BROOKLYN RENTAL MARKET REPORT
BROOKLYN RENTAL MARKET REPORT ARCHIVE
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THE AVERAGE RENT IN BROOKLYN HAS INCREASED THIS MONTH.
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CHANGE
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$3,246APRIL 2022
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$3,385MAY 2022
A QUICK LOOK
Over the past month, the average rental price in Brooklyn has increased by 4.27%, from $3,246.47 to $3,385.05. The average rental price for a studio unit increased by 4.09%, from $2,586.14 to $2,691.83. The average rental price for a one-bedroom unit increased by 2.56%, from $3,176.73 to $3,527.99. The average rental price for a two-bedroom unit increased by 3.93%, from $3,976.56 to $4,132.88. Compared to this time last year, rental prices are up across-the-board with studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom prices up by 27.13%, 27.12% and 25.89%, respectively. Overall, average rental pricing in Brooklyn is up 27.52% from this time last year.
This past month, the most expensive studio, one and two-bedroom units were in DUMBO. The most affordable studio, one, and two-bedroom units were all in Bay Ridge.
Out of the sixteen neighborhoods tracked by this report, all saw their average rental price increase month-over-month: Bay Ridge (+0.94%), Bed Stuy (+3.39%), Boerum Hill (+2.06%), Borough/Sunset Park (+2.23%), Brooklyn Heights (+5.05%), Bushwick (+2.93%), Clinton Hill (+4.83%), Cobble Hill (+15.22%), Crown Heights (+3.26%), Downtown Brooklyn (+2.83%), Dumbo (+2.66%), Fort Greene (+6.27%), Greenpoint (+6.26%), Park Slope (+2.08%), PLG/Flatbush (+6.55%), and Williamsburg (+0.05%).
NOTABLE TRENDS
| TYPE | MOST EXPENSIVE | LEAST EXPENSIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Studios | Dumbo $3,937 | Bay Ridge $1,510 |
| One bedrooms | Dumbo $4,808 | Bay Ridge $1,822 |
| Two bedrooms | Dumbo $6,783 | Bay Ridge $2,321 |
WHERE PRICES DECREASED
BAY RIDGE
Two-Bedroom -1.0%
BOERUM HILL
Studios -2.8%
COBBLE HILL
One-Bedroom -3.9%
DOWNTOWN BK
One-Bedroom -1.5%
PARK SLOPE
Studios -3.0%
WILLIAMSBURG
Two-Bedroom -0.9%
WHERE PRICES INCREASED
BAY RIDGE
Studios 4.8%
One-Bedroom 0.3%
BED STUY
Studios 0.5%
One-Bedroom 2.1%
Two-Bedroom 6.6%
BOERUM HILL
One-Bedroom 1.4%
Two-Bedroom 5.9%
BOROUGH PARK/SUNSET PARK
Studios 1.9%
One-Bedroom 1.9%
Two-Bedroom 2.7%
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
Studios 1.4%
One-Bedroom 6.5%
Two-Bedroom 6.1%
BUSHWICK
Studios 3.0%
One-Bedroom 1.1%
Two-Bedroom 4.5%
CLINTON HILL
Studios 0.6%
One-Bedroom 6.0%
Two-Bedroom 6.6%
COBBLE HILL
Studio 0.6%
Two-Bedroom 5.5%
CROWN HEIGHTS
Studios 6.1%
One-Bedroom 0.8%
Two-Bedroom 3.3%
DUMBO
Studios 6.5%
One-Bedroom 0.8%
Two-Bedroom 1.9%
DOWNTOWN BK
Studios 7.2%
Two-Bedroom 3.5%
FORT GREENE
Studios 7.0%
One-Bedroom 9.5%
Two-Bedroom 3.4%
GREENPOINT
Studios 9.0%
One-Bedroom 3.6%
Two-Bedroom 6.8%
PARK SLOPE
One-Bedroom 5.7%
Two-Bedroom 2.6%
PLG/FLATBUSH
Studios 11.0%
One-Bedroom 4.4%
Two-Bedroom 5.4%
WILLIAMSBURG
Studios 0.7%
One-Bedroom 0.6%
BROOKLYN AVERAGE PRICE
BROOKLYN AVERAGE PRICE
BROOKLYN AVERAGE PRICE
A QUICK LOOK
year over year PRICE CHANGE BY NEIGHBORHOOD
YEAR OVER YEAR Price change
MAY 2021 VS. MAY 2022
| TYPE | MAY 2021 | MAY 2022 | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | $2,117 | $2,692 | 27.13% |
| One bedrooms | $2,563 | $3,258 | 27.12% |
| Two bedrooms | $3,283 | $4,133 | 25.89% |
BROOKLYN PRICE TRENDS
BAY RIDGE PRICE TRENDS
THROUGH MAY, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BAY RIDGE INCREASED BY 0.94%.
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE OVERALL RENTAL PRICE IN BEDFORD-STUYVESANT INCREASED BY 3.39% THROUGH MAY.
BOERUM HILL PRICE TRENDS
THROUGH MAY, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BOERUM HILL INCREASED BY 2.06%.
BOROUGH/SUNSET PARK PRICE TRENDS
OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BOROUGH PARK/SUNSET PARK INCREASED BY 2.23%.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS PRICE TRENDS
THROUGH MAY, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS INCREASED BY 5.05%.
BUSHWICK PRICE TRENDS
THROUGH MAY, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BUSHWICK INCREASED BY 2.93%.
CLINTON HILL PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN CLINTON HILL INCREASED BY 4.83% OVER THE PAST MONTH.
COBBLE HILL PRICE TRENDS
THROUGH MAY, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN COBBLE HILL INCREASED BY 15.22%. THIS DRASTIC INCREASE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO A LIMITED MONTH-TO-MONTH SAMPLE SIZE IN THE AREA.
CROWN HEIGHTS PRICE TRENDS
OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN CROWN HEIGHTS INCREASED BY 3.26%.
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN PRICE TRENDS
OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN INCREASED BY 2.83%.
DUMBO PRICE TRENDS
THROUGH MAY, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN DUMBO INCREASED BY 2.66%.
FORT GREENE PRICE TRENDS
THROUGH MAY, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN FORT GREENE INCREASED BY 6.27%.
GREENPOINT PRICE TRENDS
OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN GREENPOINT INCREASED BY 6.26%.
PARK SLOPE PRICE TRENDS
THROUGH MAY, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN PARK SLOPE INCREASED BY 2.08%.
PLG/FLATBUSH PRICE TRENDS
OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS/FLATBUSH INCREASED BY 6.55%.
WILLIAMSBURG PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN WILLIAMSBURG INCREASED BY 0.05% THROUGH MAY.
THE REPORT EXPLAINED
THE BROOKLYN RENTAL MARKET REPORTTM COMPARES FLUCTUATION IN THE BOROUGH’S RENTAL DATA ON A MONTHLY BASIS. IT IS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR POTENTIAL RENTERS SEEKING TRANSPARENCY IN THE BROOKLYN APARTMENT MARKET AND A BENCHMARK FOR LANDLORDS TO EFFCIENTLY AND FAIRLY ADJUST INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY RENTS IN BROOKLYN.
The Brooklyn Rental Market Report TM is based on a cross-section of data from available listings and priced under $10,000, with ultraluxury property omitted to obtain a true monthly rental average. Our data is aggregated from the MNS proprietary database and sampled from a specifc mid-month point to record current rental rates offered by landlords during that particular month. It is then combined with information from the REBNY Real Estate Listings Source (RLS), OnLine Residential (OLR.com) and R.O.L.E.X. (Real Plus).
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