Brooklyn rent data
Average 3-Bedroom rent in Brooklyn
The median three-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn rents for $3,700/month as of September 2026. Prices range from $2,300 (Flatlands) to $15,880 (Brooklyn Heights) across 56 neighborhoods.
The short answer
A three-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn costs a median of $3,700/month as of September 2026, based on 14,988 current listings across 56 neighborhoods. The cheapest neighborhood is Flatlands at $2,800/mo, and the most expensive is Brooklyn Heights at $11,000/mo. The middle 80% of neighborhoods rent between $2,300 and $15,880.
Price distribution
How 56 neighborhoods stack up
Each bar shows how many neighborhoods fall inside that rent band. The borough median sits at $3,700/mo.
3-Bedrooms by neighborhood
| Neighborhood | 10th % | Median | 90th % | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flatlands | $2,320 | $2,800 | $3,196 | 3 |
| Dyker Heights | $2,800 | $2,800 | $3,060 | 9 |
| Gerritsen Beach | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | 1 |
| Farragut | $2,739 | $3,000 | $3,940 | 5 |
| Sunset Park | $2,700 | $3,000 | $3,750 | 81 |
| Canarsie | $2,996 | $3,150 | $3,445 | 12 |
| Brownsville | $2,989 | $3,200 | $3,600 | 17 |
| Bay Ridge | $2,700 | $3,200 | $4,773 | 120 |
| Bensonhurst | $2,300 | $3,200 | $3,800 | 11 |
| Bath Beach | $2,795 | $3,250 | $4,000 | 11 |
| Weeksville | $2,700 | $3,300 | $4,250 | 194 |
| Fort Hamilton | $2,635 | $3,300 | $4,525 | 40 |
| Ocean Hill | $2,800 | $3,300 | $4,299 | 149 |
| Bergen Beach | $3,230 | $3,325 | $4,155 | 4 |
| Homecrest | $2,950 | $3,400 | $3,763 | 16 |
| Flatbush | $2,678 | $3,400 | $4,300 | 298 |
| Midwood | $2,565 | $3,447 | $4,139 | 34 |
| Sheepshead Bay | $2,560 | $3,452 | $5,247 | 34 |
| East Flatbush | $2,600 | $3,495 | $4,309 | 99 |
| Borough Park | $2,580 | $3,500 | $4,250 | 19 |
| Mapleton | $3,500 | $3,500 | $3,500 | 1 |
| Gravesend | $3,055 | $3,500 | $5,355 | 8 |
| Wingate | $3,000 | $3,500 | $3,995 | 24 |
| East New York | $2,541 | $3,500 | $4,520 | 49 |
| Marine Park | $3,275 | $3,525 | $3,740 | 4 |
| Cypress Hills | $3,000 | $3,637 | $4,600 | 22 |
| Prospect Lefferts Gardens | $3,000 | $3,650 | $4,855 | 136 |
| Ditmas Park | $2,640 | $3,700 | $4,340 | 33 |
| Kensington | $2,500 | $3,700 | $4,700 | 71 |
| Prospect Park South | $2,800 | $3,775 | $4,993 | 26 |
| Stuyvesant Heights | $3,000 | $3,878 | $6,497 | 697 |
| Mill Basin | $3,576 | $3,898 | $4,220 | 2 |
| Bedford-Stuyvesant | $2,999 | $3,900 | $6,200 | 1,238 |
| Bushwick | $3,195 | $3,900 | $4,900 | 1,519 |
| Crown Heights | $2,995 | $3,990 | $5,715 | 721 |
| Greenwood | $2,891 | $4,323 | $6,307 | 80 |
| Brooklyn | $3,150 | $4,500 | $8,100 | 6,154 |
| Brighton Beach | $2,445 | $4,625 | $6,490 | 4 |
| East Williamsburg | $3,420 | $4,747 | $6,160 | 133 |
| Windsor Terrace | $4,357 | $4,800 | $8,057 | 17 |
| Coney Island | $4,622 | $5,250 | $5,547 | 32 |
| Red Hook | $4,250 | $5,450 | $8,748 | 26 |
| Clinton Hill | $3,900 | $5,458 | $8,950 | 124 |
| Prospect Heights | $4,077 | $5,499 | $8,170 | 77 |
| Williamsburg | $4,100 | $5,800 | $8,268 | 1,077 |
| Gowanus | $3,850 | $5,950 | $11,700 | 81 |
| Boerum Hill | $4,650 | $6,100 | $9,420 | 99 |
| Park Slope | $4,318 | $6,500 | $10,000 | 305 |
| Fort Greene | $3,700 | $6,500 | $10,186 | 100 |
| Greenpoint | $4,250 | $6,650 | $9,770 | 482 |
| Cobble Hill | $4,760 | $7,000 | $12,300 | 43 |
| Vinegar Hill | $5,976 | $7,100 | $10,000 | 59 |
| Carroll Gardens | $4,500 | $7,550 | $13,700 | 84 |
| Downtown Brooklyn | $4,500 | $8,775 | $10,650 | 176 |
| DUMBO | $6,000 | $9,147 | $12,075 | 80 |
| Brooklyn Heights | $6,340 | $11,000 | $15,880 | 47 |
FAQs
Common questions
- What is the average rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn?
- The median rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn is $3,700 per month as of September 2026, based on 14,988 current listings across 56 neighborhoods. The bottom 10% of neighborhoods rent for under $2,300, and the top 10% exceed $15,880.
- Where is the cheapest three-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn?
- Flatlands has the lowest median three-bedroom apartment rent in Brooklyn at $2,800/month — 24% below the borough median.
- Where is the most expensive three-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn?
- Brooklyn Heights has the highest median three-bedroom apartment rent in Brooklyn at $11,000/month — 197% above the borough median.
- Is $3,700 a normal rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn?
- Yes — $3,700 is the median, meaning half of three-bedroom apartment listings in Brooklyn ask for less and half ask for more. Anything from $2,300 (10th percentile) to $15,880 (90th percentile) is within the normal range. Prices outside that range are either deals worth grabbing or overpriced outliers.
- How do I find a three-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn?
- Set a Leaseswap alert for Brooklyn three-bedroom apartments under your budget. You'll get notified within minutes when new listings post on StreetEasy, LeaseBreak, NYBits, and more — before they get flooded with applications.