Living in Murray Hill: rent, commute and grades

Queens · Updated November 2026

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Rent in Murray Hill

$1,406 a month, estimated

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

B-Overall

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

CWalkability
The average home has 3.8 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 167 places to eat or shop.
CFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 50 places to eat, 12 kinds of cuisine, 2 large grocery stores and 107 open storefronts.
FParks and green space
87% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 18 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 376 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

CCommunity
18% of households moved in since 2018, 4% are roommates sharing a home, 15% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 34 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
B+Nightlife
About 28 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

BSafety
4.2 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (224 in all).
A-Quiet
24 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
26.3 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 7.3 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 hourMurray Hill

The blocks around the Murray Hill Long Island Rail Road station, which Korean residents unofficially call "Murray Hill Food Alley", are packed with Korean restaurants, according to a 2022 city study. Source
Northern Boulevard is the neighborhood's main road and commercial backbone, with supermarkets, larger stores and franchises mixed with small family-owned shops. 162nd Street is a quieter shopping street. Source
Murray Hill was once part of Flushing and home to well-known plant nurseries. Houses went up around the turn of the 20th century, after the Long Island Rail Road opened its Murray Hill station. Irish and Italian immigrants lived here in the mid-20th century, followed by new arrivals from Asia. Source
The Voelker Orth Museum, Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden at 149-19 38th Avenue is a house built around 1891, one of the earliest in Murray Hill. German immigrant Conrad Voelker bought it in 1899, and it stayed in the family until 1996, when it became a small museum of Queens history with a bird sanctuary. Source
Broadway-Flushing, the northern part of the area, is a section of single-family houses. When the City Council adopted the North Flushing Rezoning in April 2009, it mapped a new R1-2A district on 24 of its blocks to curb over-scaled new homes. Source
Murray Hill has no subway stop but two Long Island Rail Road stations on the Port Washington Branch, Murray Hill and Broadway. The Murray Hill station is accessible, with elevators. Source