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Table 4: Housing Characteristics by Borough
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City |
Bronx |
Brooklyn |
Manhattan |
Queens |
Staten Island |
| Occupied Housing Units |
2,780,349 |
411,775 |
813,544 |
703,943 |
713,978 |
137,109 |
| Total Housing Units |
2,885,186 |
434,176 |
843,689 |
730,596 |
735,184 |
141,541 |
| Vacant and Available |
104,837 |
22,401 |
30,145 |
26,653 |
21,206 |
4,432 |
| Overall Vacancy Rate |
3.63% |
5.16% |
3.57% |
3.65% |
2.88% |
3.13% |
| Rental Vacancy Rate |
4.01% |
5.43% |
4.20% |
3.47% |
3.28% |
4.17% |
| Owner Vacancy Rate |
2.75% |
4.10% |
1.85% |
4.36% |
2.34% |
2.53% |
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| Median Contract Rent |
$595 |
$508 |
$550 |
$650 |
$647 |
$600 |
| Median Rent/Income |
28% |
31% |
29% |
26% |
26% |
23% |
| Median House Value |
$190,000 |
$180,000 |
$200,000 |
$1,027,569 |
$190,000 |
$185,000 |
| Median Coop/Condo Value |
$100,000 |
$60,000 |
$65,000 |
$190,000 |
$70,000 |
$118,000 |
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| # Crowded Households |
73,923 |
13,007 |
20,544 |
22,094 |
16,647 |
1,630 |
| % Crowded Households |
2.7% |
3.2% |
2.5% |
3.1% |
2.3% |
1.2% |
| % Built Before 1930 |
42.6% |
50.4% |
46.7% |
54.1% |
28.0% |
7.7% |
| Mean # of Maintenance Deficiencies |
1.12 |
1.57 |
1.13 |
1.35 |
0.73 |
0.56 |
| % with Boarded Up Buildings Nearby |
10.0% |
9.3% |
14.8% |
11.5% |
4.0% |
6.9% |
From: Housing Conditions and Problems In New York
City: An Analysis of the 1996 Housing and Vacancy Survey by Michael
H. Schill and Benjamin P. Scafidi
Source: 1996 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey Data File, U.S.
Bureau of the Census
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