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Rent in Queens is pretty much consistent across the board. A 1 bedroom is Astoria is around $1700 and so is a 1 bedroom in Forest Hills which I think is funny because Forest Hills has the longer commute. If your commute is longer, the rent should be less.
Everything is such a scam and overpriced these days.
Price and commute has some relation but its not the end all.
Also FH has LIRR which can get to midtown far faster than Astoria. Also FH has 3 major highways (Van Wyck, LIE, GCP) reasonably close by which appeals to people who own cars.
there's nothing particularly "trendy" about Rego Park, Elmhurst, JH, or even Forest Hills... I think Astoria is the only option that I would consider trendy.
trendy? Forget Queens...move to BK if trendy is important.
As an update, I looked at some 1-bedrooms in the $1600-1700 range in Astoria. All were older, unrenovated apartments in walk-up buildings (multi-family homes or just smaller buildings with no more than 8 units). A couple places did fit my requirements in terms of size, noise, and subway access. I seriously considered one apartment in the Ditmars area that was on the 4th floor (top floor) with great views and a 5 minute walk to the subway. A few other places were just too far away for me with a 10-15 minute walk to the subway or seemed like it would have some elevated train noise (the NQ subway or the Amtrak train that runs through a part of Astoria).
Just to compare, most of the Jackson Heights/Elmhurst/Rego Park places that I viewed were in much larger apartment buildings. Some had elevators and laundry and all were less than a 10 minute walk from the subway. Some had newer appliances.
Sizes of all the apartments I viewed everywhere were in the 450-600 square foot range.
After all that, I'm going with a 1-bedroom in Sunnyside for less than $1500. One of the brokers I worked with early on contacted me with this listing. Older place, about 500 square feet, less than a 5 minute walk to the subway, private landlord, rent-stabilized. I'm not familiar with Sunnyside but it seems on the quiet side with decent amenities. Off the 7 train line which is not ideal, but there are a couple of bus lines that run along Queens Blvd and into Manhattan for alternative transportation.
After all that, I'm going with a 1-bedroom in Sunnyside for less than $1500. One of the brokers I worked with early on contacted me with this listing. Older place, about 500 square feet, less than a 5 minute walk to the subway, private landlord, rent-stabilized. I'm not familiar with Sunnyside but it seems on the quiet side with decent amenities. Off the 7 train line which is not ideal, but there are a couple of bus lines that run along Queens Blvd and into Manhattan for alternative transportation.
you can walk to midtown manhattan....about an hour walk
As an update, I looked at some 1-bedrooms in the $1600-1700 range in Astoria. All were older, unrenovated apartments in walk-up buildings (multi-family homes or just smaller buildings with no more than 8 units). A couple places did fit my requirements in terms of size, noise, and subway access. I seriously considered one apartment in the Ditmars area that was on the 4th floor (top floor) with great views and a 5 minute walk to the subway. A few other places were just too far away for me with a 10-15 minute walk to the subway or seemed like it would have some elevated train noise (the NQ subway or the Amtrak train that runs through a part of Astoria).
Just to compare, most of the Jackson Heights/Elmhurst/Rego Park places that I viewed were in much larger apartment buildings. Some had elevators and laundry and all were less than a 10 minute walk from the subway. Some had newer appliances.
Sizes of all the apartments I viewed everywhere were in the 450-600 square foot range.
After all that, I'm going with a 1-bedroom in Sunnyside for less than $1500. One of the brokers I worked with early on contacted me with this listing. Older place, about 500 square feet, less than a 5 minute walk to the subway, private landlord, rent-stabilized. I'm not familiar with Sunnyside but it seems on the quiet side with decent amenities. Off the 7 train line which is not ideal, but there are a couple of bus lines that run along Queens Blvd and into Manhattan for alternative transportation.
The 7 train that close to Manhattan is pretty good still
there's nothing particularly "trendy" about Rego Park, Elmhurst, JH, or even Forest Hills... I think Astoria is the only option that I would consider trendy.
And who doesn't want to live close to subway access? I don't think that makes someone picky...
What makes Astoria trendy? Typical Queens residential neighborhood. Some parts have a lousy commute. It has a few restaurants and bars but nothing radically impressive, IMHO.
Astoria has more of the aforementioned places than any other neighborhood in Queens. It's the closest thing to Williamsburg or Greenpoint in Queens, although LIC is catching up quickly.
Astoria has more of the aforementioned places than any other neighborhood in Queens. It's the closest thing to Williamsburg or Greenpoint in Queens, although LIC is catching up quickly.
LIC already caught up....esp by the water. I seem to be reeled in going there more & more
In JH Historic District you'll find bigger apartments, but prices went up, probably over $1800 for 1-BR, I see many are $1950.
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