NYC Neighborhood Comparison
Bronx
Queens
For buyers focused on affordability, Hunts Point has the lower median sale price at $699K vs $800K in St. Albans.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find Hunts Point offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
| Metric | Hunts Point | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $699,000 | $800,000 |
| Median Condo Price | N/A | N/A |
| Median Co-op Price | N/A | $160,000 |
| Median Rent | $2,300 | $2,300 |
| Active Listings | 1 | 25 |
| Rental Inventory | 4 | 5 |
| Days on Market | 106 | 40 |
| Price Cut Share | 100.0% | 8.0% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 1 | 15 |
| YoY Price Change | N/A | +16.8% |
| YoY Rent Change | +35.3% | -14.8% |
| YoY Inventory Change | -50.0% | +38.9% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | N/A |
Hunts Point is a South Bronx neighborhood anchored by the Hunts Point Cooperative Market, one of the largest food distribution centers in the world. The residential stock includes prewar walk-up apartments, public housing developments, and a growing number of new affordable and mixed-income buildings. The 6 train at Hunts Point Avenue and Longwood Avenue stations connect to Midtown Manhattan.
View Full Market ReportSt. Albans is a residential Queens neighborhood of single-family homes, many in Tudor and Colonial styles, built primarily in the 1920s through 1940s on tree-lined streets with generous lots. The LIRR St. Albans station provides commuter rail service to Penn Station, and bus connections reach the E train at Jamaica Center. Roy Wilkins Recreation Center offers a public pool, ice rink, and sports facilities.
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From the 2008 financial crisis through the 2020 pandemic, the NYC metro Case-Shiller composite fell about 25% peak-to-trough between 2007 and 2012, then fully recovered by 2017 and gained another 15% through Q1 2020. Hunts Point and St. Albans both tracked this broader NYC arc, with annual closing volume contracting sharply in 2009 and again in Q2 2020 before normalizing.
Outer-borough submarkets including Hunts Point and St. Albans generally tracked the broader NYC metro pattern of a 20% to 25% peak-to-trough decline before fully recovering by 2017 and posting further gains through early 2020.
Source: Per Case-Shiller Home Price Index, NYC metro subset, 2008-2020, cross-referenced with StreetEasy historical price data series.
| Metric (2026) | Hunts Point | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $699,000 | $800,000 |
| Median Rent | $2,300/mo | $2,300/mo |
| Year-over-Year Price Change | N/A | +16.8% |
| Average Days on Market | 106 days | 40 days |
| Distance to Nearest Subway | N/A | N/A |
Table values reflect current 2026 market conditions. Historical 2008-2020 commentary is sourced from Case-Shiller NYC metro composite and StreetEasy historical series.
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