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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Central Harlem vs Midtown

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

Manhattan|Manhattan

Central Harlem

Manhattan

Midtown

Manhattan

Median Sale Price
$870K
$1.3M
Median Rent
$3K
$5K
Active Listings
353
360
Avg Days on Market
133.5 days
117 days
YoY Price Change
+28.8%
-13.4%
Monthly Sales Volume
11
18

Detailed Comparison

MetricCentral HarlemMidtown
Median Sale Price$870,000$1,342,000
Median Condo Price$855,000$1,610,000
Median Co-op Price$500,000$834,500
Median Rent$3,300$5,300
Active Listings353360
Rental Inventory675368
Days on Market133.5117
Price Cut Share10.8%9.4%
Monthly Sales Volume1118
YoY Price Change+28.8%-13.4%
YoY Rent Change+10.0%+10.4%
YoY Inventory Change+19.3%+13.6%
Subway Lines1 2 3 4 5 6 A B C D1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B C D E F M N Q R S W

Neighborhood Profiles

Central Harlem

Central Harlem is the cultural and historic soul of Upper Manhattan. Known for its grand boulevards like Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd and its rich jazz heritage, the neighborhood offers a vibrant urban lifestyle. The real estate market is a mix of beautifully preserved 19th-century brownstones, value-driven HDFC cooperatives, and a surge of modern luxury condominiums that offer contemporary amenities near the 125th Street retail corridor.

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Midtown

Midtown Manhattan is the city's primary commercial and transit hub, home to Grand Central Terminal, Rockefeller Center, Bryant Park, and the Empire State Building. The residential market features luxury condo towers, classic pre-war cooperatives, and postwar doorman buildings served by nearly every subway line in the system. Properties range from high-floor units with skyline panoramas to well-maintained co-ops along the tree-lined side streets east and west of Fifth Avenue.

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Transit Access

Central Harlem

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125 St (1 2 3 4 5 6 A B C D) — 0.3 mi

135 St (2 3) — 0.4 mi

Midtown

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Times Sq-42 St (1 2 3 7 N Q R S W) — 0.2 mi

42 St-Port Authority (A C E) — 0.4 mi

Grand Central-42 St (4 5 6 7 S) — 0.4 mi

34 St-Herald Sq (B D F M N Q R W) — 0.4 mi

34 St-Penn Station (1 2 3 A C E) — 0.5 mi

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