NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Gowanus vs Kensington

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

Brooklyn|Brooklyn

Gowanus

Brooklyn

Kensington

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price

$1.0M

$568K

Median Rent

$5K

$3K

Active Listings

Avg Days on Market

43 days

53.5 days

YoY Price Change

+51.6%

-24.5%

Monthly Sales Volume

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Gowanus	Kensington
Median Sale Price	$1,045,000	$567,500
Median Condo Price	$775,000	$537,104.5
Median Co-op Price	N/A	$515,000
Median Rent	$4,615	$3,000
Active Listings	24	76
Rental Inventory	326	74
Days on Market	43	53.5
Price Cut Share	16.7%	11.8%
Monthly Sales Volume	1	7
YoY Price Change	+51.6%	-24.5%
YoY Rent Change	+15.4%	+11.5%
YoY Inventory Change	-25.0%	0.0%
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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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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