| City | Bronx | Brooklyn | Manhattan | Queens | Staten Island | |
| Occupied Housing Units | 2,780,349 | 411,775 | 813,544 | 703,943 | 713,978 | 137,109 |
| Total Housing Units | 2,885,186 | 434,176 | 843,689 | 730,596 | 735,184 | 141,541 |
| Vacant and Available | 104,837 | 22,401 | 30,145 | 26,653 | 21,206 | 4,432 |
| Overall Vacancy Rate | 3.63% | 5.16% | 3.57% | 3.65% | 2.88% | 3.13% |
| Rental Vacancy Rate | 4.01% | 5.43% | 4.20% | 3.47% | 3.28% | 4.17% |
| Owner Vacancy Rate | 2.75% | 4.10% | 1.85% | 4.36% | 2.34% | 2.53% |
| Median Contract Rent | $595 | $508 | $550 | $650 | $647 | $600 |
| Median Rent/Income | 28% | 31% | 29% | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Median House Value | $190,000 | $180,000 | $200,000 | $1,027,569 | $190,000 | $185,000 |
| Median Coop/Condo Value | $100,000 | $60,000 | $65,000 | $190,000 | $70,000 | $118,000 |
| # Crowded Households | 73,923 | 13,007 | 20,544 | 22,094 | 16,647 | 1,630 |
| % Crowded Households | 2.7% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 1.2% |
| % Built Before 1930 | 42.6% | 50.4% | 46.7% | 54.1% | 28.0% | 7.7% |
| Mean # of Maintenance Deficiencies | 1.12 | 1.57 | 1.13 | 1.35 | 0.73 | 0.56 |
| % with Boarded Up Buildings Nearby | 10.0% | 9.3% | 14.8% | 11.5% | 4.0% | 6.9% |
From: Housing Conditions and Problems In New York City: An Analysis of the 1996 Housing and Vacancy Survey by Michael H. Schill and Benjamin P. Scafidi
Source: 1996 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey Data File, U.S. Bureau of the Census