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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Hell's Kitchen vs Long Island City

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

Manhattan|Queens

Hell's Kitchen

Manhattan

Long Island City

Queens

Median Sale Price
$975K
$1.0M
Median Rent
$4K
$4K
Active Listings
156
243
Avg Days on Market
66 days
3 days
YoY Price Change
+3.6%
+8.0%
Monthly Sales Volume
55
11

Detailed Comparison

MetricHell's KitchenLong Island City
Median Sale Price$975,000$1,048,000
Median Condo Price$1,195,000$1,048,000
Median Co-op Price$695,000N/A
Median Rent$4,100$4,351.5
Active Listings156243
Rental Inventory385956
Days on Market663
Price Cut Share11.9%5.3%
Monthly Sales Volume5511
YoY Price Change+3.6%+8.0%
YoY Rent Change+5.1%+1.0%
YoY Inventory Change-4.7%+48.2%
Subway Lines1 2 3 7 A B C D E N Q R S W7 E G M N R W

Neighborhood Profiles

Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen, also called Clinton, stretches from 34th to 59th Streets between Eighth Avenue and the Hudson River, featuring a core of five- and six-story brick walk-up apartment buildings alongside newer glass-tower condominiums and converted commercial lofts on the avenues. The 7 train at 34th Street-Hudson Yards, A/C/E at 42nd Street-Port Authority, and N/R/W/1/2/3 at Times Square-42nd Street provide extensive subway access from the neighborhood's eastern edge. DeWitt Clinton Park and the Hudson River Greenway offer green space and a continuous waterfront bike and pedestrian path.

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Long Island City

Long Island City sits directly across the East River from Midtown Manhattan, reachable in one stop on the 7 train. LIC has added more than 12,000 residential units since 2015, transforming former industrial blocks into a corridor of glass-tower condos, converted loft co-ops, and rental high-rises along the waterfront. Gantry Plaza State Park, MoMA PS1, and the Hunters Point Library anchor the neighborhood’s cultural identity. Median condo prices run roughly 30-40% below comparable Manhattan waterfront units, drawing both first-time buyers and investors looking for appreciation in one of the city’s highest-growth zip codes.

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Transit Access

Hell's Kitchen

1237ABCDENQRSW

42 St-Port Authority (A C E) — 0.5 mi

57 St (N Q R W) — 0.6 mi

59 St-Columbus Circle (1 A B C D) — 0.6 mi

Times Sq-42 St (1 2 3 7 N Q R S W) — 0.6 mi

Long Island City

7EGMNRW

Hunters Point Av (7) — 0.2 mi

Court Sq (7 E G M) — 0.2 mi

Long Island City (E G M R) — 0.6 mi

Queensboro Plaza (7 N W) — 0.6 mi

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