| All Rental Units | Controlled | Stabilized | Other Regulated | Unregulated | Public Housing | In Rem | |
| Occupied Units | 1,946,165 | 70,572 | 1,014,751 | 127,000 | 545,198 | 165,646 | 22,997 |
| Total Housing Units | 2,027,421 | 70,572 | 1,052,300 | 131,576 | 575,666 | 172,096 | 25,211 |
| Vacant and Available | 81,256 | N.A. | 37,549 | 4,576 | 30,468 | 6,450 | 2,214 |
| Rental Vacancy Rate | 4.01 | N.A. | 3.57 | 3.48 | 5.29 | 3.75 | 8.78 |
| Median Contract Rent | $595 | $428 | $600 | $530 | $680 | $225 | $250 |
| Median Rent/Income | 28% | 30% | 28% | 33% | 26% | 28% | 30% |
| # Crowded Households | 67,547 | 0 | 48,959 | 944 | 15,129 | 1,606 | 909 |
| % Crowded Households | 3.5% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 4.0% |
| % Built Before 1930 | 45.7% | 75.9% | 53.3% | 22.4% | 45.3% | 0.0% | 85.5% |
| Mean # of Maintenance Deficiencies | 1.37 | 1.41 | 1.55 | 1.19 | 0.89 | 1.71 | 3.18 |
| % of Boarded Up Buildings Nearby | 11.4% | 14.6% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 11.3% | 49.4% |
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