ZIP 10036
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 10036 usually run 2% below trend in January and 2.1% above it in July, about $194 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 10036 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 10036 changed +5.4% 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 10036 rose 22.5% while median household income rose 0.4% ($95,301 to $95,638). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 10036 is 32.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($95,638) is $2,391 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($3,510).
120th cheapest of 145 ZIP codes in New York.
ZIP 07086, 2 miles away, rents for 18% less ($3,864/mo), about $10,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 10036. 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 10036 (New York, NY) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 70.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 10036 in New York, NY has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 10036 in New York, NY has increased from $2,988 to $4,739, a 58.6% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $95,638 today, compared with $98,177 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.0% since 2021, moving from about 30,437 residents to roughly 31,036. Renters now make up 89.5% of households, compared with 91.1% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 70.5% of adults here, versus 67.4% in 2021. 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 10036 covers New York, NY. The median rent here is $4,739/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,690/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $4,040/mo.
At 59% of local median household income ($95,638/yr), ZIP 10036 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.4% over the past year.
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At $4,739/mo, rent takes ~59% of ZIP 10036's median household income ($95,638/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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