Average rent in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,930 | $3,208 | $3,862 | 57 |
| 1 Bedroom | $3,376 | $4,000 | $5,096 | 176 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $4,496 | $5,350 | $7,090 | 252 |
| 3 Bedrooms | $4,850 | $7,675 | $14,850 | 42 |
Apartments for rent in Boerum Hill
The newest listings in Boerum Hill from StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others. Each one opens on the site that posted it.
Features reported in listings
- Dishwasher
- Private outdoor space
- Air conditioning
- Laundry in building
- In-unit laundry
- Elevator
- Building gym
- Doorman
- Listings indicating some pets are allowed
Reported apartment size
- 1 bedroom
- 2 bedroom
- 3 bedroom
Nearby subway routes
An MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 516 of 537 geocoded listings. These are the most commonly nearby weekday routes, based on each listing’s nearest station. Straight-line distance does not measure walking access.
- R route
- G route
- D route
- N route
- F route
Weekday route data retrieved from the MTA Subway Stations dataset on October 28, 2026.
DHCR-listed buildings with tracked listings
11 indexable building pages have a listing address matched to the DHCR building registry. A building match does not confirm the status of any apartment in it.
Showing the 5 linked buildings with the most listing history.
Based on Buzzedin listings tracked during the last 6 months. Feature shares count explicit affirmative reports over all tracked listings; a missing detail is unknown, not a negative. Apartment size is based on listings that report square footage. Updated October 28, 2026.
Boerum Hill is identified by the Brooklyn Borough President’s office among the neighborhoods represented by Community Board 2. For architectural detail, the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s designation reports offer a more precise lens than a single neighborhood outline: one documents the Boerum Hill Historic District, designated in 1973, and another records its later extension. The protected areas describe a substantial part of the neighborhood’s built history, but their mapped boundaries should not be treated as a complete definition of Boerum Hill.
The LPC reports trace the area’s change from agricultural land to a built-up Brooklyn district. The Boerum family gave its name to Boerum Hill and nearby streets. Urban development accelerated from the 1840s through the 1870s, when residential construction grew alongside commercial and industrial activity in Brooklyn. The 2018 extension report describes two phases of development, including row-house construction on Dean and Bergen streets in the mid-nineteenth century and later building activity after the Civil War. These records place the surviving architecture within a documented period of city growth.
The original historic district contains nearly 250 buildings, most of them row houses, according to its LPC report. Many were built from the late 1840s through the 1870s. The report describes Greek Revival and Italianate designs, a generally consistent roofline, and iron railings along the street. It also discusses the 297 State Street House, built around 1874, as an Italianate example within a row on State Street. That single landmark illustrates the report’s architectural detail without implying that every block has the same design.
The 2018 extension adds approximately 288 buildings in three separate areas adjacent to the original district. Its documented sections include portions of Dean and Bergen streets, Atlantic Avenue, Pacific Street, and Wyckoff Street. The report describes Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, and neo-Grec buildings, including row houses and buildings with historic storefronts. It also traces Atlantic Avenue’s nineteenth-century development as a commercial corridor, with residences and shops in the same buildings. Together, the reports make the district boundaries, building types, and historical periods legible for exploring Boerum Hill’s architecture.
Sources: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Boerum Hill Historic District designation report, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Boerum Hill Historic District Extension designation report, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Boerum Hill Historic District map, Brooklyn Borough President, Community Board directory
A one-bedroom apartment in Boerum Hill is 18% above the Brooklyn median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- What does the Boerum Hill Historic District protect?
- The LPC-designated district contains nearly 250 buildings, mostly row houses dating from the late 1840s through the 1870s.
- What architectural styles are documented in Boerum Hill?
- The designation reports identify Greek Revival and Italianate buildings, along with Second Empire and neo-Grec examples in the historic district extension.
- What is notable about Atlantic Avenue in the LPC reports?
- The reports describe its nineteenth-century development as a commercial corridor, including buildings that combined storefronts and residences.
- Which apartment features are reported in Boerum Hill?
- Across Boerum Hill's 538 tracked listings, the most commonly reported features are: Dishwasher was reported in 466 of 538 tracked listings (87%). Private outdoor space was reported in 357 of 538 tracked listings (66%). Air conditioning was reported in 354 of 538 tracked listings (66%). These counts include explicit affirmative reports; listings without a mention are unknown, not negative.
- Which subway routes are near listings in Boerum Hill?
- The nearest MTA station is within 500 meters in a straight line of 516 of 537 geocoded listings. The most commonly nearby weekday routes are R, G, D, N, F. This is geographic proximity, not a walking-access or current-service guarantee. Source: MTA Subway Stations dataset.
- What is the median rent for a studio apartment in Boerum Hill?
- The median asking rent for a studio apartment in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn is $3,208 per month, based on 57 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 2% above the Brooklyn median of $3,130 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Boerum Hill?
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn is $4,000 per month, based on 176 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 18% above the Brooklyn median of $3,400 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Boerum Hill?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn is $5,350 per month, based on 252 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 34% above the Brooklyn median of $4,000 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Boerum Hill?
- The median asking rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn is $7,675 per month, based on 42 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 71% above the Brooklyn median of $4,499 for the same apartment size.
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