NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Kensington vs Bath Beach

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

Brooklyn|Brooklyn

Kensington

Brooklyn

Bath Beach

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price

$568K

$989K

Median Rent

$3K

$2K

Active Listings

Avg Days on Market

53.5 days

45 days

YoY Price Change

-24.5%

+20.0%

Monthly Sales Volume

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Kensington	Bath Beach
Median Sale Price	$567,500	$989,000
Median Condo Price	$537,104.5	$498,888
Median Co-op Price	$515,000	N/A
Median Rent	$3,000	$2,000
Active Listings	76	42
Rental Inventory	74	32
Days on Market	53.5	45
Price Cut Share	11.8%	19.0%
Monthly Sales Volume	7	10
YoY Price Change	-24.5%	+20.0%
YoY Rent Change	+11.5%	+2.6%
YoY Inventory Change	0.0%	-16.0%
Subway Lines	N/A	N/A

Neighborhood Profiles

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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Bath Beach

Bath Beach sits on Brooklyn's southwestern shore along Gravesend Bay, featuring a mix of one- and two-family brick and frame houses, attached rowhouses, and small apartment buildings on a quiet residential grid. The D train serves the neighborhood via the BMT West End Line with stations at 18th Avenue, 20th Avenue, Bay Parkway, and 25th Avenue. Calvert Vaux Park and the Shore Parkway promenade provide waterfront access, while Dyker Beach Park offers an 18-hole public golf course.

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