Intern housing in New York City

How do I find a place in New York City?

A summer internship is a fixed set of dates, not a year-long lease. The interns who settle in calmly are the ones who match housing to those dates, pick a neighborhood they can commute from, and book while there are still homes to choose from. On Ohana, interns rent furnished rooms and apartments from people who already live in New York City, for the months of the program rather than a hotel rate.

When should I pin down the dates?

Internship offers often name a season first and the real start and end dates later. Interns get those two dates in writing, then look for a stay that covers them with a day or two on either side. Arriving before the first morning leaves time to unpack and ride the commute once with no clock running. Leaving a day after the last day avoids a same-day move. If the program shifts the dates, change the stay then, while the listing is still yours.

What does a furnished stay in New York City include?

Interns on Ohana in New York City typically pay about $2,650 a month, usually somewhere between $2,000 and $3,100. The same figure applies to every company in the city. A typical budget here is $2,650 a month. About half of these interns in New York City rent a whole place. The others usually share with 2 roommates. Most intern stays are half live alone. Furnished means the apartment already has a bed, a kitchen, and the basics, so what you bring is clothes, work clothes for the office, and a light layer for air conditioning on the subway. You are not shipping furniture for a season.

How much do interns pay for a private room, a studio, or a one-bedroom in New York City?

Typical monthly rent in New York City, from people who booked on Ohana for 2025 and 2026 stays: private room: about $1,950 a month (usually $1,600 to $2,350); studio: about $3,150 a month (usually $2,550 to $3,850); one-bedroom: about $3,600 a month (usually $2,800 to $4,400). A private room in a shared home is the least expensive option. A studio or one-bedroom costs more, for a place to yourself.

Where should I live for an easy commute?

The neighborhoods on this page are where interns in New York City actually lived last summer, not a list of famous names. Pick one you can reach the office from without thinking about the transfer on the first morning. Set up subway or transit payment before you travel, ride the route once on the weekend, and leave extra time on day one.

Why book intern housing early?

The typical intern on Ohana in New York City books about a month before move-in. Booking earlier is an advantage: more homes are still open, and the better prices go first. Interns who started looking for a June move-in in January faced about 1.5 interns for every new home listed. Those who started in June faced about 12 interns, roughly 8 times the competition for each home. Searching early is a real advantage: more homes to choose from, fewer people competing for each one, and the best-priced homes are still open. The chart and table on this page show that pattern for New York City, month by month: new homes that can cover a summer move-in arrive at a steady pace, while the number of interns starting a search climbs into the spring. Interns who look early have more homes to choose from, fewer people competing for each one, and first pick of the better-priced places.