New York Apartments and Homes for Rent

Your Guide to Apartments for Rent in New York, NY

It's 301 square miles, home to nearly 9 million people, and the producer of 26 million pounds of garbage every day. It's New York City, the Big Apple, where the song says that if you can make it here, you'll make it anywhere. NYC isn't technically the state capital of New York, but it is without a doubt one of the most important cities in the state, in the country and in the world. Living in the city isn't right for everybody, because of its relentless noise, expensive apartments for rent and colorful local characters, but locals will tell you that there's nowhere else like it on earth.

Quality of Life
History, culture and entertainment thrive in New York City. You can get your fill of the performing arts with some of the world's finest performances at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Carnegie Hall and the New York City Center. The city seems to have a countless supply of museums; some of the most famous are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright), the Frick Collection, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of the City of New York and the Museum of Television and Radio (just to name a few!). Other major points of interest include Rockefeller Center, home to ice skaters in the winter and tourists year-round; Greenwich Village, a trendy area for restaurants and shops; and Times Square with its electronic billboards, bright lights and theaters. New York City is famous for its ethnic diversity, which is illustrated in its many international neighborhoods, such as Little Italy, China Town, Harlem and Spanish Harlem.

Where the Jobs Are
There's plenty of industry and moneymaking happening in New York City, making it a singularly advantageous place to look for a job. It's a leader in manufacturing (printing and publishing are foremost, followed by clothing), foreign trade, banking and entertainment (especially theatrical production). It's also home to the New York Stock Exchange, the largest in the world. Tourism and related services are, of course, another large industry and major source of employment.

Cost of Living & Apartment Prices
You already know that NYC apartment rentals won't come cheap. The overall cost of living here is 364% compared with the national average, making it just slightly less than California's Silicon Valley, the most expensive area in the nation. Apartments for rent can also be hard to come by in NYC, and it is truly a landlords' market. However, apartment rentals can be found, with average apartments going for $1,600 per month, and utilities costing an average of $189 per month.

Neighborhoods to Explore
When you're searching NYC's apartments, one of the first things you'll need to decide is which of New York City's five boroughs you want to live in. Within them, there are 59 community districts and hundreds of neighborhoods. The most famous borough—the heart of the city—is Manhattan, the 22-square-mile island that is home to many of the city's famous buildings, attractions, businesses and, of course, fabulous apartments. The Bronx is north of Manhattan Island and the only borough that's connected to the mainland of the United States. Queens is where you'll find NYC's major airports, Kennedy and La Guardia. Brooklyn, southeast of Manhattan on the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge, is home to Coney Island, a town known for its old-fashioned amusement park and popular beach. Finally, Staten Island is the small island to the south of Manhattan, reachable by the Staten Island Ferry.

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