Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

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Brooklyn College - Brooklyn, NY

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A beautiful campus and a terrific value

Urban Walkable Mass Transit Bike-Friendly Affordable Beautiful

Brooklyn College is located roughly three miles south of Downtown Brooklyn in the Midwood neighborhood. This public college was established in 1910 and has become increasingly selective. The school offers about 175 degree programs, including graduate degrees and advanced certificate programs. The deceptively green campus -- complete with lush courtyards and fountains -- belies its ultra-urban location. Brooklyn College is well-known for its beautiful campus. The college is also top-ranked for value and diversity.

Like most neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Midwood is very diverse, walkable, and bike-friendly. It is defined by single-family homes along tree-lined streets. Closer to Avenue I and Ocean Avenue, you'll find the much-more-typical brick apartment buildings complete with iron fire escapes and historic details like arches and gables. If you plan to travel throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan, choose an area near the subway station for your Brooklyn College area apartment -- you'll find subway stations along Avenue H, Avenue J, Newkirk Avenue, and Flatbush Avenue near the college.

Rent Trends

As of August 2025, the average apartment rent in Brooklyn, NY is $2,671 for a studio, $2,912 for one bedroom, $3,854 for two bedrooms, and $4,583 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Brooklyn has increased by 1.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 429 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,671/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 538 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,912/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 712 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,854/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 872 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $4,583/month

    Average Rent

Transportation

92

Walker's Paradise

out of 100 WalkScore® Rating

Lace up your walking shoes because this area is considered a walker’s paradise.

95

Rider's Paradise

out of 100 TransitScore® Rating

Living in this area is considered a rider’s paradise, with world-class transportation.

79

Very Bikeable

out of 100 BikeScore® Rating

This area is very bikeable. You’ll find a variety of bike paths and lanes.

Schools

Ps 31 Samuel F Dupont

Public

Grades PK-5

524 Students

Ps 195 Manhattan Beach

Public

Grades PK-5

367 Students

Ps 321 William Penn

Public

Grades K-5

1,216 Students

Ps 11 Purvis J Behan

Public

Grades PK-5

832 Students

Ps 29 John M Harrigan

Public

Grades PK-5

721 Students

Madeleine Brennan School (The)

Public

Grades 6-8

1,554 Students

IS 98 Bay Academy

Public

Grades 6-8

1,488 Students

Mark Twain is 239 for the Gifted and Talented

Public

Grades 6-8

1,207 Students

New Voices School Of Academic And Creative Arts

Public

Grades 6-8

530 Students

Brooklyn School Of Inquiry

Public

Grades K-8

474 Students

Brooklyn Technical High School

Public

Grades 9-12

5,940 Students

Brooklyn Latin School

Public

Grades 9-12

800 Students

Bedford Academy High School

Public

Grades 9-12

381 Students

Medgar Evers College Preparatory School

Public

Grades 6-12

1,351 Students

Kingsborough Early College School

Public

Grades 6-12

743 Students

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Prospect Park Audubon Center at the Boathouse
  • Prospect Park Zoo
  • Wingate Park
  • Prospect Park
  • Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Airports

  • John F Kennedy International
  • LaGuardia

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2025.