ZIP 11237
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 11237 usually run 2.3% below trend in January and 2.2% above it in August, about $170 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 11237 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 11237 changed +5.6% 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 11237 rose 27.1% while median household income rose 59.8% ($53,303 to $85,196). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 11237 is 35% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 23 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($85,196) is $2,130 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,620).
100th cheapest of 145 ZIP codes in New York.
ZIP 11378, 2 miles away, rents for 26% less ($2,782/mo), about $12,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 11237. 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 11237 (New York, NY) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 44.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 11237 in New York, NY has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 11237 in New York, NY paid around $2,462 a month. That figure now sits near $3,778, up 53.5% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $85,196 today, compared with $65,908 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 11237 in New York, NY losing about 5,256 residents over the five-year window, down 10.4% on net. The renter share has eased from 89.3% to 87.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 37.5% to 44.6% across the same window. 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 11237 covers New York, NY. The median rent here is $3,778/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,750/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,020/mo.
At 53% of local median household income ($85,196/yr), ZIP 11237 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.7% over the past year.
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