ZIP 10017
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 10017 usually run 2% below trend in January and 1.7% above it in August, about $166 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 10017 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 10017 changed +6.2% 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 10017 rose 24.2% while median household income rose 4.3% ($131,045 to $136,705). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 10017 is 37.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($136,705) is $3,418 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($3,800).
113th cheapest of 145 ZIP codes in New York.
ZIP 10075, 2 miles away, rents for 11% less ($4,004/mo), about $5,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 10017. 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 10017 (New York, NY) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 86.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 10017 in New York, NY has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 10017 in New York, NY stood at $2,798 in 2021 and currently runs about $4,489, reflecting a 60.4% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 10017 in New York, NY now reports about $136,705, up from $136,112 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 1.4% since 2021, moving from about 15,514 residents to roughly 15,297. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 10017 in New York, NY reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 10017 covers New York, NY. The median rent here is $4,489/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 39% of local median household income ($136,705/yr), ZIP 10017 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.2% over the past year.
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At $4,489/mo, rent takes ~39% of ZIP 10017's median household income ($136,705/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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