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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Fort Greene vs Kensington

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

Brooklyn|Brooklyn

Fort Greene

Brooklyn

Kensington

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price
$2.2M
$568K
Median Rent
$5K
$3K
Active Listings
37
76
Avg Days on Market
38.5 days
53.5 days
YoY Price Change
+41.3%
-24.5%
Monthly Sales Volume
10
7

Detailed Comparison

MetricFort GreeneKensington
Median Sale Price$2,208,259$567,500
Median Condo Price$1,374,500$537,104.5
Median Co-op Price$438,001$515,000
Median Rent$4,528.5$3,000
Active Listings3776
Rental Inventory32674
Days on Market38.553.5
Price Cut Share16.2%11.8%
Monthly Sales Volume107
YoY Price Change+41.3%-24.5%
YoY Rent Change+13.4%+11.5%
YoY Inventory Change+2.8%0.0%
Subway LinesA C F RN/A

Neighborhood Profiles

Fort Greene

Fort Greene is an architecturally striking neighborhood centered around the beautiful Fort Greene Park. Home to the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), the area is a hub for the arts and creative expression. The real estate market is remarkably varied, featuring some of Brooklyn's most impressive historic brownstones, stately cooperatives, and sleek new construction towers that offer sweeping views of the borough and Manhattan.

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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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Transit Access

Fort Greene

ACFR

Jay St-MetroTech (A C F R) — 0.7 mi

Kensington

No subway data available

Active Listings

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