ZIP 10005
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 10005 usually run 1.5% below trend in December and 1.5% above it in August, about $142 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 10005 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 10005 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 10005 rose 22.6% while median household income rose 0.3% ($189,702 to $190,233). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 10005 is 33% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 14 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($190,233) is $4,756 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($4,680); a 4-bedroom is $5,050.
119th cheapest of 145 ZIP codes in New York.
ZIP 07302, 2 miles away, rents for 18% less ($3,888/mo), about $10,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 10005. 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 10005 (New York, NY) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 85.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 10005 in New York, NY has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 10005 in New York, NY paid around $3,087 a month. That figure now sits near $4,739, up 53.5% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $197,188 in 2021 to $190,233 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 10005 in New York, NY adding about 802 residents over the five-year window, up 9.3% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 92.7% to 85.9% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 10005 in New York, NY market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 10005 covers New York, NY. The median rent here is $4,739/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,400/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,760/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($190,233/yr), ZIP 10005 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.2% over the past year.
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