NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Carroll Gardens vs Ridgewood

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

Brooklyn|Queens

Carroll Gardens

Brooklyn

Ridgewood

Queens

Median Sale Price

$3.1M

$1.3M

Median Rent

$5K

$3K

Active Listings

Avg Days on Market

31 days

86.5 days

YoY Price Change

+23.4%

+43.2%

Monthly Sales Volume

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Carroll Gardens	Ridgewood
Median Sale Price	$3,116,081	$1,325,000
Median Condo Price	$2,064,000	N/A
Median Co-op Price	N/A	N/A
Median Rent	$4,950	$3,250
Active Listings	36	45
Rental Inventory	99	309
Days on Market	31	86.5
Price Cut Share	13.9%	8.9%
Monthly Sales Volume	4	6
YoY Price Change	+23.4%	+43.2%
YoY Rent Change	+12.2%	+1.6%
YoY Inventory Change	+9.1%	+95.7%
Subway Lines	N/A	N/A

Neighborhood Profiles

Carroll Gardens

Carroll Gardens is famous for its unique 'deep front gardens' and its rich culinary and bakery heritage. This charming neighborhood offers a small-town feel with its boutique shops and renowned bakeries along Court and Smith Streets. The real estate market is highly coveted, featuring historic brownstones that are often wider than those in neighboring areas, alongside intimate new construction condominiums that maintain the neighborhood's low-rise character.

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Ridgewood

Ridgewood features orderly blocks of brick and limestone rowhouses, prewar tenements with decorative cornices, and multi-family buildings constructed between 1905 and 1925, making it one of Queens' most architecturally consistent neighborhoods. The M train runs through the heart of the area with stops at Seneca Avenue, Forest Avenue, and Fresh Pond Road, while the L train connects at Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues. Highland Park and Ridgewood Reservoir border the neighborhood to the south, and the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House, an 18th-century landmark, marks the historic Queens-Brooklyn boundary.

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