HELLO!

I am gearing up and saving to move to NYC hopefully in a year or two! I am curious as to what people are currently paying for there rent? PLEASE save the spiel about how much they are...blah blah blah.. I know rent is outrageous and I know I could live in a burrough or NJ .......I will have money and I want to live on the island....Thanks

Check craigslist.com to see what apts. are going for. It's also a good place to see how much you can expect to earn here.

Living on the island in the furthest possible place from everything else, or in Harlem, for a studio that you might actually want to live in, you're looking at a base of about $1,500/mo.

Sure, you could possibly just rent a bedroom in a one or more bedroom apt. and you might get a down to around 1200. I've heard of people renting a room where you can stretch your arms out and tourhc both walls, basically big enough for a bed and maybe a dresser for around $700/mo.

If you would like to live in a decent one bedroom (and that's NY decent which isn't the same as other areas) and want to be somewhere that would be less of a commute than Queens or Bklyn, then I would plan for about $2,500/mo.

I pay just under $1,000 a month for four nice size rooms and bathroom in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. It's a great area, but the commute to midtown is about 40 minutes. In NY that's not a bad commute at all, but it gets old, especially on the weekend when trains are less frequent.

Below 4th St, East Side: Rent starts at $1700 for a studio. Chinatown/LES is a bit cheaper.
Below 14th St, West Side: Closer to around $2000 for a studio
Midtown: You can find some deals. I'd say around $1500 for a studio
Upper West Side: $1900 for a studio
Upper East Side: You can find some deals for aroud $1650 over on York Ave in teh Cherokee buildings.

Of course, these are all starting prices for a studio in a walk up building. You can of course find deals, but I'd say most apartments are pricier.


I pay $2100 for a 1 bedroom duplex in the UES in an area called Yorkville (86th St - 96th St, east of Lexington) Quiet neighborhood (which I like). I actually have a great deal for the size/location.

If you are looking for a real estate agent, let me know :-)

I live in UES, 83rd. Rent is 1,700 for a one bedroom. Its a very charming shoebox. Good luck.

Caeiluna, we're neighbors. I'm on E. 83rd St. too. A studio in my walk-up building just rented for $1,700, and there's a one-bedroom available for $2,100.

I live in Chelsea, 18th between 7th and 8th. I am in a rent-stablized small one bedroom (about 400 sq ft) for $ 1600 per month. My apartment is currently about $500 undermarket. Almost moved last year to a gorgeous apartment down the block (20th street), 800 sq ft one bedroom for the bargain price (sincerely, not a joke) of $ 2,700 per month (it included central a/c, washer dryer, stainless steel kitchen). I regret that i didn't take that a year ago (every day!). At the same time, I saw an apartment smaller than my own but in a brownstone as oppossed to my 5th floor walk-up..also $ 2700 (so not worth it). Whatever price range you spend, make sure you see a few apartments so that you can be sure you are getting your money's worth and are aware of all options. This is especially true if you plan on spending $2500-10,000...there is great disparity in the market.