{"id":18901,"date":"2026-07-28T10:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T14:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/?p=18901"},"modified":"2026-07-29T23:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T03:46:19","slug":"nyc-mta-subway-rent-map-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/nyc-mta-subway-rent-map-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Tight Inventory Drove Up Rent Around Major Subway Stops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NYC\u2019s subway system will turn 122 years old this year. As the backbone of the largest city in the nation, the MTA subway carries New Yorkers everywhere, with ridership data reaching an all-time high in 2025 since the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It goes without saying that for New Yorkers, which subway stop you live close to matters. Proximity to the right trains means shorter commutes and more time spent doing what you love. But more importantly, choosing the right stop could potentially save you hundreds of dollars. How much can you save in 2026 by living one stop farther away from the city center? Let\u2019s find out.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key Findings<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">City-wide, median one-bedroom rent rose 5.34% to $4,428 in July. Increases among two-bedroom units are more stark, at 10.67% year-over-year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rental prices <\/span><b>increased<\/b> <b>at 91% of subway stops<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> this year, higher than the 87% in 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">23 subway stops experienced decreases in rent year over year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Franklin St (1-2) remains the most expensive subway stop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, with a median one-bedroom rent reaching <\/span><b>$6,191<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 3.98% higher than last year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Supply crunch in Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn and Queens drove rents up significantly around certain stops, including 103rd St (Line 1), Eastern Pkwy &#8211; Bklyn Museum (2-3-4), and 14th St (Lines A-C-E).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2026 NYC Subway Median Rent Map with Annual Fluctuations<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The map below shows the median one-bedroom rent at each subway stop, as well as year-over-year price fluctuations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><button onclick=\"embedPopupMTA()\" button =\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2026-nyc-subway-median-rent-map.html\" class=\"button button1\" style=\"display: block; margin-right: 0; margin-left: auto;\">Get the code to embed this interactive map!<\/button><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; overflow: hidden; max-width: 900px; width: 100%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 67%; height: 0px; position: relative; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%;\" align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2026-nyc-subway-median-rent-map.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nfunction embedPopupMTA() {\nalert('<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2026-nyc-subway-median-rent-map.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>');\n}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Median one-bedroom rents by subway stops remain high in Manhattan, specifically in neighborhoods known for luxury rentals, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/apartments-for-rent\/tribeca-new-york-ny\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TriBeCa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/apartments-for-rent\/west-village-new-york-ny\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">West Village<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/apartments-for-rent\/chelsea-new-york-ny\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chelsea<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Franklin St (Trains 1-2) remains the most expensive stop in NYC, at a whopping $6,191 per month for a one-bedroom. In Brooklyn, rents in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/apartments-for-rent\/williamsburg-new-york-ny\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Williamsburg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/apartments-for-rent\/greenpoint-new-york-ny\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greenpoint<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/apartments-for-rent\/dumbo-new-york-ny\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dumbo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/apartments-for-rent\/brooklyn-heights-new-york-ny\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brooklyn Heights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are catching up with their city-center counterparts, with median one-bedroom rent reaching $4,840 at York St (F Train).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Turnover Freeze Drives Up Rents<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Those who worry about being priced out of prime NYC locations are right to. Of the 473 stops we mapped, 91% posted higher one-bedroom rents than a year ago, up from 87% in 2025, with just 23 stops falling. At nine stops in ten, the rent went up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The clearest sign of the freeze is what\u2019s vanishing from the bottom: the number of stops with a $5,000+ one-bedroom more than doubled in a year, from 23 to 49. As lower-priced units get snapped up and held, the listings left behind skew higher. As moving means re-pricing to a near-record market, renters stay put to hold onto the rent they have, an instinct that only hardens with a stabilized-unit rent freeze in October 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 1.5em 0;padding: 0.75em 0 0.75em 1.25em;border-left: 4px solid #1F3A5F;background: transparent\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;margin: 0 0 0.5em;font-style: italic;font-size: 1.05em;line-height: 1.6;color: #222\">After 17 years of running RentHop, we&#8217;re seeing some of the largest YoY rental increases and it&#8217;s not at all surprising. The past year has brought significant regulatory and market-structure changes \u2014 if anything I&#8217;m curious why the gain was not more pronounced in certain areas. We&#8217;ll watch closely to see whether the trend carries into 2027 as landlords and brokers continue adapting.<\/p>\n<p><cite style=\"text-align: left;font-style: normal\"><strong>\u2014 Lee Lin<\/strong>, CEO of RentHop<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Median 1BR Rents at Major NYC Subway Hubs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s what a one-bedroom runs near the busiest stops in the system. For context, the citywide median one-bedroom sits at $4,665 in 2026, and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/apartments-for-rent\/manhattan-new-york-ny\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manhattan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> core hubs all clear it, while the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/apartments-for-rent\/brooklyn-new-york-ny\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brooklyn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/apartments-for-rent\/queens-new-york-ny\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Queens<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ones land just under. Either way, you\u2019re paying for the privilege of never being more than a transfer from anywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Union Sq \u2013 14 St<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">N-Q-R-W Trains: $5,200, +2.97%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4-5-6-6 Express: $4,850, +3.19%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Times Square<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1-2-3 Trains: $4,629, +2.98%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">N-Q-R-W:\u00a0 $4,797, +4.44%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Grand Central<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4-5-6-6 Express Trains: $4,500, +2.86%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7-7 Express: $4,756, +8.09%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>West 4th Street<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">B-D-F-M Trains: $5,017, +7.88%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A-C-E: $5,017, +6.85%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Herald Square<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">B-D-F-M Trains: $4,878, +4.89%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">N-Q-R-W: $4,995, +7.53%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Fulton Street<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2-3 Trains: $4,828, +2.82%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4-5: $4,799, +4.33%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A-C: $4,800, +3.23%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">J-Z: $4,800, +3.58%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Jay St \u2013 Metro Tech<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A-C-F Trains: $4,345, +2.22%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Atlantic Ave \u2013 Barclays Center<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2-3-4-5 Trains: $4,395, +2.21%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">B-Q: $4,395, +2.21%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D-N-Q-R: $4,380, +2.46%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Broadway Junction<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">J-Z Trains: $2,700, +0.19%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A-C: $2,650, \u22120.84%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Jackson Heights \u2013 Roosevelt Av \/ 74 St \u2013 Broadway<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">E-F-M-R Trains:\u00a0 $2,495, +6.17%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7 Train: $2,448, +2.19%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Columbus Circle is the rare hub that actually dipped this year, and 125th St stands alone as the one major interchange where a one-bedroom still starts with a 3. Everywhere else, convenience keeps getting more expensive.