STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As rent prices continue to skyrocket across the five boroughs, New York City often feels like the most unaffordable city in the country to live.<\/p>\n
However, a new report<\/a> from Smart Asset found that residents of another major Northeast city have it even worse.<\/p>\n The report, which analyzed rental data from Zillow\u2019s Zillow Observed Rent Index, found that Boston has the highest average rent for all homes at $3,495, as of Feb. 28, 2025.<\/p>\n That number represents an increase of roughly 4.1% from the city\u2019s average rent in 2024 of $3,359, and a 24.4% from its average rent in 2020 of $2,811.<\/p>\n New York City was a close second with a February 2025 average rent of $3,489, just six dollars cheaper than in Boston.<\/p>\n The Big Apple has seen its average rent increase roughly 4.1% from $3,350 in 2024, and 22.9% from $2,839 in 2020.<\/p>\n Rounding out the top five are three California cities; San Francisco, Irvine and San Jose, with average rent prices of $3,368, $3,306 and $3,131, respectively.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a look at the 10 U.S. cities with the highest average rent prices.<\/p>\n 1) Boston, Massachusetts <\/p>\n 2) New York City, New York<\/p>\n 3) San Francisco, California<\/p>\n 4) Irvine, California<\/p>\n 5) San Jose, California<\/p>\n 6) Jersey City, New Jersey<\/p>\n 7) Chula Vista, California<\/p>\n 8) San Diego, California<\/p>\n 9) Miami, Florida<\/p>\n 10) Naples, Florida<\/p>\n Rent on Staten Island<\/p>\n While still significantly cheaper than New York City as a whole, Staten Island has also seen its rent prices spike in recent years, with some neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by the increases.<\/p>\n The Staten Island Advance\/SILive.com recently analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates to determine which neighborhoods have the most expensive rent prices.<\/a><\/p>\n The 10312 ZIP code, which covers Annadale, Arden Heights, Eltingville, Greenridge and Huguenot, had the highest median rent price at $1,911.<\/p>\n Following closely behind was the 10309 ZIP code, covering Pleasant Plains, Richmond Valley, Prince\u2019s Bay, Charleston, Rossville and Woodrow, where the median rent price was $1,907.<\/p>\n In what may come as a surprise to some, the third-highest median rent price was in the 10302 ZIP code, which covers Port Richmond and Elm Park, where the median renter paid $1,800.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n
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