Housing market/New York/ZIP 11239
ZIP 11239 Brooklyn, New York
New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area · New York. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 11239 · NY
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 11239 — Brooklyn, NY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 11239
- 1-unit detached170.2%
- 1-unit attached3744.2%
- 2–4 units6217.0%
- 5–49 units7268.2%
- 50+ units7,09579.9%
- Mobile500.6%
2–4 unit share 7.0% · 5–49 unit share 8.2% · combined 2–49 15.2%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,016 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $972.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 51.8%; ≥50% 20.1%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $2,620 (2.579× ACS median gross rent).
Population
16,047 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +21.2%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 10 projects, 1,489 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 4 properties, 3,932 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 6,573 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 11239 92.5% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 6.3%; ACS median gross rent is $1,016; population increased +21.2% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 621 units in 2–4-unit structures and 726 units in 5–49-unit structures; 10 LIHTC projects totaling 1,489 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $2,620 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,016. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
New York research
ZIP 11239 is a Census / HUD profile for New York, NY. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 11239 — Brooklyn, NY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·New York ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is New York research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 11239?
ZIP 11239 (New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area) has 16,047 residents, 8,320 households, a renter share of 92.5%, median household income of $35,675, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,016. Vacancy is 6.3%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 11239?
ACS counts 388 units in 2-unit buildings, 233 in 3–4 unit buildings, 155 in 5–9, 200 in 10–19, and 371 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,347 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 11239?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,620. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 11239 — Brooklyn, NY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this New York ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 11239 is Census / HUD research for New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list New York property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.