The median monthly rent for one-bedroom units near New York City subway stations rose year-over-year in July 2026 near 91% of the 473 stops included in a report from RentHop.

Only 23 of the 473 subway stops had one-bedroom units in the area experience year-over-year decreases in median rent, while the other 450 had increases. The jump among 91% of the stations also represents an even bigger boost from 87% in July 2025.

One of the main contributing factors to so many of these areas across the city experiencing higher rental prices is a turnover freeze. Uncertainty in the housing market has led to more renters being hesitant to try upgrading their living arrangements or walk away from their current deals. Consequently, fewer people moving out has resulted in fewer cheaper listings appearing on the housing market. The few available listings are often more expensive, driving the median rent up. This is reflected by the fact that the number of stations with median rents exceeding $5,000 for one-bedroom units has gone up from 23 in 2025 to 49 in 2026.

Citywide, the median rent of one-bedroom units was $4,665 in July 2026. The Manhattan subway hubs have median rents that are higher than this, while the core hubs in Brooklyn and Queens are under it.

In Manhattan, the median rent was $5,200 for the N, Q, R and W trains and $4,850 for the 4, 5, 6 and 6 express lines near the Union Square-14th Street station, $4,629 for the 1, 2 and 3 trains and $4,797 for the N, Q, R and W trains at Times Square, $4,500 for the 4, 5, 6 and 6 express and $4,756 for the 7 and 7 express at Grand Central, $5,017 for both the B, D, F and M trains and the A, C and E trains at West 4th Street, $4,878 for the B, D, F and M trains and $4,995 for the N, Q, R and W trains at Herald Square and $4,828 for the 2 and 3 trains, $4,799 for the 4 and 5 trains and $4,800 for both the A and C trains and J and Z trains at Fulton Street.

The median rents for Brooklyn’s subway lines were $4,345 at the Jay Street-Metro Tech station, $4,380 for the D, N Q and R trains and $4,395 for both the 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains and the B and Q trains at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center station and $2,700 for the J and Z trains and $2,650 for the A and C trains at the Broadway Junction subway station. Additionally, the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street-Broadway subway station in Queens has median rents of $2,495 for the E, F, M and R trains and $2,448 for the 7 train.

The biggest percentage increase in median rent was seen near the 103rd Street subway stop in Manhattan. The area, which provides service for the 1 train, went through a 12.5% jump in median rent, from $3,600 in 2025 to $4,050 in 2026. The most expensive area is around the Franklin Street subway station in Manhattan, where the median rent was $6,191.

Among the 23 subway stops where the median rent dropped year-over-year, the sharpest percentage drop was seen around the Ocean Parkway subway station, which provides service for the Q train, as well as the West 8th Street-New York Aquarium station, which provides service for the F and Q trains. Both of these Brooklyn stations experienced a 6.51% drop in median rent, from $2,800 in 2025 to $2,618 in 2026.