ZIP 11561
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 11561 usually run 3.1% below trend in November and 4% above it in June, about $253 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 11561 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 11561 changed +5.7% 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 11561 rose 42.9% while median household income rose 42.7% ($99,240 to $141,629). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 11561 is 52% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($141,629) is $3,541 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($3,080); a 3-bedroom is $4,000.
ZIP 11580, 7 miles away, rents for 14% less ($3,063/mo), about $6,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 11561. 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 11561 (Long Beach, NY) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 56.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 11561 in Long Beach, NY has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 11561 in Long Beach, NY paid around $2,645 a month. That figure now sits near $3,564, up 34.7% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $119,731 to $141,629 between 2021 and 2024, a 18.3% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 11561 in Long Beach, NY losing about 432 residents over the five-year window, down 1.1% on net. The renter share has eased from 37.3% to 33%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 51.8% to 56.8% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 11561 in Long Beach, 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 11561 covers Long Beach, NY. The median rent here is $3,564/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,670/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,080/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($141,629/yr), ZIP 11561 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.7% over the past year.
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