363 voucher holders searching Far Rockaway against 5 listings — 72:1 demand at the end of the A line

363 tenants have either applied to a Far Rockaway listing in the last six months or named the area as a preferred location. Against 5 active VoucherMatch listings, that is roughly 72 voucher holders per available unit. The peninsula is served by a single subway line — the A train terminates at Far Rockaway-Mott Ave — which keeps demand concentrated near the train stops rather than spread across the neighborhood.

Demand here is led by CityFHEPS at 72.1% (209 tenants), with FHEPS at 19.7% (57 tenants) and HASA at 3.8% (11 tenants). That is among the strongest CityFHEPS shares in Queens, so a landlord accepting only that one program captures roughly seven out of every ten interested tenants.

Bedroom-size demand skews to 1BR units (169 tenants). The applicable CityFHEPS, FHEPS, and HASA payment standard for 1BR is $2,762; the FY2026 Section 8 HUD FMR rose to $2,655 from $2,511, a 5.7% year-over-year increase. Far Rockaway's stock mixes NYCHA buildings with bungalows and apartment buildings, with new affordable construction continuing — many of the private rentals price comfortably below those caps.