ZIP 11205
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 11205 usually run 1.7% below trend in December and 1.9% above it in August, about $146 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 11205 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 11205 changed +7.9% 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 11205 rose 29% while median household income rose 59.5% ($58,872 to $93,887). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 11205 is 41.6% 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 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($93,887) is $2,347 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($3,020).
104th cheapest of 145 ZIP codes in New York.
ZIP 11216, 1 mile away, rents for 12% less ($3,590/mo), about $5,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 11205. 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 11205 (New York, NY) is majority renter-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 52.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 11205 in New York, NY has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 11205 in New York, NY has climbed 53.5% since 2021, going from about $2,646 per month to roughly $4,062 today. Census figures show median household income at $93,887 today, compared with $68,607 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 16.7 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 50,681 to 51,676 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.0% change. About 71.9% of households rent today, against 70.4% 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 11205 covers New York, NY. The median rent here is $4,062/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,170/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,470/mo.
At 52% of local median household income ($93,887/yr), ZIP 11205 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.9% over the past year.
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