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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Forest Hills vs Midtown

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

Queens|Manhattan

Forest Hills

Queens

Midtown

Manhattan

Median Sale Price
$433K
$1.3M
Median Rent
$3K
$5K
Active Listings
365
360
Avg Days on Market
85.5 days
117 days
YoY Price Change
+5.5%
-13.4%
Monthly Sales Volume
38
18

Detailed Comparison

MetricForest HillsMidtown
Median Sale Price$432,500$1,342,000
Median Condo Price$804,400$1,610,000
Median Co-op Price$356,000$834,500
Median Rent$2,842$5,300
Active Listings365360
Rental Inventory221368
Days on Market85.5117
Price Cut Share13.4%9.4%
Monthly Sales Volume3818
YoY Price Change+5.5%-13.4%
YoY Rent Change+3.3%+10.4%
YoY Inventory Change+20.9%+13.6%
Subway LinesN/A1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B C D E F M N Q R S W

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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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

Forest Hills

No subway data available

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

Active Listings

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