Monthly Rent Report

Long Island City Rent Report — May 2025

Asking rents in ZIP 11101, New York City, from 402 listings.

Median 1BR rent in Long Island City was $4,693 in May 2025, up 7.2% (+$315) from April 2025 and up 16.0% year-over-year. The middle half of 1BR listings asked between $4,594 and $4,791. That puts Long Island City $1,852 above the New York City citywide 1BR median of $2,841. The month's figures are based on 402 listings across 11 bedroom categories.

Median Rent by Bedroom Count

BedroomsMedianVs. April 2025Vs. May 2024P25–P75 RangeListings
Studio$3,340−$296 (-8.1%)−$24 (-0.7%)$3,156 – $3,3603
Studio$3,662+$26 (+0.7%)+$298 (+8.8%)$3,448 – $3,95080
Studio$3,464−$172 (-4.7%)+$100 (+3.0%)$3,464 – $3,54525
1BR$4,693+$315 (+7.2%)+$648 (+16.0%)$4,594 – $4,7912
1BR$4,092−$286 (-6.5%)+$47 (+1.2%)$4,092 – $4,09212
1BR$4,433+$55 (+1.3%)+$388 (+9.6%)$3,900 – $4,830165
2BR$5,907−$293 (-4.7%)+$443 (+8.1%)$5,907 – $5,9071
2BR$6,504+$304 (+4.9%)+$1,039 (+19.0%)$5,822 – $7,01292
2BR$5,542−$658 (-10.6%)+$78 (+1.4%)$5,542 – $5,5423
3BR$7,351+$1,354 (+22.6%)−$1,681 (-18.6%)$7,111 – $8,54218
3BR$7,002+$1,005 (+16.7%)−$2,030 (-22.5%)$7,002 – $7,0021

Median, P25, and P75 are asking rents from listings posted in May 2025. Changes compare against the nearest prior month with data.

Long Island City vs. New York CityMay 2025

BedroomsLong Island City MedianNYC Citywide MedianDifference
Studio$3,340$2,799+$541 (+19.3%)
Studio$3,662$2,799+$863 (+30.8%)
Studio$3,464$2,799+$665 (+23.8%)
1BR$4,693$2,841+$1,852 (+65.2%)
1BR$4,092$2,841+$1,251 (+44.0%)
1BR$4,433$2,841+$1,592 (+56.1%)
2BR$5,907$3,263+$2,645 (+81.1%)
2BR$6,504$3,263+$3,241 (+99.3%)
2BR$5,542$3,263+$2,280 (+69.9%)
3BR$7,351$3,777+$3,574 (+94.6%)
3BR$7,002$3,777+$3,225 (+85.4%)

Citywide figure is the median of zip-level medians across 175 New York City zip codes with listings in May 2025.

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