ZIP 10026
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 10026 usually run 2.6% below trend in December and 2.5% above it in August, about $179 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 10026 is 0.1% below its high of $3,508 in June 2026, at $3,506 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 10026 changed +3.3% 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 10026 rose 18.5% while median household income rose 36.1% ($59,691 to $81,244). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 10026 is 32.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($81,244) is $2,031 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,670).
97th cheapest of 145 ZIP codes in New York.
ZIP 10037, 1 mile away, rents for 19% less ($2,855/mo), about $7,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 10026. 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 10026 (New York, NY) is majority renter-occupied, 54.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 10026 in New York, NY has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 10026 in New York, NY stood at $2,391 in 2021 and currently runs about $3,506, reflecting a 46.6% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 10026 in New York, NY now reports about $81,244, up from $65,038 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 5.8% since 2021, moving from about 39,401 residents to roughly 37,123. Renters now make up 76.5% of households, compared with 79.5% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 54.8% of adults here, versus 49.7% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 10026 in New York, NY reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 10026 covers New York, NY. The median rent here is $3,506/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,800/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,070/mo.
At 52% of local median household income ($81,244/yr), ZIP 10026 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.3% over the past year.
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