NYC Neighborhood Comparison
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
For buyers focused on affordability, Kensington has the lower median sale price at $850,000 vs $1,372,500 in Downtown Brooklyn.
Commuters have more transit options in Downtown Brooklyn, which is served by 8 subway lines compared to 0 in Kensington.
| Metric | Downtown Brooklyn | Kensington |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $1,372,500 | $850,000 |
| Median Condo Price | $599,999 | $582,680 |
| Median Co-op Price | $2,025,226 | $450,000 |
| Median Rent | $4,810 | $2,904 |
| Active Listings | 143 | 91 |
| Rental Inventory | 558 | 114 |
| Days on Market | 58 | 57 |
| Price Cut Share | 25.2% | 12.1% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 7 | 15 |
| YoY Price Change | +6.0% | N/A |
| YoY Rent Change | +8.2% | +3.7% |
| YoY Inventory Change | +23.3% | +12.3% |
| Subway Lines | 2 3 4 5 A C F R | N/A |
Downtown Brooklyn features a mixture of historic brownstones and modern high-rise architecture. The area is built around major transit hubs, including LIRR access and multiple subway lines. Residents benefit from green space in Brooklyn Bridge Park and prominent local landmarks.
View Full Market ReportKensington 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.
View Full Market ReportCourt St (R) — 0.1 mi
Borough Hall (2 3 4 5) — 0.1 mi
Jay St-MetroTech (A C F R) — 0.2 mi
Clark St (2 3) — 0.3 mi
High St (A C) — 0.4 mi
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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. Downtown Brooklyn and Kensington 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 Downtown Brooklyn and Kensington 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) | Downtown Brooklyn | Kensington |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $1,372,500 | $850,000 |
| Median Rent | $4,810/mo | $2,904/mo |
| Year-over-Year Price Change | +6.0% | N/A |
| Average Days on Market | 58 days | 57 days |
| Distance to Nearest Subway | 0.07 mi | 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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