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rents Spiked at These Stops<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These are the stops where one-bedroom rents climbed hardest this year, double-digit jumps that ran several times the citywide pace. Notice where they sit: not the cheapest corners of the city, but the almost-affordable ones, right at the edge of the expensive core.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #0054af;color: #ffffff\">\n<th><b>Subway Stop<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>2025<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>2026<\/b><\/th>\n<th><b>YoY<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">103rd St (1)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$3,600<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$4,050<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+12.50%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eastern Pkwy \u2013 Bklyn Museum (2-3-4)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$3,250<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$3,650<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+12.31%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5th Ave \u2013 53rd St (E-M)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$4,400<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$4,885<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+11.02%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">51st St (4-6)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$4,600<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$5,100<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+10.87%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">14th St (A-C-E)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$4,995<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$5,512<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+10.36%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clinton \u2013 Washington Aves (A-C)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$3,625<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$3,995<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+10.21%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8th Ave (L)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$4,995<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$5,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+10.11%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">18th St (1-2)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$4,998<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$5,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+10.06%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">72nd St (Q)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$4,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$4,400<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+10.00%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rents Decreased at These Stops<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At 23 stops, one-bedroom rents actually fell year over year,\u00a0 a small club in a market this tight, but a real one. And there\u2019s a pattern: most of the relief turned up in the northern Bronx, where a cluster of stops gave a little back.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #0054af;color: #ffffff\">\n<td><b>Subway Stop<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>2025<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>2026<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>YoY<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ocean Pkwy (Q)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,800<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,618<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u22126.51%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">W 8th St \u2013 NY Aquarium (F-Q)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,800<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,618<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u22126.51%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Halsey St (L)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$3,195<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$3,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u22126.10%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Middletown Rd (6)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,100<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u22124.76%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bronx Park East (2-5)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,100<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u22124.76%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bedford Park Blvd \u2013 Lehman College (4)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$1,925<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u22123.75%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bedford Park Blvd (B-D)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$1,995<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$1,925<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u22123.51%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pelham Pkwy (2-5)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,048<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u22122.34%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brooklyn College \u2013 Flatbush Ave (2-5)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,625<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,600<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u22120.95%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">231st St (1)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,725<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$2,700<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u22120.92%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Turn your commute into extra cash at these stops<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remember the question from above, \u201chow much can you save in 2026 by living just one stop away from the city center\u201d? Check out the answers, and the savings might be bigger than you realize.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Save <\/span><b>$995<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by moving from 68th St &#8211; Hunter College to <\/span><b>77th St ($3,895) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on the 4-6-6 Express trains<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Save <\/span><b>$900<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by moving from Bedford Ave to <\/span><b>Lorimer St ($4,500)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the L train<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Save <\/span><b>$800<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by moving from Bowery to <\/span><b>Delancey &#8211; Essex Street ($3,995)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the J-Z trains<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Save <\/span><b>$650<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by moving from 96th St to <\/span><b>Central Park North (110th St) ($3,400)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the 2-3 trains<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Save <\/span><b>$600 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by moving from Broadway &#8211; Lafayette St to<\/span><b> Lower East Side &#8211; 2nd Ave ($4,000)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the B-D-F-M trains<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Save <\/span><b>$514<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by moving from Lafayette Ave to <\/span><b>Clinton &#8211; Washington Aves ($3,995)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the A-C trains<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Methodology<\/h2>\n<p>To calculate the median net effective rents for the map above, we used RentHop\u2019s rental data for long-term, unfurnished one-bedroom apartments from April 1 through June 30, 2025 &amp; 2026, MTA Lines and Stops data, and GIS data for subway stops compiled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baruch.cuny.edu\/confluence\/display\/geoportal\/NYC+Mass+Transit+Spatial+Layers\">CUNY \u2013 Baruch College<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/opendata.cityofnewyork.us\/\">NYC Open Data<\/a>. To get accurate prices near the subway stops, we looked at least 50 non-duplicated rental listings within 800 meters (0.5 miles) of a subway stop and then calculated the median rents. If there were less than 50 non-duplicated listings. If not, the radius from the stop was increased and the data were resampled to ensure enough unique listings were used when calculating the median.<\/p>\n<p>.button1 {box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2), 0 0 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.19);}<br \/>\n.button {background-color: #810303; border: none; color: #ffffff; padding: 5px 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin:4px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.4s; transition-duration: 0.4s;}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYC\u2019s subway system will turn 122 years old this year. As the backbone of the largest city in the nation, the MTA subway carries New Yorkers everywhere, with ridership data reaching an all-time high in 2025 since the pandemic. It goes without saying that for New Yorkers, which subway stop you live close to matters. 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