ZIP 10021
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 10021 usually run 2.2% below trend in January and 1.8% above it in August, about $169 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 10021 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 10021 changed +7.0% 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 10021 rose 25.8% while median household income rose 29.9% ($122,169 to $158,677). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 10021 is 43.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 19 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($158,677) is $3,967 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($3,800); a 1-bedroom is $3,990.
109th cheapest of 145 ZIP codes in New York.
ZIP 11106, 2 miles away, rents for 22% less ($3,318/mo), about $10,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 10021. 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 10021 (New York, NY) is majority renter-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 79.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 10021 in New York, NY has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 10021 in New York, NY has increased from $2,492 to $4,229, a 69.7% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $158,677 today, compared with $136,060 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 6.2% since 2021, moving from about 42,484 residents to roughly 39,868. 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 10021 covers New York, NY. The median rent here is $4,229/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 32% of local median household income ($158,677/yr), ZIP 10021 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.0% over the past year.
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