Housing market/New York/ZIP 11208
ZIP 11208 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 11208 · NY
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 11208 — 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 11208
- 1-unit detached1,3303.6%
- 1-unit attached3,0558.2%
- 2–4 units21,43057.5%
- 5–49 units5,77315.5%
- 50+ units5,59215.0%
- Mobile810.2%
2–4 unit share 57.5% · 5–49 unit share 15.5% · combined 2–49 73.0%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,563 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,441.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 51.8%; ≥50% 28.5%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $2,790 (1.785× ACS median gross rent).
Population
106,901 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +8.3%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 34 projects, 6,249 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 0 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 11208 74.1% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 7.4%; ACS median gross rent is $1,563; population increased +8.3% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 21,430 units in 2–4-unit structures and 5,773 units in 5–49-unit structures; 34 LIHTC projects totaling 6,249 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $2,790 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,563. 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 11208 is a Census / HUD profile for New York, NY. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 11208 — 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 11208?
ZIP 11208 (New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area) has 106,901 residents, 34,486 households, a renter share of 74.1%, median household income of $59,988, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,563. Vacancy is 7.4%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 11208?
ACS counts 11,099 units in 2-unit buildings, 10,331 in 3–4 unit buildings, 2,659 in 5–9, 1,020 in 10–19, and 2,094 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 27,203 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 11208?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,790. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 11208 — Brooklyn, NY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this New York ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 11208 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.