ZIP 10003
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 10003 usually run 2.1% below trend in January and 1.9% above it in August, about $209 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 10003 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 10003 changed +7.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 251 New York ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +5.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 10003 rose 24.7% while median household income rose 30.6% ($118,161 to $154,262). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 10003 is 42.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 25 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($154,262) is $3,857 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($3,800); a 1-bedroom is $3,990.
135th cheapest of 145 ZIP codes in New York.
ZIP 10017, 2 miles away, rents for 14% less ($4,489/mo), about $8,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 10003. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 10003 (New York, NY) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 84.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 10003 in New York, NY has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 10003 in New York, NY has increased from $3,087 to $5,229, a 69.4% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $137,533 in 2021 to $154,262 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 1.6% since 2021, moving from about 54,447 residents to roughly 53,560. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 10003 in New York, NY market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 10003 covers New York, NY. The median rent here is $5,229/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,990/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $4,370/mo.
At 41% of local median household income ($154,262/yr), ZIP 10003 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.2% over the past year.
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At $5,229/mo, rent takes ~41% of ZIP 10003's median household income ($154,262/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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