NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Kensington vs Gowanus

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

Brooklyn|Brooklyn

Kensington

Brooklyn

Gowanus

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price

$568K

$1.0M

Median Rent

$3K

$5K

Active Listings

Avg Days on Market

53.5 days

43 days

YoY Price Change

-24.5%

+51.6%

Monthly Sales Volume

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Kensington	Gowanus
Median Sale Price	$567,500	$1,045,000
Median Condo Price	$537,104.5	$775,000
Median Co-op Price	$515,000	N/A
Median Rent	$3,000	$4,615
Active Listings	76	24
Rental Inventory	74	326
Days on Market	53.5	43
Price Cut Share	11.8%	16.7%
Monthly Sales Volume	7	1
YoY Price Change	-24.5%	+51.6%
YoY Rent Change	+11.5%	+15.4%
YoY Inventory Change	0.0%	-25.0%
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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Gowanus

Gowanus features a striking mix of 19th-century brick warehouses, Greek Revival rowhouses, and new glass-and-steel condominiums rising along the canal waterfront. The F, G, R, D, and N/W trains are accessible at nearby Smith-Ninth Streets and Fourth Avenue-Ninth Street stations, with Atlantic Terminal a short walk north. Washington Park and the Old Stone House landmark anchor the neighborhood's green space, while a major rezoning is bringing thousands of new residential units and waterfront parkland to the area.

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