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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$3,802APRIL 2025
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$3,866MAY 2025
A QUICK LOOK
Over the past month, the average rental price in Brooklyn has increased by 1.69%, from $3,802 to $3,866. The average rental price for a studio unit increased by 2.90%, from $2,989 to $3,076. The average rental price for a one-bedroom unit decreased by 0.67%, from $3,774 to $3,748. The average rental price for a two-bedroom unit increased by 2.83%, from $4,643 to $4,775.
This past month, the most expensive studio, one and two-bedroom units by average price were all seen in Dumbo; while the most affordable studio and two-bedroom units were in Borough Park / Sunset Park. The most affordable one-bedroom units were in Bay Ridge.
Out of the sixteen neighborhoods tracked by this report, twelve saw their average rental prices increase month-over-month. The remaining areas decreased this month.
- Bay Ridge: +2.38%
- Bed Stuy: +2.50%
- Boerum Hill: +1.18%
- Borough Park/Sunset Park: +3.66%
- Brooklyn Heights: +3.26%
- Bushwick: -2.44%
- Clinton Hill: +0.41%
- Cobble Hill: -0.70%
- Crown Heights: -0.27%
- Downtown Brooklyn: +3.39%
- Dumbo: +2.89%
- Fort Greene: +3.39%
- Greenpoint: -0.54%
- Park Slope: +2.42%
- PLG/Flatbush: +6.16%
- Williamsburg: +0.27%
Compared to this time last year, rental prices are up across-the-board with studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom unit prices by 4.56%, 4.70%, and 5.18%, respectively. Overall, average rental pricing in Brooklyn has increased by 4.11% since last year.
NOTABLE TRENDS
| TYPE | MOST EXPENSIVE | LEAST EXPENSIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Studios | Dumbo $4,082 | Borough Park / Sunset Park $1,818 |
| One bedrooms | Dumbo $5,508 | Bay Ridge $2,291 |
| Two bedrooms | Dumbo $6,755 | Borough Park / Sunset Park $2,905 |
WHERE PRICES DECREASED
BED STUY
One-Bedroom -0.7%
BOERUM HILL
One-Bedroom -9.1%
BOROUGH PARK/SUNSET PARK
One-Bedroom -1.1%
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
One-Bedroom -3.1%
BUSHWICK
Studios -1.2%
One-Bedroom -4.4%
Two-Bedroom -1.6%
COBBLE HILL
One-Bedroom -9.1%
CROWN HEIGHTS
One-Bedroom -1.7%
DUMBO
Two-Bedroom -1.2%
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
Studios -2.1%
GREENPOINT
Studios -1.3%
Two-Bedroom -1.1%
WILLIAMSBURG
Two-Bedroom -1.0%
WHERE PRICES INCREASED
BAY RIDGE
Studios 2.8%
One-Bedroom 3.3%
Two-Bedroom 1.4%
BED STUY
Studios 3.0%
Two-Bedroom 4.9%
BOERUM HILL
Studios 5.3%
Two-Bedroom 7.6%
BOROUGH PARK/SUNSET PARK
Studios 13.2%
Two-Bedroom 2.3%
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
Studios 3.4%
Two-Bedroom 7.9%
CLINTON HILL
Studios 0.4%
One-Bedroom 0.9%
Two-Bedroom 0.1%
COBBLE HILL
Studio 3.2%
Two-Bedroom 3.1%
CROWN HEIGHTS
Studios 0.4%
Two-Bedroom 0.6%
DUMBO
Studios 8.4%
One-Bedroom 4.2%
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
One-Bedroom 1.0%
Two-Bedroom 8.4%
FORT GREENE
Studios 4.8%
One-Bedroom 0.1%
Two-Bedroom 5.0%
GREENPOINT
One-Bedroom 0.9%
PARK SLOPE
Studios 3.1%
One-Bedroom 4.2%
Two-Bedroom 0.4%
PLG/FLATBUSH
Studios 8.3%
One-Bedroom 2.6%
Two-Bedroom 7.7%
WILLIAMSBURG
Studios 0.9%
One-Bedroom 1.1%
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 2024 VS. MAY 2025
| TYPE | MAY 2024 | MAY 2025 | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | $2,942 | $3,076 | 4.56% |
| One bedrooms | $3,580 | $3,748 | 4.70% |
| Two bedrooms | $4,540 | $4,775 | 5.18% |
BROOKLYN PRICE TRENDS
BAY RIDGE PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BAY RIDGE INCREASED BY 2.38%.
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT PRICE TRENDS
OVERALL, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BEDFORD-STUYVESANT INCREASED BY 2.50% THIS MONTH.
BOERUM HILL PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BOERUM HILL INCREASED BY 1.18%.
BOROUGH/SUNSET PARK PRICE TRENDS
OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BOROUGH PARK / SUNSET PARK INCREASED BY 3.66%.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS THIS PAST MONTH INCREASED BY 3.26%.
BUSHWICK PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BUSHWICK DECREASED BY 2.44% OVER THE PAST MONTH.
CLINTON HILL PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN CLINTON HILL SLIGHTLY INCREASED BY JUST 0.41% THIS PAST MONTH.
COBBLE HILL PRICE TRENDS
OVER THIS PAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN COBBLE HILL DECREASED BY 0.70%.
CROWN HEIGHTS PRICE TRENDS
CROWN HEIGHTS RENTS SLIGHTY DECREASED THIS MONTH BY JUST 0.27%.
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN PRICE TRENDS
AVERAGE RENTS THIS MONTH IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN INCREASED BY 3.39%.
DUMBO PRICE TRENDS
MONTH-OVER-MONTH, RENTS IN DUMBO INCREASED BY 2.89%.
FORT GREENE PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN FORT GREENE INCREASED BY 3.39% THIS PAST MONTH.
GREENPOINT PRICE TRENDS
OVER THE PAST MONTH, AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN GREENPOINT SLIGHTLY DECREASED BY JUST 0.54%.
PARK SLOPE PRICE TRENDS
AVERAGE RENTS IN PARK SLOPE INCREASED BY 2.42% THIS PAST MONTH.
PLG/FLATBUSH PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN PLG / FLATBUSH INCREASED BY 6.16% OVER THE PAST MONTH.
WILLIAMSBURG PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN WILLIAMSBURG SLIGHTLY INCREASED BY JUST 0.27% THIS PAST MONTH.
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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