Living in St. Albans: rent, commute and grades

Queens · Updated October 2026

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Rent in St. Albans

$1,317 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.

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 42 places to eat or shop.
FFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 10 places to eat, 6 kinds of cuisine, 1.6 large grocery stores and 24 open storefronts.
DParks and green space
87% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 29 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 382 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

FCommunity
12% of households moved in since 2018, 3% are roommates sharing a home, 17% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 2 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
FNightlife
About 1 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

B+Safety
4 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (218 in all).
B+Quiet
27 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
24.1 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 10.1 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 hourSt. Albans

St. Albans' Addisleigh Park section became nationally known in the mid-20th century as home to Black musicians and athletes including Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Lena Horne, Fats Waller, James Brown, Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis and Roy Campanella. Source
Addisleigh Park was built as a whites-only development in the 1910s and 1920s. From the 1940s, Black homeowners moved in and successfully challenged the racially restrictive covenants that barred sales to them. Source
The Addisleigh Park Historic District, designated in 2011, has about 422 houses built mostly between the 1910s and 1930s, set back on large landscaped lots along Murdock Avenue and nearby streets. Styles are Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival and Arts and Crafts. Source
Houses began going up in St. Albans near the turn of the 20th century, and the housing boom after World War I made it a low-density, middle-income area. Source
Roy Wilkins Park, near the St. Albans homes, is the largest regional park and recreation center in southern Queens, according to a 2007 city planning page on St. Albans and Hollis. Source
The 11-acre St. Albans Park is part of the Addisleigh Park Historic District. Source