Living in Corona: rent, commute and grades

Queens · Updated October 2026

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Rent in Corona

$1,753 a month

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

BOverall

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

B-Walkability
The average home has 4.4 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 238 places to eat or shop.
BFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 62 places to eat, 17 kinds of cuisine, 4.7 large grocery stores and 138 open storefronts.
A-Parks and green space
100% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 557 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 378 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

BCommunity
16% of households moved in since 2018, 6% are roommates sharing a home, 19% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 26 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
BNightlife
About 21 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

CSafety
5.8 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (387 in all).
City data alone would give C+; what residents say in 6 Reddit threads moves it to C.
CQuiet
45 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.
BBuilding upkeep
14.5 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 5.9 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 hourCorona

Corona is home to the largest Latin American immigrant community in Queens. A city study found more than 66% of residents in its study area were born abroad, with recent arrivals coming particularly from Mexico, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic. Source
Corona grew in the late 1800s once the New York and Flushing Railroad reached it. First called West Flushing, it took the name Corona when a local developer called the area the crown of Queens County. Source
Corona is built of 20th century brick houses and buildings that rarely rise above six stories, with low-rise commercial buildings and one- and two-family homes also common. Source
Roosevelt Avenue, Junction Boulevard and National Street are Corona's main commercial streets, home to ethnic stores, restaurants and street vendors. Source
Corona has Italian heritage too, most visible at the much-loved Lemon Ice King of Corona. Source
The Louis Armstrong House Museum preserves the 107th Street home where Armstrong lived for nearly 30 years. He and Lucille Armstrong moved there in 1943. Source
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, nearby, holds the Queens Zoo, the Queens Museum and the New York Hall of Science. Source