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Rockaway Park Rockaway Park, NY

Coastal living with easy access to Manhattan.

Beach Coastal Living Ocean

With just a couple of blocks between bay and ocean, Rockaway Park provides gorgeous views and great opportunities for boating, fishing, beachcombing, and swimming. This Queens community is situated on the Rockaway Peninsula, a stretch of land between Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. This area offers the best of both worlds: a coastal community with easy access to the city via the Rockaway Park Station. Commuters can take the subway into Manhattan in less than an hour.

Rockaway Park is a terrific community, hosting one of New York's largest Saint Patrick's Day parades. It also features a fantastic boardwalk along the beach, terrific shops and restaurants, and architecture that harkens back to its glory days as a resort town for the city's wealthiest residents. No matter where you choose an apartment in Rockaway Park, you'll be about a block from the bay or the ocean, making this the ideal location for surfers, beachcombers, boaters -- or those who just enjoy a beautiful view of the water.

Rent Trends

As of July 2026, the average apartment rent in Rockaway Park is $1,736 for a studio, $1,911 for one bedroom, $2,319 for two bedrooms, and $1,056 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Rockaway Park has increased by 0.7% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 544 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,736/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 689 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,911/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 130 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,319/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 0 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,056/month

    Average Rent

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Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

70 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Exceptionally Bikeable

Bikeability

90 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Good Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

70 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk
  • Rockaway Community Park
  • Gateway NRA - Jamaica Bay Unit
  • Bayswater Park
  • Bayswater Point State Park

Airports

  • John F Kennedy International
  • LaGuardia

Top Apartments in Rockaway Park

Living in Rockaway Park

Cost

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If a one-bedroom apartment in Rockaway Park is your ideal retreat, you'll want to know the average monthly rent hovers around $1,100. Now, if you envision more space to stretch out, houses for rent in Rockaway Park cost approximately $3,500 per month. And for those with dreams of homeownership, the average house price in Rockaway Park is approximately $850,000.

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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 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.