ZIP 10004
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 10004 usually run 2.9% below trend in January and 2.4% above it in August, about $268 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 10004 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2017.
Rent in ZIP 10004 changed +6.7% 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 10004 rose 25.3% while median household income rose 31.4% ($190,223 to $250,001). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 10004 is 41.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($250,001) is $6,250 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($4,880).
131st cheapest of 145 ZIP codes in New York.
ZIP 11217, 2 miles away, rents for 14% less ($4,332/mo), about $8,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 10004. 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 10004 (New York, NY) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 90.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 10004 in New York, NY has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 10004 in New York, NY has shifted from $3,010 to $5,056, up 68.0% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $250,001 today, compared with $216,017 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 10004 in New York, NY losing about 1,084 residents over the five-year window, down 22.6% on net. The renter share has eased from 59.1% to 56.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 96.6% to 90.5% across the same window. 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
ZIP code 10004 covers New York, NY. The median rent here is $5,056/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,270/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,590/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($250,001/yr), ZIP 10004 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.7% over the past year.
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At $5,056/mo, rent takes ~24% of ZIP 10004's median household income ($250,001/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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