Real Estate

Park Slope's Rent Hits $3,300 For One-Bedrooms, Study Finds

And it's not even close to the most expensive neighborhood in the city.

A one-bedroom typically cost more than $3,300 in Park Slope during the past three months, according to a new study.
A one-bedroom typically cost more than $3,300 in Park Slope during the past three months, according to a new study. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Want to live the Park Slope dream, renters? Be ready to plop $3,300 on it every month, according to a new study.

Park Slope's typical one-bedroom rent for the second quarter this year may seem steep, but it's only in the middle of 81 neighborhoods analyzed by Zumper.

The prime Brooklyn neighborhood is the 38th most expensive in the study, sandwiched between the Financial District and Battery Park City.

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A one-bedroom in the city typically cost $3,980, while two-bedrooms fetched $4,470 in July, the study found.

The price were more than enough — by roughly $500 — to handily make New York City the nation's most expensive rental city yet again, according to the study.

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Brooklyn's neighborhoods generally were less expensive than Manhattan's, which likely will hardly be a surprise for renters.

"But several super-gentrified Brooklyn neighborhoods are also notably pricey: Greenpoint’s one-bedroom median is $4,507, Fort Greene’s is $4,340 and Prospect Heights’ is $4,240," the study states.

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