Brownsville renters looking for the least expensive areas to rent should look for the areas towards the red end of the spectrum on the rent cost map. Those who don't mind paying for high-end and luxury apartments should seek out apartments in the purple and dark green areas.
Rental Price Key
On average, the cost of rent in Brownsville is about $1,228 per month. This puts it in the 35th percentile compared to the city average cost of rent, which is $1,670. Households in Brownsville have a median income of $3,612 per month so the average renter in Brownsville is spending roughly 34% of their earnings on housing.
Nationally, and in Brownsville, home values are the data point most closely correlated with the cost of rent. The median price of a home in Brownsville is $642,284 right now, which is lower than neighborhoods nearby, meaning that rents in Brownsville also tend to be lower versus these nearby neighborhoods.
Higher rent prices are common in the southwestern parts of Brownsville while lower rent rates are often available in northwestern areas.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY: more expensive rent prices
- Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY: more expensive rent prices
- Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY: more expensive rent prices
- East Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY: more expensive rent prices
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, NY: more expensive rent prices
- Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY: more expensive rent prices
- Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY: more expensive rent prices
- Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY: more expensive rent prices
- Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY: more expensive rent prices
- Lindenwood, Howard Beach, NY: more expensive rent prices
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY: more expensive rent prices
- East San Jose, San Jose, CA: more expensive rent prices
- West San Jose, San Jose, CA: more expensive rent prices
- Southwest Dallas, Dallas, TX: less expensive rent prices
- South Side, Corpus Christi, TX: more expensive rent prices
- Forest Hills, New York, NY: more expensive rent prices
- Woodhaven-Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, NY: more expensive rent prices
- Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx, NY: more expensive rent prices
- Central, El Paso, TX: less expensive rent prices
- Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY: more expensive rent prices
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