NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Forest Hills vs Kensington

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

Queens|Brooklyn

Forest Hills

Queens

Kensington

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price

$433K

$568K

Median Rent

$3K

Active Listings

365

Avg Days on Market

85.5 days

53.5 days

YoY Price Change

+5.5%

-24.5%

Monthly Sales Volume

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Forest Hills	Kensington
Median Sale Price	$432,500	$567,500
Median Condo Price	$804,400	$537,104.5
Median Co-op Price	$356,000	$515,000
Median Rent	$2,842	$3,000
Active Listings	365	76
Rental Inventory	221	74
Days on Market	85.5	53.5
Price Cut Share	13.4%	11.8%
Monthly Sales Volume	38	7
YoY Price Change	+5.5%	-24.5%
YoY Rent Change	+3.3%	+11.5%
YoY Inventory Change	+20.9%	0.0%
Subway Lines	N/A	N/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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Kensington

Kensington 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.

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