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Downtown Binghamton Apartments for Rent
Restored historic buildings on Court Street, Main Street, and Front Street.
Starting at $780/mo · view current price on Zillow
Downtown Binghamton in 2026 is a working downtown again — not a tourist downtown, not a Brooklyn-imitating downtown. A real one, with a courthouse that anchors the western edge, a Susquehanna River curving along the south, restaurants and bars that stay open, a downtown university campus, and a hundred-and-twenty-year-old building stock that is slowly being brought back.
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We own and operate eight of those buildings. They sit on Court Street, Main Street, and Front Street, all within ten minutes walk of each other. The downtown is a national historic district — most buildings between Court, Main, Washington, and State Streets are listed on the National Register.
Studios start around $850. One-bedrooms run $950-1,200. Two-bedrooms $1,250-1,650. About half of what equivalent space costs in Ithaca and a third of what it costs in Albany.
Common Questions
What people ask before they sign.
Is downtown Binghamton safe?+
Generally yes, with normal urban awareness.
What’s the walk score downtown?+
Most of our downtown buildings score 85-90 on walkscore.com.
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The Honest Guide to Living Downtown Binghamton in 2026
A working downtown again — not a Brooklyn-imitating one. What Court, Main, and Front Streets are actually like for a tenant in 2026.
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Restored historic vs new construction in the Southern Tier
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Five restaurants you can walk to from Court Street
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Downtown Binghamton storefronts: what tenants need to know
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Downtown Binghamton apartments: what it's actually like to live here
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West Side Binghamton rentals: who they work for (and who should skip them)
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