ZIP 11213
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 11213 usually run 1.4% below trend in February and 1.4% above it in August, about $87 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 11213 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 11213 changed +5.8% 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 11213 rose 23.3% while median household income rose 45.3% ($44,831 to $65,127). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 11213 is 32.1% 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 ($65,127) is $1,628 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,440).
72nd cheapest of 145 ZIP codes in New York.
ZIP 11212, 1 mile away, rents for 12% less ($2,727/mo), about $4,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 11213. 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 11213 (New York, NY) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 36.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 11213 in New York, NY has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 11213 in New York, NY paid around $2,156 a month. That figure now sits near $3,110, up 44.2% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $48,896 to $65,127 between 2021 and 2024, a 33.2% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 32.2% to 36.9% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 11213 in New York, NY reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 11213 covers New York, NY. The median rent here is $3,110/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,560/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,810/mo.
At 57% of local median household income ($65,127/yr), ZIP 11213 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.8% over the past year.
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At $3,110/mo, rent takes ~57% of ZIP 11213's median household income ($65,127/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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