NYC Neighborhood Comparison
Brooklyn
Queens
For buyers focused on affordability, Briarwood has the lower median sale price at $358,000 vs $498,300 in Bensonhurst.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find Briarwood offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
| Metric | Bensonhurst | Briarwood |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $498,300 | $358,000 |
| Median Condo Price | $498,300 | $358,000 |
| Median Co-op Price | $240,000 | $320,000 |
| Median Rent | $2,700 | $2,193 |
| Active Listings | 67 | 43 |
| Rental Inventory | 43 | 77 |
| Days on Market | 74 | 115 |
| Price Cut Share | 9.0% | 23.3% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 8 | 7 |
| YoY Price Change | N/A | +35.1% |
| YoY Rent Change | +22.7% | -0.3% |
| YoY Inventory Change | -25.6% | +2.4% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | N/A |
Bensonhurst is a densely built Brooklyn neighborhood of six-story prewar apartment buildings, attached brick row houses, and two-family homes along wide commercial avenues. The D train runs along an elevated section of 86th Street, and the N train serves the Bath Beach border to the west. Bensonhurst Park and the Gravesend Bay waterfront provide green space along the southern edge.
View Full Market ReportBriarwood is a residential neighborhood in central Queens with Tudor Revival, Colonial, and ranch-style single-family homes alongside low-rise garden apartment co-ops and prewar brick buildings. The E and F trains stop at Briarwood-Van Wyck Boulevard, providing express service to Midtown Manhattan. The neighborhood sits between three major green spaces: Forest Park to the west, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park to the north, and the Kissena Corridor to the east.
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From the 2008 financial crisis through the 2020 pandemic, the NYC metro Case-Shiller composite fell about 25% peak-to-trough between 2007 and 2012, then fully recovered by 2017 and gained another 15% through Q1 2020. Bensonhurst and Briarwood both tracked this broader NYC arc, with annual closing volume contracting sharply in 2009 and again in Q2 2020 before normalizing.
Outer-borough submarkets including Bensonhurst and Briarwood generally tracked the broader NYC metro pattern of a 20% to 25% peak-to-trough decline before fully recovering by 2017 and posting further gains through early 2020.
Source: Per Case-Shiller Home Price Index, NYC metro subset, 2008-2020, cross-referenced with StreetEasy historical price data series.
| Metric (2026) | Bensonhurst | Briarwood |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $498,300 | $358,000 |
| Median Rent | $2,700/mo | $2,193/mo |
| Year-over-Year Price Change | N/A | +35.1% |
| Average Days on Market | 74 days | 115 days |
| Distance to Nearest Subway | N/A | N/A |
Table values reflect current 2026 market conditions. Historical 2008-2020 commentary is sourced from Case-Shiller NYC metro composite and StreetEasy historical series.
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