Living in East Elmhurst: rent, commute and grades

Queens · Updated October 2026

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Rent in East Elmhurst

$1,392 a month

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

COverall

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

DWalkability
The average home has 3.4 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 89 places to eat or shop.
DFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 23 places to eat, 9 kinds of cuisine, 0.9 large grocery stores and 48 open storefronts.
C-Parks and green space
89% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 84 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 385 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

BCommunity
17% of households moved in since 2018, 9% are roommates sharing a home, 21% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 14 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
B-Nightlife
About 12 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

CSafety
6.3 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (184 in all).
C+Quiet
41 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
12.9 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 4.8 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 hourEast Elmhurst

East Elmhurst sits in northern Queens just south of LaGuardia Airport. Source
East Elmhurst's residential blocks are mostly one- and two-family homes, detached, semi-detached and attached. A 127-block city rezoning proposed in 2013 set out to protect that character. Source
Astoria Boulevard, a 130-foot-wide road, is East Elmhurst's primary commercial street. Source
East Elmhurst began in 1904 as a new residential development in north Corona, laid out as 2,000 building lots along the western edge of Flushing and Bowery bays. Source
After World War II, Corona and East Elmhurst drew prominent African American cultural figures and civil rights activists, and the northern part of the area holds a notable collection of African American historic sites. Source
Malcolm X lived with his family in a bungalow on 97th Street from 1959 to 1965. The block is co-named Malcolm X Place. Source