Living in Jamaica Estates: rent, commute and grades

Queens · Updated October 2026

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Rent in Jamaica Estates

$1,263 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.

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 85 places to eat or shop.
C-Food and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 18 places to eat, 11 kinds of cuisine, 1.8 large grocery stores and 58 open storefronts.
DParks and green space
83% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 233 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 326 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

DCommunity
18% of households moved in since 2018, 4% are roommates sharing a home, 14% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 4 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
DNightlife
About 3 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

C+Safety
5.6 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (131 in all).
BQuiet
29 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.
CBuilding upkeep
17.7 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 13.1 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 hourJamaica Estates

Jamaica Estates was built from 1907 as homes followed Downtown Jamaica's commercial growth, according to a 2025 city study. Source
Jamaica Estates sits on hilly, wooded land, and its founders laid it out with winding tree-lined streets, green lawns and gardens. Source
Homes in Jamaica Estates were originally mostly Tudor and Colonial style; today they also include European and many contemporary designs, in a wide range of sizes. Source
Shops and restaurants line Union Turnpike and Hillside Avenue, the neighborhood's northern and southern edges. Source
St. John's University borders the northwest corner of Jamaica Estates. Source
Holliswood, mostly built in the 1940s and 1950s, sits on the Long Island Terminal Moraine, the glacial ridge the city calls the highest ground in Queens. Its homes stand at different elevations on irregular lots along winding streets with few sidewalks. Source