Housing market/New York/ZIP 11205
ZIP 11205 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 11205 · NY
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 11205 — 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 11205
- 1-unit detached4422.3%
- 1-unit attached4752.5%
- 2–4 units3,71619.4%
- 5–49 units8,39743.7%
- 50+ units6,15932.1%
- Mobile110.1%
2–4 unit share 19.4% · 5–49 unit share 43.7% · combined 2–49 63.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $2,307 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $2,142.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 48.9%; ≥50% 29.3%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $3,710 (1.608× ACS median gross rent).
Population
50,205 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +9.0%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 11 projects, 830 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 110 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 11205 71.0% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 10.0%; ACS median gross rent is $2,307; population increased +9.0% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 3,716 units in 2–4-unit structures and 8,397 units in 5–49-unit structures; 11 LIHTC projects totaling 830 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $3,710 versus ACS median gross rent of $2,307. 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 11205 is a Census / HUD profile for New York, NY. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 11205 — 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 11205?
ZIP 11205 (New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area) has 50,205 residents, 17,272 households, a renter share of 71.0%, median household income of $86,753, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $2,307. Vacancy is 10.0%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 11205?
ACS counts 1,330 units in 2-unit buildings, 2,386 in 3–4 unit buildings, 2,620 in 5–9, 2,369 in 10–19, and 3,408 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 12,113 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 11205?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $3,710. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 11205 — Brooklyn, NY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this New York ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 11205 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.