Summary
April 2026 recorded 15,101 new rental listings in New York City, down 26% from March's 20,386. Even with much lighter volume, citywide median asking rent climbed to $3,900, up $200 month over month and the highest reading in the dataset so far this year.
Across 141 neighborhoods with comparable data, the median month-over-month rent change was +1%. The sharpest swings came from a mix of small luxury pockets and uptown inventory shifts: Riverdale dropped 29%, Soho fell 23%, and Manhattanville jumped 26%.
The full dataset, 15,101 listings with 34 columns each, is available on the Open Data page.
By Bedroom Count
| Type | Listings | Median Rent | vs. March |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2,496 | $3,295 | +$95 |
| 1 Bedroom | 5,625 | $3,695 | +$195 |
| 2 Bedroom | 4,726 | $4,400 | +$400 |
| 3 Bedroom | 1,741 | $4,500 | +$300 |
Every major bedroom type got more expensive in April. The biggest move came in 2BR inventory, which jumped $400 to a $4,400 median. That is a meaningful spring reset after March had looked comparatively restrained.
Median Rent Over Time
The chart makes the pattern pretty clear: fewer fresh listings did not mean softer pricing. April tightened up fast, especially in family-sized inventory, and pushed the citywide median to a new 2026 high.
Listing Volume by Neighborhood
Top 20 Neighborhoods by Volume
The 20 neighborhoods with the most new listings in April 2026, with month-over-month median rent changes compared to March.
| # | Neighborhood | Listings | Median Rent | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamsburg | 679 | $4,995 | +6% |
| 2 | Bushwick | 628 | $3,695 | +6% |
| 3 | East Village | 474 | $5,250 | +5% |
| 4 | Upper West Side | 423 | $4,500 | +3% |
| 5 | Flatbush | 409 | $2,996 | +2% |
| 6 | Hell's Kitchen | 408 | $4,650 | +3% |
| 7 | Astoria | 378 | $3,000 | 0% |
| 8 | Crown Heights | 365 | $3,695 | +8% |
| 9 | Yorkville | 342 | $4,000 | 0% |
| 10 | Lenox Hill | 316 | $4,144 | +1% |
| 11 | Stuyvesant Heights | 300 | $3,297 | +3% |
| 12 | Bedford-Stuyvesant | 292 | $3,627 | +4% |
| 13 | Hunters Point | 267 | $4,512 | -3% |
| 14 | Murray Hill | 263 | $4,600 | 0% |
| 15 | West Village | 251 | $5,950 | +8% |
| 16 | Financial District | 248 | $4,711 | -2% |
| 17 | Greenpoint | 237 | $4,800 | +1% |
| 18 | Kips Bay | 237 | $4,693 | +4% |
| 19 | Downtown Brooklyn | 231 | $4,621 | +3% |
| 20 | Lincoln Square | 223 | $5,700 | +8% |
Biggest Price Movements
Among neighborhoods with at least 10 listings in both March and April:
Largest drops: Riverdale (-29%), Soho (-23%), Hudson Square (-16%), Guttenberg (-14%), Fulton/Seaport (-13%)
Largest increases: Manhattanville (+26%), Columbia St Waterfront District (+19%), Little Italy (+18%), South Harlem (+17%), Carroll Gardens (+16%)
Williamsburg stayed the highest-volume neighborhood in April, but only barely, finishing 51 listings ahead of Bushwick. East Village also kept its spring run going and posted the highest median rent among the top 3 volume neighborhoods at $5,250.