Living in College Point: rent, commute and grades

Queens · Updated October 2026

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This guide also covers Malba, which shares College Point’s official city boundaries.

Rent in College Point

$1,367 a month

Type of homeA room in a 2-bedroom, shared by two

DOverall

Grades compare NYC neighborhoods with each other. How the grades work.

FWalkability
The average home has 2.7 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 47 places to eat or shop.
FFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 13 places to eat, 6 kinds of cuisine, 0.5 large grocery stores and 29 open storefronts.
C-Parks and green space
100% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 65 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 255 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

DCommunity
18% of households moved in since 2018, 4% are roommates sharing a home, 15% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 7 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
C-Nightlife
About 5 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

B+Safety
4.1 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (123 in all).
CQuiet
42 noise complaints to 311 per 1,000 residents in 2025, not counting helicopter complaints, and counting each address at most 12 days a year. That measures how often people complain, not how loud it is.
B+Building upkeep
11.6 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 3.7 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

By subway or bus, arriving by 9:00 on a weekday:Under 30 min30 to 45 min45 to 60 minOver an hourCollege Point

College Point is named for St. Paul's College, a seminary that opened in 1839 on the site of today's MacNeil Park and closed within a decade. Source
College Point grew as a German factory town after Conrad Poppenhusen moved his rubber works there from Williamsburg in 1854. Paint, pottery, silk and brewing followed, and most residents and workers were German immigrants. Source
In the late 19th century College Point was known as a party town, drawing day-trippers by steamship, mainly German immigrants from Manhattan, to its amusement parks, beer halls, bowling alleys and roller rinks. Source
The Poppenhusen Institute, built in 1868 with money from Conrad Poppenhusen, housed the first free kindergarten in the United States, opened July 1, 1870. Source
College Point Boulevard is the town's main street, where most of its shops and services sit. Source
Most residential blocks are lined with detached one- and two-family houses on relatively narrow streets. Source
The Poppenhusen branch library, opened on October 5, 1904, is a Carnegie library. College Point residents gave the land and the Poppenhusen Institute gave the books. Source