NYC By Square Foot: See Which Neighborhood Gets You The Most Space For Your Money

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Digging into our New York City neighborhood data, we’ve made a comprehensive list of all New York City neighborhoods and their respective price per square foot to show you which area of the city has the most spacious deals and which does not. We found that the median price per square foot for apartments in this city is about $4.62.

Manhattan

The Manhattan neighborhoods that have the most space for your money were priced between $3-$5 per square foot. If you want to live centrally for a short commute, Little Italy is great area for this.

1. Washington Heights $3.18
2. Central Harlem $3.41
3. East Harlem $3.76
4. West Harlem $4.10
5. Little Italy $4.90

Brooklyn

With the high end just priced over $2 per square foot, Brooklyn neighborhoods with the most space were generally located further away from centrally located Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn, with Brownsville being the closest.

1. Dyker Heights $1.82
2. Marine Park $1.87
3. Brownsville $1.98
4. Gravesend $2.10
5. Flatlands $2.10

The Bronx

Priced between $1-$2, the Bronx neighborhoods offering the most space were spread fairly out among the borough, some in the west and some touching the water to the east.

1. Morris Heights $1.12
2. Fordham Manor & Williamsbridge $1.80
3. Morris Park $1.88
4. Pelham Gardens $1.89
5. Pelham Bay $1.93

Queens

Similar to the Bronx, the Queens neighborhoods offering the apartments with the most space were priced around $1-$2 per square foot.

1. Auburndale $1.03
2. Bay Terrace $1.44
3. Ozone Park $1.67
4. Rockaway Beach $1.91
5. Maspeth $2.04

Staten Island

As the borough with the best deals, State Island had apartments priced at $1.02 and less per square foot.

1. Oakwood $0.80
2. Prince’s Bay $0.81
3. Clifton $0.82
4. Woodrow $0.91
5. Manor Heights $1.02

Full Data

Neighborhood	Median Price Per Sq Foot
West Village	$7.68
Tribeca	$7.64
NoMad	$7.63
Central Park	$7.53
NoHo	$7.38
Koreatown	$7.16
Flatiron District	$7.10
Bowery	$7.09
Greenwich Village	$6.96
Chelsea	$6.77
Soho	$6.74
DUMBO	$6.37
NoLita	$5.88
Murray Hill	$5.79
Hell's Kitchen	$5.74
East Village	$5.71
Financial District	$5.66
Gramercy Park	$5.59
Theater District	$5.59
Upper West Side	$5.53
Garment District	$5.43
Brooklyn Heights	$5.40
Kips Bay	$5.40
Civic Center	$5.35
Two Bridges	$5.25
Lower East Side	$5.23
Battery Park City	$5.20
Fort Greene	$5.19
Williamsburg	$5.15
Boerum Hill	$5.14
Midtown East	$5.13
Downtown Brooklyn	$5.11
Upper East Side	$5.03
Chinatown	$5.00
Turtle Bay	$4.99
Stuyvesant Town - Peter Cooper Village	$4.97
Little Italy	$4.90
Long Island City	$4.50
Cobble Hill	$4.42
Queens Village	$4.27
West Harlem	$4.10
Gowanus	$4.07
Prospect Heights	$4.00
Prospect Park	$4.00
Utopia	$4.00
Roosevelt Island	$3.84
Greenpoint	$3.83
East Harlem	$3.76
Vinegar Hill	$3.71
Carroll Gardens	$3.67
Jackson Heights	$3.63
Park Slope	$3.56
Central Harlem	$3.41
Windsor Terrace	$3.36
Red Hook	$3.21
Belmont	$3.20
Washington Heights	$3.18
Clinton Hill	$3.16
Melrose	$3.16
Hillcrest	$3.13
Coney Island	$3.09
Crown Heights	$2.94
Greenwood Heights	$2.91
Grymes Hill	$2.85
Bayside	$2.84
Jamaica Estates	$2.84
Bedford-Stuyvesant	$2.83
Astoria	$2.83
East New York	$2.80
Bushwick	$2.80
Sheepshead Bay	$2.77
Kensington	$2.77
Ridgewood	$2.73
Tompkinsville	$2.72
Briarwood	$2.72
Flatbush	$2.70
Kew Gardens Hills	$2.64
Rego Park	$2.64
Mott Haven	$2.62
Ocean Hill	$2.61
Fresh Meadows	$2.60
Bay Ridge	$2.60
Woodside	$2.58
Mount Hope	$2.55
Allerton	$2.53
Riverdale	$2.52
Kingsbridge	$2.51
Flushing	$2.50
Kew Gardens	$2.48
Hollis	$2.47
Inwood	$2.46
Brighton Beach	$2.45
Jamaica	$2.45
Forest Hills	$2.44
Parkchester	$2.43
East Flatbush	$2.43
Woodlawn Heights	$2.43
Rosedale	$2.41
Unionport	$2.41
Borough Park	$2.37
New Dorp	$2.36
Elmhurst	$2.34
Sunset Park	$2.31
Castle Hill	$2.30
Far Rockaway	$2.30
Brookville	$2.29
Fordham Heights	$2.28
Bath Beach	$2.26
Castleton Corners	$2.24
Clason Point	$2.24
Middle Village	$2.24
Corona	$2.24
Midwood	$2.24
Travis - Chelsea	$2.24
St. Albans	$2.22
Mapleton	$2.20
Richmond Hill	$2.20
Pelham Parkway	$2.17
Edenwald	$2.14
Norwood	$2.13
Fort Hamilton	$2.12
Canarsie	$2.11
Flatlands	$2.10
Gravesend	$2.10
Jamaica Hills	$2.09
Howard Beach	$2.09
Tottenville	$2.09
Bensonhurst	$2.08
Wakefield	$2.08
Van Nest	$2.07
Bedford Park	$2.07
Eastchester	$2.07
University Heights	$2.07
Glendale	$2.06
Throgs Neck	$2.05
Woodhaven	$2.05
Maspeth	$2.04
Concourse Village	$2.02
West Farms	$2.00
Brownsville	$1.98
Annadale	$1.96
St. George	$1.95
Pelham Bay	$1.93
Rockaway Beach	$1.91
West Brighton	$1.91
Pelham Gardens	$1.89
City Island	$1.88
Morris Park	$1.88
Stapleton	$1.87
Marine Park	$1.87
Midland Beach	$1.86
Dyker Heights	$1.82
Williamsbridge	$1.80
Fordham Manor	$1.80
Sunnyside	$1.80
Mariners Harbor	$1.79
Arden Heights	$1.69
Ozone Park	$1.67
Grasmere	$1.63
Rosebank	$1.60
New Dorp Beach	$1.59
New Brighton	$1.57
Great Kills	$1.55
Port Richmond	$1.54
Greenridge	$1.52
Eltingville	$1.45
Bay Terrace	$1.44
South Beach	$1.41
Dongan Hills	$1.39
Rossville	$1.38
New Springville	$1.38
Bulls Head	$1.38
Fort Wadsworth	$1.35
Westerleigh	$1.34
Todt Hill	$1.31
Grant City	$1.23
Concourse	$1.22
Morris Heights	$1.12
Auburndale	$1.03
Manor Heights	$1.02
Woodrow	$0.91
Clifton	$0.82
Prince's Bay	$0.81
Oakwood	$0.80
Highbridge	$0.71

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