2,593. Census figures show median household income at $140,739 today, compared with $115,525 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 15.6 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 34% of households rent today, against 38.2% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 50.8% to 55.8%. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Long Beach is $3,563/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,090/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,920/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,530/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,790/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($140,739/yr), Long Beach ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.7% over the past year.
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