NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Forest Hills vs Whitestone

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

Queens|Queens

Forest Hills

Queens

Whitestone

Queens

Median Sale Price

$433K

$1.1M

Median Rent

$3K

Active Listings

365

Avg Days on Market

85.5 days

100.5 days

YoY Price Change

+5.5%

+11.4%

Monthly Sales Volume

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Forest Hills	Whitestone
Median Sale Price	$432,500	$1,100,000
Median Condo Price	$804,400	$313,682
Median Co-op Price	$356,000	$409,500
Median Rent	$2,842	$3,200
Active Listings	365	51
Rental Inventory	221	16
Days on Market	85.5	100.5
Price Cut Share	13.4%	13.7%
Monthly Sales Volume	38	21
YoY Price Change	+5.5%	+11.4%
YoY Rent Change	+3.3%	+14.3%
YoY Inventory Change	+20.9%	-22.7%
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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Whitestone

Whitestone occupies the northern tip of Queens with tree-lined streets of single-family Tudor, Colonial, and Cape Cod homes, many on generous lots with views of the East River and the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge. No subway directly serves the neighborhood; express buses connect to Midtown Manhattan, and the Q44 SBS links to the 7 train at Flushing. Francis Lewis Park and Fort Totten Park, a former U.S. Army installation, provide waterfront green space along the East River and Little Neck Bay.

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