Where can you actually afford to live?
Rent and sale prices for a starting set of NYC neighborhoods, each backed by a dated, named source, plus the income it takes to afford each one, calculated using this site's own assumptions.
Coverage note: this is a starting set, not full NYC coverage: a small number of well-known neighborhoods, chosen so every figure could be hand-verified against a dated source before publishing. More will be added over time. Don't see your neighborhood? Try the Housing Reality Check or a full calculator instead.
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Side by side: what sources report, and what it takes
The first chart is cited: rents published by brokerages, each with its own date. The second is calculated: our estimate of the income each one takes, using this site's default assumptions. Same neighborhoods, same order, different kinds of number.
- To rent (40x rule)
- To buy a co-op
- To buy a condo
- Brooklyn Heights
- Park Slope
- Greenpoint
- Chelsea
- Fort Greene
- Upper West Side
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Astoria
- Long Island City
- Harlem
Sale prices aren't charted. The sources measure different things (all apartments vs one-bedrooms only, one neighborhood vs a multi-neighborhood submarket), so bars side by side would suggest a comparison the data can't support. They're in the table with their scope.
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| Neighborhood | Rent cited | Sale price used cited | Income to rent calc. | Co-op calc. | Condo calc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Heights | $7,076/moAverage rent on leases signed, August 2026. Corcoran: Brooklyn Rental Market Report, August 2026. | $1,661,000Median sale price, 2Q 2026 (covers Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Dumbo & Downtown (Corcoran)). Corcoran: Brooklyn Market Report, 2Q 2026. | $283,040 | $439,532 | $317,602 |
| Park Slope | $5,809/moAverage rent on leases signed, August 2026. Corcoran: Brooklyn Rental Market Report, August 2026. | $1,543,000Median sale price, 2Q 2026 (covers Park Slope & Gowanus (Corcoran)). Corcoran: Brooklyn Market Report, 2Q 2026. | $232,360 | $411,961 | $299,649 |
| Greenpoint | $5,643/moAverage rent on leases signed, August 2026. Corcoran: Brooklyn Rental Market Report, August 2026. | $1,510,000Median sale price, 2Q 2026 (covers Williamsburg & Greenpoint (Corcoran)). Corcoran: Brooklyn Market Report, 2Q 2026. | $225,720 | $404,250 | $294,628 |
| Chelsea | $5,135/moMedian rent on new leases, January 2026 (covers Downtown (Elliman)). Elliman Report: Manhattan, Brooklyn & Queens Rentals, January 2026 (Miller Samuel). | $880,000Median sale price, Q2 2026 (one-bedrooms only; covers Downtown 34th–14th St (BHS)). Brown Harris Stevens: Manhattan Apartment Market Report, Q2 2026. | $205,400 | $257,046 | $198,774 |
| Fort Greene | $4,844/moAverage rent on leases signed, August 2026 (covers Fort Greene / Clinton Hill (Corcoran)). Corcoran: Brooklyn Rental Market Report, August 2026. | $1,100,000Median sale price, 2Q 2026 (covers Fort Greene, Clinton Hill & Prospect Heights (Corcoran)). Corcoran: Brooklyn Market Report, 2Q 2026. | $193,760 | $308,451 | $232,247 |
| Upper West Side | $4,700/moMedian rent on new leases, January 2026 (covers Westside (Elliman)). Elliman Report: Manhattan, Brooklyn & Queens Rentals, January 2026 (Miller Samuel). | $793,500Median sale price, Q2 2026 (one-bedrooms only; covers West Side (BHS)). Brown Harris Stevens: Manhattan Apartment Market Report, Q2 2026. | $188,000 | $236,835 | $185,613 |
| Bedford-Stuyvesant | $4,269/moAverage rent on leases signed, August 2026. Corcoran: Brooklyn Rental Market Report, August 2026. | $800,000Median sale price, 2Q 2026 (covers Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Lefferts Gardens & Bushwick (Corcoran)). Corcoran: Brooklyn Market Report, 2Q 2026. | $170,760 | $238,354 | $186,602 |
| Astoria | $3,754/moMedian rent on new leases, January 2026 (covers Northwest Queens (Elliman)). Elliman Report: Manhattan, Brooklyn & Queens Rentals, January 2026 (Miller Samuel). | $700,000Median sale price, 1H 2026. Corcoran: Long Island City & Astoria Market Report, 1H 2026. | $150,160 | $214,988 | $171,388 |
| Long Island City | $3,754/moMedian rent on new leases, January 2026 (covers Northwest Queens (Elliman)). Elliman Report: Manhattan, Brooklyn & Queens Rentals, January 2026 (Miller Samuel). | $1,156,000Median sale price, 1H 2026. Corcoran: Long Island City & Astoria Market Report, 1H 2026. | $150,160 | $321,535 | $240,767 |
| Harlem | $3,100/moMedian rent on new leases, January 2026 (covers Northern Manhattan (Elliman)). Elliman Report: Manhattan, Brooklyn & Queens Rentals, January 2026 (Miller Samuel). | $465,000Median sale price, Q2 2026 (one-bedrooms only; covers Upper Manhattan (BHS)). Brown Harris Stevens: Manhattan Apartment Market Report, Q2 2026. | $124,000 | $160,079 | $135,633 |
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