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NYC One-Bedroom Rents Hit $3,785 Record in July 2026

Median asking rents hit all-time highs for both one-bedroom and two-bedroom units.

By The Daily New York · Published July 24, 2026

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The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in NYC in July 2026 is 3,785 dollars while two-bedroom units average 4,300 dollars both hitting all-time highs according to item [13].

Citywide median rent across all bedroom sizes is approximately 3,616 dollars in Q1 2026 data with Manhattan leading at 4,730 to 5,125 dollars and Brooklyn at 3,800 to 4,347 dollars according to item [13].

Year-over-year rent increases range from 6.2 percent citywide to 8.3 percent in Manhattan with one-bedroom rents up 8.1 percent and two-bedrooms up 7.5 percent according to item [13].

Sources: perplexity-sonar.

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