Average Rent in Chinatown, New York, NY and Rent Price Trends

Rent trends in Chinatown, New York, NY

Average rent prices in Chinatown have decreased by 9% over the last month and have decreased by 11% since last year.

Rent trends

Rent prices on this page are calculated on a rolling 30-day basis and updated daily.

Compare rent prices in
Chinatown, New York, NY

Rent prices in Chinatown vary by bedroom size, rental type, and neighborhood. The average rent for an apartment in Chinatown is $5,000. 1-bedroom apartments in Chinatown run $3,350 on average, while 2-bedroom apartments are $5,000.


Studio	$4,619	38%	22%
1 bedroom	$4,597	5%	No Change
2 bedroom	$8,443	2%	70%
3 bedroom	$2,160	22%	9%
4 bedroom	$8,495	2%	7%

		Listings
Bowery	$6,211
Brooklyn Heights	$4,900
Downtown Brooklyn	$4,605
Flatiron District	$6,800
Stuyvesant Town Peter Cooper Village	$6,447
Tribeca	$6,999


Apartments	$5,000	4%	No Change
Condos	$7,837	No Change	No Change
Rooms	$2,060	2%	No Change

Studio

Average rent

$4,619

Last 30 days

38%

Last year

22%

1 bedroom

Average rent

$4,597

Last 30 days

Last year

No Change

2 bedroom

Average rent

$8,443

Last 30 days

Last year

70%

3 bedroom

Average rent

$2,160

Last 30 days

22%

Last year

4 bedroom

Average rent

$8,495

Last 30 days

Last year

The table above reflects average rent prices in Chinatown, New York, NY, broken down by the number of bedrooms, neighborhoods, and property types. The availability of data for each category is dependent on market inventory and will adjust depending on your selected filters.

How does rent in Chinatown, New York, NY compare to other neighborhoods?

Compare median rent prices in Chinatown and Bowery by all bedroom counts and property types.

Chinatown

Median rent price$3,300

69%

higher than the national median

Median rent price$6,211

219%

higher than the national median

Takeaway

The median rent for all rentals in Chinatown, New York, NY is 47% lower than the median rent in Bowery, New York, NY.

Average rent in nearby neighborhoods

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$6,211

$4,900

$4,605

$6,800

Stuyvesant Town Peter Cooper Village

$6,447

Last year

Tribeca

$6,999

Last year

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Frequently asked questions for Chinatown, New York, NY

Quick answers to common questions about the Chinatown rental market.

How much is rent in Chinatown?

The average rent in Chinatown is $3,300 per month as of June 6, 2026.

Is rent up or down in Chinatown?

Average rent prices in Chinatown have decreased by 9% over the last month and have decreased by 11% since last year.

How does Chinatown rent compare to the national average?

Rent in Chinatown is 69% above the national average, which means renters are paying approximately $1,350 more per month.

What salary do I need to afford rent in Chinatown?

To comfortably afford rent in Chinatown, you'd need to earn approximately $132,000/year, based on spending no more than 30% of your income on rent.

Methodology

Rent prices are based on Zumper's rental listings from the past 30 days. Median rent is calculated across all available listings and property types on the platform. If you filter the page by bedroom count or property type, the pricing throughout the page will update automatically to reflect that segment of the rental market.

Household and population data come from the U.S. Census Bureau. Cost-of-living data is sourced from the Council for Community and Economic Research's Cost of Living Index (COLI).

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