Living in Rego Park: rent, commute and grades

Queens · Updated October 2026

A red and tan high-rise apartment tower stands against a blue sky with white clouds.

A bright red shopping center facade with stores and shoppers on the sidewalk.

A curved glass residential tower rises above the Rego Center shopping complex with shoppers at street level.

Tall brick apartment buildings above a row of parked cars with blue sky and bare trees.

A tall residential tower with warm cladding against a blue sky.

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Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Rent in Rego Park

$1,750 a month

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

Rego Park is cheaper with roommates

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BOverall

Rego Park graded

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

Everyday life

C+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 204 places to eat or shop.
BFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 58 places to eat, 23 kinds of cuisine, 4 large grocery stores and 126 open storefronts.
Residents: Offers lots of shopping along with plenty of restaurants. Former resident of many years, Feb 2024
City data and 5 resident threads on Reddit agree on this grade.
FParks and green space
78% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 22 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 365 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

People

C+Community
19% of households moved in since 2018, 5% are roommates sharing a home, 17% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 20 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
BNightlife
About 13 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

Home and safety

BSafety
4.3 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (128 in all).
AQuiet
23 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: The neighborhood is quiet and peaceful. Resident of 4 years, May 2026
CBuilding upkeep
14.2 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.

Who lives there

Older residents

What residents say

Residents like

QuietThe neighborhood is quiet and peaceful. Resident of 4 years, May 2026
Food and shoppingOffers lots of shopping along with plenty of restaurants. Former resident of many years, Feb 2024

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Safety

Walking around alone felt very safe, more so than in Inwood even by day.
Not a resident, Apr 2026
The neighborhood is safe.
Not a resident, Apr 2026
The area is considered very safe.
Not a resident, Mar 2026

Food and shopping

Lots of stores close by for everyday shopping.
Not a resident, Apr 2026
Has only a few restaurants.
Not a resident, Dec 2025
Has its own strong food culture, enough to eat your way through for years.
Not a resident, Feb 2024

Nightlife

Bars and nightlife are different from Manhattan or Brooklyn, and late cabs home from Manhattan cost a lot.
Not a resident, Dec 2025
There is nothing to do locally, so most plans mean heading into Manhattan.
Not a resident, Dec 2025

Walkability

Has more of a car culture and suburban feel than neighborhoods closer to Manhattan.
Not a resident, Dec 2025
Living here calls for a car.
Not a resident, Dec 2025

Quiet

More sedate than Inwood.
Not a resident, Apr 2026
The neighborhood is quiet.
Not a resident, Apr 2026
Apartments on Queens Boulevard can be loud, especially in older buildings.
Not a resident, Jan 2026

Getting around from Rego Park

By subway or bus, arriving by 9:00 on a weekday:Under 30 min30 to 45 min45 to 60 minOver an hourRego Park

63 Dr-Rego Park MR

Residents: Getting to the Lower East Side is doable but far, and friends may not make the trip out to visit. Former resident, Apr 2026

Residents: The M and R have the usual breakdowns and weekends have improved, but from these local stops midtown takes 30 to 35 minutes. Resident, Feb 2026

What to know about Rego Park

Rego Park takes its name from a builder's slogan: in the early 1920s the Real Good Construction Company bought farmland in the western part of Forest Hills and named its project after its advertising line, 'Real Good Homes'. Source
The Crescents, begun in 1923 off Alderton Street between Woodhaven Boulevard and the Long Island Rail Road, are single-family brick and frame houses with Colonial Revival and Tudor touches, set along six crescent-shaped streets. Source
Apartment buildings became the main housing type in northern Rego Park: by the late 1930s the south side of Queens Boulevard and Saunders Street were lined with six-story brick buildings, and more followed in the 1950s. Source
63rd Drive is one of Rego Park's main shopping streets. Its Art Deco limestone storefronts went up after 1947, when houses on the street were bought to replace stores lost to the Long Island Expressway. Source
Lost Battalion Hall at 93-29 Queens Boulevard, an Art Moderne building funded by the Works Progress Administration in 1938 to 1939, has been run by the Parks Department since 1960 and is now a recreation center for all ages. Source
The Rego Park Library is closed while a new three-story building goes up, with children's, teen and adult areas and a green roof. Queens Public Library expects to reopen it in winter 2029-2030 and runs a mobile library outside on Thursdays meanwhile. Source