BROOKLYN RENTAL MARKET REPORT
BROOKLYN RENTAL MARKET REPORT ARCHIVE
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THE AVERAGE RENT IN BROOKLYN HAS DECREASED THIS MONTH.
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CHANGE
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$3,990JULY 2025
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$3,970AUGUST 2025
A QUICK LOOK
Over the past month, the average rental price in Brooklyn has decreased by 0.49%, from $3,990 to $3,970. The average rental price for a studio unit decreased by 1.63%, from $3,179 to $3,127. The average rental price for a one-bedroom unit decreased by 1.25%, from $3,837 to $3,790. The average rental price for a two-bedroom unit increased by 0.82%, from $4,954 to $4,994.
This past month, the most expensive studio, one and two-bedroom units by average price were all seen in Dumbo; while the most affordable units were all in Borough Park / Sunset Park.
Out of the sixteen neighborhoods tracked by this report, five saw their average rental prices increase month-over-month. The remaining areas decreased this month.
- Bay Ridge: +4.39%
- Bed Stuy: -3.48%
- Boerum Hill: -0.25%
- Borough Park/Sunset Park: -2.41%
- Brooklyn Heights: -1.28%
- Bushwick: -0.89%
- Clinton Hill: -2.02%
- Cobble Hill: +3.11%
- Crown Heights: +0.54%
- Downtown Brooklyn: +0.62%
- Dumbo: -1.82%
- Fort Greene: -1.83%
- Greenpoint: -1.87%
- Park Slope: -0.16%
- PLG/Flatbush: -0.46%
- Williamsburg: +1.20%
Compared to this time last year, rental prices are up across-the-board with studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom unit prices by 3.76%, 5.95%, and 8.78%, respectively. Overall, average rental pricing in Brooklyn has increased by 6.82% since last year.
NOTABLE TRENDS
| TYPE | MOST EXPENSIVE | LEAST EXPENSIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Studios | Dumbo $4,209 | Borough Park / Sunset Park $1,900 |
| One bedrooms | Dumbo $5,134 | Borough Park / Sunset Park $2,359 |
| Two bedrooms | Dumbo $7,052 | Borough Park / Sunset Park $3,006 |
WHERE PRICES DECREASED
BED STUY
Studios -1.0%
One-Bedroom -2.1%
Two-Bedroom -6.4%
BOERUM HILL
Studios -3.6%
Two-Bedroom -1.3%
BOROUGH PARK/SUNSET PARK
One-Bedroom -2.8%
Two-Bedroom -5.6%
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
One-Bedroom -2.2%
Two-Bedroom -1.4%
BUSHWICK
Studios -0.2%
One-Bedroom -2.6%
CLINTON HILL
Studios -6.4%
Two-Bedroom -2.0%
COBBLE HILL
Studio -5.6%
CROWN HEIGHTS
Studios -3.3%
DUMBO
Studios -1.4%
One-Bedroom -4.8%
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
One-Bedroom -2.4%
FORT GREENE
Studios -1.7%
One-Bedroom -3.7%
Two-Bedroom -0.6%
GREENPOINT
Studios -5.8%
One-Bedroom -3.4%
PARK SLOPE
One-Bedroom -5.1%
PLG/FLATBUSH
Studios -5.1%
WILLIAMSBURG
One-Bedroom -0.5%
WHERE PRICES INCREASED
BAY RIDGE
Studios 4.1%
One-Bedroom 0.4%
Two-Bedroom 7.8%
BOERUM HILL
One-Bedroom 4.0%
BOROUGH PARK/SUNSET PARK
Studios 3.6%
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
Studios 0.3%
BUSHWICK
Two-Bedroom 0.0%
CLINTON HILL
One-Bedroom 1.6%
COBBLE HILL
One-Bedroom 4.8%
Two-Bedroom 7.4%
CROWN HEIGHTS
One-Bedroom 0.4%
Two-Bedroom 3.4%
DUMBO
Two-Bedroom 0.2%
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
Studios 0.3%
Two-Bedroom 3.0%
GREENPOINT
Two-Bedroom 2.1%
PARK SLOPE
Studios 2.8%
Two-Bedroom 2.0%
PLG/FLATBUSH
One-Bedroom 1.5%
Two-Bedroom 1.6%
WILLIAMSBURG
Studios 1.3%
Two-Bedroom 2.7%
BROOKLYN AVERAGE PRICE
BROOKLYN AVERAGE PRICE
BROOKLYN AVERAGE PRICE
A QUICK LOOK
year over year PRICE CHANGE BY NEIGHBORHOOD
YEAR OVER YEAR Price change
AUGUST 2024 VS. AUGUST 2025
| TYPE | AUGUST 2024 | AUGUST 2025 | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | $3,014 | $3,127 | 3.76% |
| One bedrooms | $3,577 | $3,790 | 5.95% |
| Two bedrooms | $4,591 | $4,994 | 8.78% |
BROOKLYN PRICE TRENDS
BAY RIDGE PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BAY RIDGE SLIGHTLY INCREASED BY JUST 4.39%.
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT PRICE TRENDS
OVERALL, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BEDFORD-STUYVESANT DECREASED BY 3.48% THIS MONTH.
BOERUM HILL PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BOERUM HILL SLIGHTLY DECREASED BY JUST 0.25%.
BOROUGH/SUNSET PARK PRICE TRENDS
OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BOROUGH PARK / SUNSET PARK DECREASED BY 2.41%.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS THIS PAST MONTH DECREASED BY 1.28%.
BUSHWICK PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN BUSHWICK SLIGHTLY DECREASED BY JUST 0.89% OVER THE PAST MONTH.
CLINTON HILL PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN CLINTON HILL DECREASED BY 2.02% THIS PAST MONTH.
COBBLE HILL PRICE TRENDS
OVER THIS PAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN COBBLE HILL INCREASED BY 3.11%.
CROWN HEIGHTS PRICE TRENDS
CROWN HEIGHTS RENTS SLIGHTLY INCREASED THIS MONTH BY JUST 0.54%.
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN PRICE TRENDS
AVERAGE RENTS THIS MONTH IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN SLIGHTLY INCREASED BY JUST 0.62%.
DUMBO PRICE TRENDS
MONTH-OVER-MONTH, RENTS IN DUMBO DECREASED BY 1.82%.
FORT GREENE PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN FORT GREENE DECREASED BY 1.83% THIS PAST MONTH.
GREENPOINT PRICE TRENDS
OVER THE PAST MONTH, AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN GREENPOINT DECREASED BY 1.87%.
PARK SLOPE PRICE TRENDS
AVERAGE RENTS IN PARK SLOPE SLIGHTLY DECREASED BY JUST 0.16% THIS PAST MONTH.
PLG/FLATBUSH PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN PLG / FLATBUSH SLIGHTLY DECREASED BY JUST 0.46% OVER THE PAST MONTH.
WILLIAMSBURG PRICE TRENDS
THE AVERAGE RENTAL PRICE IN WILLIAMSBURG INCREASED BY 1.20% 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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