Every Long Island Rail Road branch except Port Washington passes through Jamaica Station, which makes this neighborhood in central Queens one of the most connected places to buy a home in New York City. To be clear from the first line: this is Jamaica, Queens, NYC, not the country. If you are searching for homes for sale in Jamaica, Queens, the transit access alone explains why buyers from across the city keep looking here.
Jamaica sits in Queens Community District 12 in the central and southeastern part of the borough. From the adjacent Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK station, served by the E, J, and Z subway lines, the AirTrain connects directly to JFK Airport. That combination of regional rail, subway, and airport access is rare for a residential area at these prices.
What the data shows about homes for sale in Jamaica, Queens
Here is the honest version of the market, with sourcing. The REBNY-listed feed I pull from shows 10 active homes for sale in Jamaica, with a median asking price of $799,000 (Source: RLS/REBNY via Trestle, June 2026). On the closing side, that same feed recorded 73 recent sales at a median of $559,000 and an average of $398 per square foot (Source: RLS/REBNY via Trestle, June 2026).
Read those numbers as a floor, not the whole picture. Jamaica has heavy private and for-sale-by-owner activity that never touches the REBNY feed, so the real transaction volume is higher than the 73 closings shown. The RLS sample also sits below the 100-transaction count I treat as a confidence floor, which is why I will not hand you a single hard "the median price is X" claim as settled fact. The RLS-tracked figures are directional, and they undercount the full market.
| RLS-tracked metric | Figure |
|---|---|
| Active homes for sale (REBNY feed) | 10 |
| Median asking price | $799,000 |
| Recent closings (REBNY feed) | 73 |
| Median closing price | $559,000 |
| Average price per square foot | $398 |
Source: RLS/REBNY via Trestle, June 2026. These are REBNY-listed figures only and undercount private and for-sale-by-owner sales.
Why buyers look at Jamaica
The pitch for Jamaica is reach. Jamaica Station ties together all LIRR branches except Port Washington, so a commute to Manhattan, Long Island, or the airport starts at the same hub. York College, part of CUNY, has its campus just south of Archer Avenue, which anchors steady foot traffic and rental demand around that corridor.
There is history here too. King Manor Museum, the former home of Rufus King, sits at Jamaica Avenue and 153rd Street and gives the area a designated landmark at its center. For a buyer comparing what a dollar buys across Queens, the combination of transit, a CUNY campus, and a median asking price under $800,000 in the REBNY feed is the reason Jamaica stays on shortlists.
A rezoning is reshaping supply
A rezoning underway near Jamaica Station is adding thousands of new homes, a meaningful share of them permanently income-restricted (Source: Gothamist coverage of the Jamaica rezoning). For buyers, more new construction over the next several years can change both inventory and pricing, so timing and building type matter when you make an offer.
What $398 per square foot actually means here
The REBNY-tracked average of $398 per square foot is the number worth sitting with, because it travels better than a median sale price. A median lumps a small studio and a four-family house into one figure, so it swings hard when the mix of homes that happened to close shifts. Price per square foot lets you compare a co-op apartment against a row house against a condo on the same yardstick.
At that level, Jamaica prices well below much of Manhattan and prime Brooklyn while keeping one-seat regional rail access through Jamaica Station. If you commute to Midtown or out to Long Island, the time you save can offset a higher price elsewhere, which is the trade buyers are really making. Run that math on the specific home, not the neighborhood average, because building type and condition move the per-foot number more than the ZIP code does.
Active Homes for Sale in Jamaica, Queens
Live RLS listings currently for sale in Jamaica
150-72 116TH Road
Jamaica
143-11 101st Avenue
Jamaica
Listing information provided courtesy of the Real Estate Board of New York's Residential Listing Service (RLS). Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Sale listings verified. ©2026 REBNY. RLS data displayed by Keller Williams NYC.
Co-ops, condos, and houses: what you are actually buying
Jamaica offers a wide range of property types, from one- to four-family houses to co-op and condo apartments. The structure you choose changes your monthly costs, your financing, and your resale options. If you are weighing an apartment, my breakdown of co-op vs condo covers board approval, subletting, and down-payment differences that matter more than the sticker price.
Buyers looking at two- to four-unit houses should run the rental math before falling for a number. My guide to multi-family investing walks through how an owner-occupied multi-family in Queens can carry part of its own mortgage. And before you set a budget, read my NYC closing costs rundown so the mortgage recording tax and title fees do not surprise you at the table.
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I have closed across four boroughs since 2001, including in Queens, so I can tell you that a clean comp set in Jamaica takes more than one data source. Because the REBNY feed undercounts private and for-sale-by-owner activity here, I cross-check it against public records and on-the-ground asking prices before I tell a client what a home is worth. That is the difference between a number that sounds good and one that holds up at the appraisal.
For sellers, the same gap works in your favor when it is handled right. Pricing off only the 73 REBNY-tracked closings can leave money on the table or set an asking price the wider market will not support. I price against the full picture, not just the feed.
Frequently asked questions
Is "Jamaica" in these listings the country or the NYC neighborhood?
The NYC neighborhood. Jamaica is in central and southeastern Queens, part of Queens Community District 12, and home to Jamaica Station and York College (CUNY). Every listing referenced here is in Queens, New York City.
What is the median price for homes for sale in Jamaica, Queens?
In the REBNY-listed feed, the median asking price is $799,000 across 10 active homes, and recent closings show a median of $559,000 (Source: RLS/REBNY via Trestle, June 2026). Treat these as directional. The feed undercounts private and for-sale-by-owner sales, so the full market is larger than these counts suggest.
What kinds of homes can I buy in Jamaica?
One- to four-family houses, co-op apartments, and condos. The property type drives your financing, monthly carrying cost, and resale, so decide on type before you fix a budget.
Will the Jamaica rezoning affect prices?
It could. A rezoning underway near Jamaica Station is adding thousands of new homes, a meaningful share permanently income-restricted (Source: Gothamist coverage of the Jamaica rezoning). More supply over the next several years can shift both inventory and pricing, which is why building type and timing belong in your offer strategy.
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