NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Gowanus vs East New York

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

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Gowanus

Brooklyn

East New York

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price

$1.0M

$891K

Median Rent

$5K

$3K

Active Listings

Avg Days on Market

43 days

52.5 days

YoY Price Change

+51.6%

+2.7%

Monthly Sales Volume

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Gowanus	East New York
Median Sale Price	$1,045,000	$890,625
Median Condo Price	$775,000	$263,940
Median Co-op Price	N/A	N/A
Median Rent	$4,615	$3,250
Active Listings	24	99
Rental Inventory	326	107
Days on Market	43	52.5
Price Cut Share	16.7%	7.1%
Monthly Sales Volume	1	16
YoY Price Change	+51.6%	+2.7%
YoY Rent Change	+15.4%	+1.6%
YoY Inventory Change	-25.0%	+13.8%
Subway Lines	N/A	N/A

Neighborhood Profiles

Gowanus

Gowanus features a striking mix of 19th-century brick warehouses, Greek Revival rowhouses, and new glass-and-steel condominiums rising along the canal waterfront. The F, G, R, D, and N/W trains are accessible at nearby Smith-Ninth Streets and Fourth Avenue-Ninth Street stations, with Atlantic Terminal a short walk north. Washington Park and the Old Stone House landmark anchor the neighborhood's green space, while a major rezoning is bringing thousands of new residential units and waterfront parkland to the area.

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East New York

East New York offers a wide range of housing types including semi-detached homes, two-to-four-family houses, brick rowhouses, and new affordable construction developments along major corridors like Atlantic and Pennsylvania Avenues. The neighborhood has strong transit coverage with the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains on the New Lots Line and the L train along the Canarsie Line, plus the major transfer hub at Broadway Junction. Shirley Chisholm State Park on Jamaica Bay and Spring Creek Park provide waterfront green space along the neighborhood's southern edge.

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