Affordable verified apartments for rent in Murray Hill

It means you are viewing apartments for rent in Murray Hill that meet Openigloo’s market-relative affordability filter and are also verified on the platform. The filter is based on asking rent, not on income limits or housing-program eligibility.

No. Openigloo’s affordable filter is market-relative, not an official affordable-housing program. It shows apartments with asking rents at or below the page’s affordability threshold, which is $4,500/month here.

Openigloo sets it from the 25th percentile of gross rents for the Murray Hill neighborhood in Manhattan, then clamps it to a safe floor and ceiling so the result stays usable for renters. On this page, that ceiling is $4,500/month.

The full monthly cost matters: broker fees, deposits, utilities, amenity charges, and any required application fees can change what an apartment actually costs. A lower asking rent does not always mean a lower move-in total.

Location within Murray Hill, building age, amenities, layout, and lease terms can all change asking rent. A 1-bedroom and a 2-bedroom can also price very differently, so compare unit size and total cost together.

Ask the agent or landlord to confirm current availability, lease length, deposit amount, any broker fee, utility responsibility, and whether there are move-in or building-specific charges. Verified reduces uncertainty, but it does not replace final due diligence.

The median rent is $4,350, which gives you a quick sense of the middle of the current Murray Hill inventory. Use it alongside the $4,500 affordability ceiling to judge whether a unit is priced near the center of the market or closer to the top of this page’s range.