Rents in “affordable” units often exceed unsubsidized rents

How average rent for a 2-bedroom apartment in each neighborhood compares to the city’s “affordable” standard for households earning the area median income (AMI).

Neighborhood rents are an average of “median asking rent” on StreetEasy over Q4 2021. HPD “affordable monthly rent” is for a 2-bedroom at 100% AMI ($2,592). Neighborhoods in grey do not have recent rental data available. 
Map: New York Focus Source: StreetEasy Get the data