ZIP 11214
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
June. Asking rents in ZIP 11214 usually run 1.6% below trend in June and 0.8% above it in October, about $67 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 11214 is 0.5% below its high of $2,794 in March 2026, at $2,780 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 11214 changed +1.8% 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 11214 rose 28.2% while median household income rose 15.8% ($56,911 to $65,895). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 11214 is 35.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($65,895) is $1,647 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,440).
40th cheapest of 145 ZIP codes in New York.
ZIP 10305, 4 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,485/mo), about $3,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 11214. 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 11214 (New York, NY) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 32.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 11214 in New York, NY has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 11214 in New York, NY has shifted from $2,004 to $2,780, up 38.7% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $58,487 to $65,895 between 2021 and 2024, a 12.7% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 11214 in New York, NY losing about 5,964 residents over the five-year window, down 6.3% on net. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 11214 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 11214 covers New York, NY. The median rent here is $2,780/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 51% of local median household income ($65,895/yr), ZIP 11214 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.8% over the past year.
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At $2,780/mo, rent takes ~51% of ZIP 11214's median household income ($65,895/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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