NYC Neighborhood Comparison
Bronx
Brooklyn
For buyers focused on affordability, Castle Hill has the lower median sale price at $385K vs $670K in Gerritsen Beach.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find Gerritsen Beach offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
| Metric | Castle Hill | Gerritsen Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $385,000 | $670,000 |
| Median Condo Price | N/A | N/A |
| Median Co-op Price | N/A | N/A |
| Median Rent | $2,500 | $4,500 |
| Active Listings | 4 | 21 |
| Rental Inventory | 2 | 1 |
| Days on Market | 54 | 72 |
| Price Cut Share | 20.0% | 14.3% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 4 | 3 |
| YoY Price Change | N/A | N/A |
| YoY Rent Change | +8.9% | +150.0% |
| YoY Inventory Change | 0.0% | -19.2% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | N/A |
Castle Hill is a Bronx neighborhood of two-family brick homes, garden-style apartments, and mid-rise co-op buildings between the Bruckner Expressway and Westchester Creek. The 6 train at Castle Hill Avenue connects to Midtown Manhattan, and the Bruckner Expressway provides highway access. Pugsley Creek Park offers waterfront green space along the neighborhood perimeter.
View Full Market ReportGerritsen Beach is a waterfront neighborhood on Jamaica Bay featuring compact frame bungalows, two-story cottages, and brick homes, many with private boat docks along Gerritsen Creek and the Gotham Avenue Canal. The neighborhood maintains its coastal character with narrow streets, and residents access Manhattan via the B31 and B44 buses connecting to nearby subway lines.
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Listing data is derived in whole or in part from the RLS at REBNY (Real Estate Board of New York) Internet Data Exchange (IDX) database. Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than Milton Coste | Keller Williams NYC are marked with the RLS logo. The information provided is for consumers' personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Data is refreshed every 15 minutes per REBNY IDX requirements.
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. Castle Hill and Gerritsen Beach 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 Castle Hill and Gerritsen Beach 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) | Castle Hill | Gerritsen Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $385,000 | $670,000 |
| Median Rent | $2,500/mo | $4,500/mo |
| Year-over-Year Price Change | N/A | N/A |
| Average Days on Market | 54 days | 72 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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