Rent in Long Island City, NY: Prices & Apartments for Rent
As of October 17, 2026, the median asking rent for a 1-bedroom in Long Island City, NY is $3,700/month, based on 25 active listings on Redfin, Zillow and ApartmentHomeLiving.
That is 42% above the New York 1-bedroom median of about $2,600. Nearby, the 1-bedroom median ranges from $1,825 in Fairview to $3,400 in Hoboken.
Updated · 1,060 listings. Prices are advertised asking rents; check availability on the original listing. How we calculate
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From listings with a single price and a single bedroom count. Fewer than 20 such listings and we leave the figure out.
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Rentals in Long Island City
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7303 Bell Blvd APT 5M
7303 Bell Blvd APT 5M, Bayside, NY 11364
$2,250 · 1 bd · 700 sqft
3057 Sedgwick Ave # 1A
3057 Sedgwick Ave # 1A, Bronx, NY 10468
$2,696 – $3,058 · 1–2 bd
60-25 Putnam Ave Unit 2
60-25 Putnam Ave Unit 2, Ridgewood, NY 11385
$3,300 · 2 bd
875 Elsmere Pl APT 1
875 Elsmere Pl APT 1, Bronx, NY 10460
$3,753 · 3 bd · 1,000 sqft
8309 Talbot St Unit 1K
8309 Talbot St Unit 1K, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
$4,850 · 3 bd · 1,593 sqft
515 W 38th St Apt 12G
515 W 38th St Apt 12G, New York, NY 10018
$5,750 · 1 bd
130 W 15th St Unit 14H
130 W 15th St Unit 14H, New York, NY 10011
$7,400 · 1 bd
Renting in Long Island City: common questions
- What is the median rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in Long Island City, NY?
- As of October 17, 2026, the median asking rent for a 1-bedroom in Long Island City, NY is $3,700 per month, based on 25 listings with a single price.
- How many rentals are available in Long Island City, NY?
- 1,060 rentals are listed in Long Island City, NY on Redfin, Zillow and ApartmentHomeLiving as of October 17, 2026, after removing listings that appear on more than one site.
- How are these rent prices calculated?
- We collect active listings from Redfin, Zillow and ApartmentHomeLiving, remove duplicates across sites, and take the median of asking rents for listings with one price and one bedroom count. If fewer than 20 listings qualify for a bedroom size, we leave that figure out. Read the full methodology
- How much income do I need to rent in Long Island City, NY?
- Many landlords ask for gross income of at least 3 times the monthly rent. For a median 1-bedroom at $3,700/month, that is about $11,100 a month, or $133,200 a year.
- What is the cheapest city near Long Island City, NY to rent in?
- Among nearby cities we track, Fairview, NJ has the lowest median 1-bedroom rent at $1,825/month, $1,875 less than Long Island City.
Other parts of New York City
- Sunnyside, NY162 · 1 mi
- Astoria, NY1BR $2,900 · 1,463 · 1 mi
- Woodside, NY1BR $2,525 · 336 · 1 mi
- Jackson Heights, NY284 · 2 mi
- Maspeth, NY105 · 2 mi
- East Elmhurst, NY130 · 3 mi
- New York, NY1BR $4,995 · 27,446 · 3 mi
- Elmhurst, NY328 · 3 mi
- Corona, NY466 · 4 mi
- Ridgewood, NY1BR $2,800 · 755 · 4 mi
- Middle Village, NY73 · 4 mi
- Rego Park, NY1BR $2,700 · 196 · 4 mi
- Glendale, NY124 · 4 mi
- College Point, NY76 · 5 mi
- Forest Hills, NY1BR $2,600 · 310 · 5 mi
- Flushing, NY1BR $2,400 · 2,343 · 5 mi
- Brooklyn, NY1BR $3,000 · 26,585 · 6 mi
- Woodhaven, NY59 · 6 mi
- Queens, NY1BR $2,400 · 759 · 6 mi
- Kew Gardens, NY123 · 6 mi
- Richmond Hill, NY116 · 6 mi
Rent in cities near Long Island City
- Guttenberg, NJ1BR $2,300 · 124 · 5 mi
- Weehawken, NJ197 · 5 mi
- West New York, NJ1BR $2,250 · 653 · 5 mi
- North Bergen, NJ1BR $1,950 · 453 · 5 mi
- Edgewater, NJ1BR $2,500 · 164 · 5 mi
- Hoboken, NJ1BR $3,400 · 1,255 · 6 mi
- Union City, NJ1BR $2,200 · 987 · 6 mi
- Cliffside Park, NJ1BR $2,000 · 268 · 6 mi
- Fairview, NJ1BR $1,825 · 142 · 6 mi
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