NYC Neighborhood Comparison
Queens
Bronx
For buyers focused on affordability, Throgs Neck has the lower median sale price at $700,000 vs $885,000 in College Point.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find Throgs Neck offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
| Metric | College Point | Throgs Neck |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $885,000 | $700,000 |
| Median Condo Price | N/A | $515,000 |
| Median Co-op Price | N/A | $420,000 |
| Median Rent | $2,800 | $2,732 |
| Active Listings | 34 | 22 |
| Rental Inventory | 9 | 9 |
| Days on Market | 61 | 153.5 |
| Price Cut Share | 5.9% | 4.5% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 3 | 10 |
| YoY Price Change | N/A | +7.7% |
| YoY Rent Change | -9.7% | -2.4% |
| YoY Inventory Change | -8.1% | 0.0% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | N/A |
College Point is a waterfront Queens neighborhood of single-family homes, two-family brick houses, and garden-apartment complexes along Flushing Bay. The neighborhood is connected by bus to the Flushing 7 train terminus and is bordered by a large commercial retail center along 20th Avenue. MacNeil Park on the waterfront offers views across to the Whitestone Bridge.
View Full Market ReportThrogs Neck is a waterfront Bronx neighborhood of single-family brick homes, two-family houses, and low-rise apartment buildings on a peninsula between the East River and Long Island Sound. The neighborhood is connected by bus to the 6 train at Pelham Bay Park, and the Throgs Neck Bridge provides direct highway access to Long Island. Throgs Neck Park and the SUNY Maritime College campus line the waterfront.
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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. College Point and Throgs Neck 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 College Point and Throgs Neck 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) | College Point | Throgs Neck |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $885,000 | $700,000 |
| Median Rent | $2,800/mo | $2,732/mo |
| Year-over-Year Price Change | N/A | +7.7% |
| Average Days on Market | 61 days | 153.5 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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