Neighborhoods, pricing, commutes, and investment opportunities across NYC's largest borough
The Queens median sale price was $760,000 in January 2026, up 11.8% on January 2025, while Astoria's median rose 46.5% to $1,113,350, according to StreetEasy data. The same month spans a $355,000 median co-op sale in Jackson Heights to a $1,000,235 median condo sale in Long Island City.
Spring 2026 update: StreetEasy's April 2026 data shows Long Island City condos selling in a median 46.5 days on market, down from 103 days in January. Single-family houses in Bayside and Whitestone sold below asking: the median sale-to-list ratio in both stayed under 100% in every month from January through April 2026, and Bayside's April figure was 87.1%.
In my 25+ years selling NYC real estate, I advise Queens buyers to pick a building type first and a neighborhood second. See also co-op vs. condo, multi-family investing and renting vs. buying.
| Neighborhood | Median sale price | Median 1BR asking rent | Transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astoria | $1,113,350 | $2,980 | N, W |
| Long Island City | $984,000 | $4,200 | 7, E, G |
| Bayside | $672,000 | $2,450 | LIRR |
| Flushing | Condo: $610,950 | 2BR: $3,600 | 7 |
| Forest Hills | $415,000 | $2,600 | E, F, M, R, LIRR |
| Jackson Heights | $413,000 | $2,350 | 7, E, F, R |
Source: StreetEasy, January 2026. Flushing shows the condo median sale and two-bedroom asking rent.
The N and W lines connect Astoria to Manhattan. In January 2026 the median condo sale was $850,000, per StreetEasy. The overall median sits well above the condo median because single-family houses, which sold at a $1,338,000 median that month, pull the blended figure up.
Flushing-Main Street is the eastern terminus of the 7 line, per the City's Willets Point environmental review.
Condos are the main product in Long Island City, with a $1,000,235 median sale in January 2026, and they took a median 46.5 days to sell in April, down from 103 in January. Most of the condo stock is in newer towers; new developments compare on amenities and carrying costs.
Forest Hills splits into prewar co-ops and a pricier newer condo tier. In January 2026 StreetEasy recorded a $318,000 median co-op sale against a $648,000 median condo sale. Single-family houses sold at a $1,300,000 median. The E, F, M, and R trains stop at the 71st Avenue-Forest Hills hub, with the E and F running express, and the Long Island Rail Road has a station there too. Most buyers go through co-op board approval, so get a building's board-package requirements and financial minimums before you make an offer. The full picture is in the Forest Hills guide and the Forest Hills market report.
Jackson Heights holds a city historic district, designated in 1993, whose "garden apartments" of the 1910s and 1920s are among New York's earliest examples of that apartment type, alongside attached and semi-detached "garden homes" built after 1924. The elevated train along Roosevelt Avenue opened in 1917, per the Landmarks Preservation Commission designation report. In January 2026 the co-op median sale price was $355,000, per StreetEasy.
StreetEasy recorded 109 co-op sales in Jackson Heights from January through April 2026, up from 102 in the same four months of 2025. If you are buying your first co-op there, read the most common first-time buyer mistakes before you make an offer.
StreetEasy's Queens-wide figures, January through April 2026:
| Queens (StreetEasy) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $760,000 | $750,000 | $689,000 | $750,000 |
| Median co-op sale price | $320,000 | $330,000 | $345,000 | $320,000 |
| Median days on market, co-ops | 95 | 96 | 68 | 64.5 |
| Median days on market, condos | 87.5 | 109 | 64 | 57.5 |
Prices held in a $689,000 to $760,000 band while co-op days on market fell from 95 to 64.5 and condo days from 87.5 to 57.5. Queens' April single-family sale-to-list ratio was 94.3%. The price spread is mostly a property-type gap: January 2026 medians were $320,000 for co-ops, $660,000 for condos, and $920,000 for single-family homes.
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| Queens (RLS, Oct 1, 2026) | Active | Median asking | Closed, 90 days | Median closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All property types | 667 | $825,000 | 270 | $905,000 |
| Co-ops | 206 | $380,000 | 72 | $360,000 |
| Condos | 341 | $930,000 | 134 | $1,017,000 |
Source: RLS/REBNY via Trestle. Another 525 listings were pending, equal to about 79% of the active count.
Market reports for Flushing apartments for sale and Rego Park apartments for sale cover recent sales and inventory. For a buy-and-hold plan, check whether new construction is adding competing supply.
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