Affordable rent-stabilized apartments for rent in NYC

It includes 944+ affordable rent-stabilized apartments for rent in NYC. The page combines a market-relative affordability filter with rent-stabilized status so you can focus on apartments that fit both price and regulation criteria.

No. Affordable on Openigloo is a market-relative affordability filter, not an official affordable-housing program. It selects apartments with asking rents at or below $3,800 for this NYC-wide scope, rather than income-restricted, subsidized, NYCHA, HPD, or Section 8 housing.

The threshold is based on the 25th percentile of gross rents for this NYC-wide scope, then clamped to a safe floor and ceiling so it stays realistic. Here, that produces a maximum asking rent of $3,800.

The median rent is $3,268, which gives you a quick sense of the center of this market segment. Compare that with your budget and remember that rent-stabilized status does not remove move-in costs, utility bills, or possible broker fees.

Confirm the current asking rent, renewal terms, any application fees, security deposit amount, and whether the unit has any added charges. Rent-stabilized does not automatically mean lower upfront costs or fewer lease conditions.

Location, building age, amenities, lease terms, and extra fees can all change the monthly total. Two apartments with similar asking rents can have very different real costs once utilities, deposits, and broker fees are included.

Because this page spans many neighborhoods, the same budget can buy very different unit sizes and building conditions depending on where you look. Use neighborhood context and building reviews on Openigloo to narrow the options that fit your commute and budget.