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South Ozone Park Queens, NY

South Ozone Park is a neighborhood in the Jamaica section of southern Queens. It offers residents convenient access to JFK airport, the Belt parkway, and the Jamaica public transportation hub. Residents of this area enjoy easy access to Hamilton Beach and New York City. Renting an apartment in this area keeps you close to the action of big city life without living in downtown. Celebrate South Ozone Park’s multicultural treasures at El Campeon de los Pollos, a local favorite for authentic Caribbean and Trinidad dishes such as pollo al horno. Nearby, RCL Enterprises serves up the neighborhood's best southern and soul food; locals line up for jerk ribs and black-eyed peas.

Rent Trends

As of August 2026, the average apartment rent in South Ozone Park is $832 for a studio, $1,850 for one bedroom, and $2,636 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in South Ozone Park has increased by 1.0% in the past year.

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  • $832/month

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Learn More About South Ozone Park

Getting Around

Exceptionally Walkable

Walkability

100 / 100

Exceptional Public Transit

Transit

90 / 100

Fairly Drivable

Drivability

40 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Exceptional Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

90 / 100

Great Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

80 / 100

Great Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

80 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

50 / 100

Great Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

80 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

20 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Baisley Pond Park
  • Rufus King Park
  • Roy Wilkins Recreation Center
  • Detective Keith L. Williams Park
  • Forest Park - Brooklyn-Queens

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 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.