Living in Queens Village: rent, commute and grades

Queens · Updated October 2026

The renovated two-story Queens Village station building with a Springfield Boulevard street sign and autumn trees.
A wide commercial avenue with storefronts, parked cars and bare trees under a clear blue sky.
A curving path through a playground with bare trees and a brick building behind.
A glass elevator tower beside the platform with autumn foliage and the neighborhood's shops below.
A low post office building with a flag and parked cars on a sunny street.
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Rent in Queens Village

$1,280 a month

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

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Queens Village graded

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Everyday life

  • FWalkability

    The average home has 2.9 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 56 places to eat or shop.

    Residents: Living there, you will probably need a car. Grew up nearby, Oct 2024

  • DFood and shopping

    Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 12 places to eat, 8 kinds of cuisine, 1.8 large grocery stores and 35 open storefronts.

    Residents: Long Island grocery stores close by are cheaper than those in Queens. Resident, Sep 2025

  • FParks and green space

    47% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 54 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 356 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

People

  • FCommunity

    10% of households moved in since 2018, 4% are roommates sharing a home, 18% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 3 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

  • FNightlife

    About 2 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

    Residents: There is not much to do compared with Astoria. Grew up there, Oct 2024

Home and safety

  • BSafety

    4.2 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (232 in all).

    Residents: Somewhat okay overall, but it gets a little sketchy at night. Resident of 6 years, Mar 2024

    City data and 3 resident threads on Reddit agree on this grade.

  • BQuiet

    28 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.

    Residents: Calm for the most part. Born and raised there, Oct 2024

  • C-Building upkeep

    21 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 13.4 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

Who lives there

  • Older residents

What residents say

Residents like

  • Food and shoppingLong Island grocery stores close by are cheaper than those in Queens. Resident, Sep 2025
  • WalkabilityMost essentials are within walking distance, with plenty of bus options. Grew up there, Oct 2024

Residents don’t like

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Safety

Food and shopping

Nightlife

Walkability

Quiet

Getting around from Queens Village

Map of New York City neighborhoods shaded by travel time by subway or bus from Queens Village
By subway or bus, arriving by 9:00 on a weekday:Under 30 min30 to 45 min45 to 60 minOver an hourQueens Village

Residents: The LIRR reaches Manhattan in about 20 minutes and Jamaica in one stop. Resident, Sep 2025

Residents: The LIRR's in-city fare, $5 off peak or $7 peak, is good value. Grew up there, Oct 2024

What to know about Queens Village

  • Colonists settled the area in the 1640s as Little Plains. From 1824 to 1834 it was Brushville, after blacksmith Thomas Brush; residents later voted to rename it Queens, and the Long Island Rail Road's addition of 'Village' to its station name gave the neighborhood its current name. Source
  • Queens Village took off in the 1920s housing boom that spread east through Queens, and many of its Dutch Colonial and Tudor houses built in the twenties and thirties still stand. Source
  • The Queens Village Library began in 1899 as an independent library funded by the local Shakespeare Club, joined the Queens Borough Public Library in 1901, and has been in its own building on 217th Street since 1952. Source
  • Shopping in Queens Village runs along Jamaica Avenue, Springfield Boulevard, Hempstead Avenue, Braddock Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard. Source
  • Belmont Park race track sits just east of Queens Village, across the city line in Elmont, Nassau County. Source

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