ZIP 11217
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 11217 usually run 1.7% below trend in December and 1.5% above it in August, about $139 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 11217 is 1% below its high of $4,377 in May 2026, at $4,332 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 11217 changed +4.3% 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 11217 rose 35.7% while median household income rose 36.4% ($119,375 to $162,863). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 11217 is 46.2% 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 ($162,863) is $4,072 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($3,990); a 2-bedroom is $4,370.
111th cheapest of 145 ZIP codes in New York.
ZIP 11216, 2 miles away, rents for 17% less ($3,590/mo), about $8,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 11217. 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 11217 (New York, NY) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 72% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 11217 in New York, NY has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 11217 in New York, NY has climbed by $1,545 per month, settling near $4,332 after starting the period at $2,787. Median household income grew from $133,269 to $162,863 between 2021 and 2024, a 22.2% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 33.2 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 42,107 to 43,490 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.3% change. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 11217 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 11217 covers New York, NY. The median rent here is $4,332/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,990/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $4,370/mo.
At 32% of local median household income ($162,863/yr), ZIP 11217 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.3% over the past year.
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