NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Gravesend vs Kensington

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

Brooklyn|Brooklyn

Gravesend

Brooklyn

Kensington

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price

$995K

$568K

Median Rent

$3K

Active Listings

167

Avg Days on Market

129 days

53.5 days

YoY Price Change

+41.1%

-24.5%

Monthly Sales Volume

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Gravesend	Kensington
Median Sale Price	$995,000	$567,500
Median Condo Price	$667,500	$537,104.5
Median Co-op Price	$327,500	$515,000
Median Rent	$3,150	$3,000
Active Listings	167	76
Rental Inventory	94	74
Days on Market	129	53.5
Price Cut Share	12.0%	11.8%
Monthly Sales Volume	25	7
YoY Price Change	+41.1%	-24.5%
YoY Rent Change	+5.4%	+11.5%
YoY Inventory Change	-4.6%	0.0%
Subway Lines	N/A	N/A

Neighborhood Profiles

Gravesend

Gravesend offers a broad housing mix including semi-detached single-family homes, postwar co-op towers, and newly constructed boutique condominiums spread across a grid of quiet residential streets in southern Brooklyn. The D, F, and N subway lines serve the neighborhood at multiple stations along Kings Highway and Avenue U, connecting to Midtown Manhattan in about 45 minutes. Calvert Vaux Park provides 73 acres of green space and waterfront access along Coney Island Creek.

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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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