NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Kensington vs Gerritsen Beach

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

Brooklyn|Brooklyn

Kensington

Brooklyn

Gerritsen Beach

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price

$568K

$560K

Median Rent

$3K

Active Listings

Avg Days on Market

53.5 days

0 days

YoY Price Change

-24.5%

0.0%

Monthly Sales Volume

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Kensington	Gerritsen Beach
Median Sale Price	$567,500	$560,000
Median Condo Price	$537,104.5	N/A
Median Co-op Price	$515,000	N/A
Median Rent	$3,000	$0
Active Listings	76	20
Rental Inventory	74	1
Days on Market	53.5	0
Price Cut Share	11.8%	19.0%
Monthly Sales Volume	7	3
YoY Price Change	-24.5%	0.0%
YoY Rent Change	+11.5%	0.0%
YoY Inventory Change	0.0%	0.0%
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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Gerritsen Beach

Gerritsen Beach is a waterfront neighborhood on Jamaica Bay featuring compact frame bungalows, two-story cottages, and brick homes, many with private boat docks along Gerritsen Creek and the Gotham Avenue Canal. The neighborhood maintains its coastal character with narrow streets, and residents access Manhattan via the B31 and B44 buses connecting to nearby subway lines.

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