Average rent in Kew Gardens, Queens
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| Beds | Budget (10th) | Median | High-end (90th) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,953 | $2,223 | $3,050 | 42 |
| 1 Bedroom | $2,100 | $2,499 | $3,050 | 129 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $2,600 | $3,100 | $3,983 | 72 |
| 3 Bedrooms | $3,150 | $3,500 | $4,360 | 13 |
Apartments for rent in Kew Gardens
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Features reported in listings
- Elevator
- Laundry in building
- Dishwasher
- Private outdoor space
- Air conditioning
- Building gym
- Doorman
- In-unit laundry
Reported apartment size
- 1 bedroom
- 2 bedroom
DHCR-listed buildings with tracked listings
8 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.
Kew Gardens sits among Queens communities shaped by the borough’s transition from wooded land and farms into a city neighborhood. Queens Community Board 9 describes it as part of a group of communities on the south-facing slope of the terminal moraine, and links its architectural vocabulary to its London namesake and to the Tudor and Victorian forms that also influenced nearby Richmond Hill. The neighborhood’s name carries that reference, while its streets and buildings tell a distinctly local story.
The city’s planning history adds a more detailed layer. A Department of City Planning study explains that the area began to take shape as a community in 1910, when land once used as the Richmond Hill Golf Club was redeveloped. It describes a varied built environment: detached and attached homes, apartment buildings, commercial corridors, schools, and other services. That mixture makes Kew Gardens feel like a collection of smaller settings rather than a single uniform streetscape.
Forest Park gives the neighborhood a broad green edge. The park’s walking paths, wooded sections, and recreational facilities create a different pace from the storefronts and civic buildings closer to the neighborhood center. The nearby Queens Borough Hall campus and courthouse also make this part of Queens a recognizable civic destination. The borough hall grounds and public buildings offer a formal architectural counterpoint to the neighborhood’s residential blocks.
Local identity is shaped by this overlap of homes, civic institutions, green space, and everyday businesses. Some blocks read as quiet residential streets; others gather shops and services along major avenues. Community Board 9 presents Kew Gardens as one of several distinct communities in its district, emphasizing its own architectural character and history. For someone exploring the area, that combination is the useful orientation: a residential neighborhood with a recognizable center, a major park at its edge, and nearby institutions that connect it to wider Queens life.
Sources: Queens Community Board 9, Neighborhoods, NYC Department of City Planning, Kew Gardens and Richmond Hill study, NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Queens Criminal Courthouse, NYC Parks, Forest Park
A one-bedroom apartment in Kew Gardens is 14% below the Queens median for that apartment type.
Common questions
- What gives Kew Gardens its architectural character?
- Community Board 9 connects the neighborhood’s name and architecture with the Tudor and Victorian traditions associated with nearby Richmond Hill. The city planning study also documents several building forms, from houses to apartments and mixed-use buildings.
- What kinds of places shape the neighborhood?
- Residential blocks, local commercial corridors, Forest Park, and the nearby civic campus all feature in the city’s descriptions of this area.
- Which apartment features are reported in Kew Gardens?
- Across Kew Gardens's 257 tracked listings, the most commonly reported features are: Elevator was reported in 194 of 257 tracked listings (75%). Laundry in building was reported in 188 of 257 tracked listings (73%). Dishwasher was reported in 135 of 257 tracked listings (53%). These counts include explicit affirmative reports; listings without a mention are unknown, not negative.
- What is the median rent for a studio apartment in Kew Gardens?
- The median asking rent for a studio apartment in Kew Gardens, Queens is $2,223 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 19% below the Queens median of $2,750 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Kew Gardens?
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Kew Gardens, Queens is $2,499 per month, based on 129 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 14% below the Queens median of $2,900 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Kew Gardens?
- The median asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Kew Gardens, Queens is $3,100 per month, based on 72 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 13% below the Queens median of $3,550 for the same apartment size.
- What is the median rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Kew Gardens?
- The median asking rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Kew Gardens, Queens is $3,500 per month, based on 13 listings from public rental listings Buzzedin tracks on StreetEasy, NYBits, LeaseBreak and others over the last 6 months. Updated October 2026. That is 10% below the Queens median of $3,900 for the same apartment size.
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