NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Kensington vs Gravesend

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

Brooklyn|Brooklyn

Kensington

Brooklyn

Gravesend

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price

$568K

$995K

Median Rent

$3K

Active Listings

167

Avg Days on Market

53.5 days

129 days

YoY Price Change

-24.5%

+41.1%

Monthly Sales Volume

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Kensington	Gravesend
Median Sale Price	$567,500	$995,000
Median Condo Price	$537,104.5	$667,500
Median Co-op Price	$515,000	$327,500
Median Rent	$3,000	$3,150
Active Listings	76	167
Rental Inventory	74	94
Days on Market	53.5	129
Price Cut Share	11.8%	12.0%
Monthly Sales Volume	7	25
YoY Price Change	-24.5%	+41.1%
YoY Rent Change	+11.5%	+5.4%
YoY Inventory Change	0.0%	-4.6%
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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Gravesend

Gravesend offers a broad housing mix including semi-detached single-family homes, postwar co-op towers, and newly constructed boutique condominiums spread across a grid of quiet residential streets in southern Brooklyn. The D, F, and N subway lines serve the neighborhood at multiple stations along Kings Highway and Avenue U, connecting to Midtown Manhattan in about 45 minutes. Calvert Vaux Park provides 73 acres of green space and waterfront access along Coney Island Creek.

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