NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Briarwood vs Kensington

Side-by-side market data, transit, and neighborhood profiles to help you decide.

Queens|Brooklyn

Briarwood

Queens

Kensington

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price

$265K

$568K

Median Rent

$2K

$3K

Active Listings

Avg Days on Market

36.5 days

53.5 days

YoY Price Change

-25.9%

-24.5%

Monthly Sales Volume

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Briarwood	Kensington
Median Sale Price	$265,000	$567,500
Median Condo Price	N/A	$537,104.5
Median Co-op Price	$276,250	$515,000
Median Rent	$2,062.5	$3,000
Active Listings	39	76
Rental Inventory	56	74
Days on Market	36.5	53.5
Price Cut Share	20.5%	11.8%
Monthly Sales Volume	6	7
YoY Price Change	-25.9%	-24.5%
YoY Rent Change	+3.4%	+11.5%
YoY Inventory Change	+44.4%	0.0%
Subway Lines	N/A	N/A

Neighborhood Profiles

Briarwood

Briarwood 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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Kensington

Kensington is a residential Brooklyn neighborhood bordered by Prospect Park to the north and the landmarked Green-Wood Cemetery to the west, with Ocean Parkway running through its center as one of the borough's signature tree-lined boulevards. The housing stock includes brick rowhouses, prewar co-op apartment buildings along Ocean Parkway and Coney Island Avenue, and detached Victorian homes on the side streets, served by the F and G trains at Fort Hamilton Parkway and Church Avenue. The B and Q express trains are accessible within a short walk, providing a 30-to-35-minute commute to Midtown Manhattan.

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