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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Forest Hills vs Brighton Beach

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

Queens|Brooklyn

Forest Hills

Queens

Brighton Beach

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price
$433K
$720K
Median Rent
$3K
$2K
Active Listings
365
159
Avg Days on Market
85.5 days
132 days
YoY Price Change
+5.5%
+11.6%
Monthly Sales Volume
38
9

Detailed Comparison

MetricForest HillsBrighton Beach
Median Sale Price$432,500$720,000
Median Condo Price$804,400$520,000
Median Co-op Price$356,000$368,500
Median Rent$2,842$2,372.5
Active Listings365159
Rental Inventory22130
Days on Market85.5132
Price Cut Share13.4%15.1%
Monthly Sales Volume389
YoY Price Change+5.5%+11.6%
YoY Rent Change+3.3%+1.1%
YoY Inventory Change+20.9%+43.2%
Subway LinesN/AN/A

Neighborhood Profiles

Forest Hills

Forest Hills is a sought-after and picturesque Queens neighborhood known for its lush greenery and exceptional architecture. The area is famous for Forest Hills Gardens, a private community featuring stunning Tudor-style homes and winding streets. The broader neighborhood offers a mix of grand pre-war cooperatives, modern luxury condominiums, and the vibrant shopping and dining destination of Austin Street, providing a suburban feel within the city limits.

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Brighton Beach

Brighton Beach stretches along Brooklyn's Atlantic shoreline with a housing stock that ranges from 1920s Art Deco apartment buildings along Ocean Parkway to postwar co-op towers and newer oceanfront condominiums. The B and Q trains run above Brighton Beach Avenue, providing direct service to Downtown Brooklyn, Midtown Manhattan, and connections across the system. The Riegelmann Boardwalk extends along the waterfront, connecting to Coney Island, while Brighton Beach Avenue below the elevated tracks forms the neighborhood's primary commercial corridor.

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Transit Access

Forest Hills

No subway data available

Brighton Beach

No subway data available

Active Listings

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