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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Kensington vs Jackson Heights

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

Brooklyn|Queens

Kensington

Brooklyn

Jackson Heights

Queens

Median Sale Price
$568K
$370K
Median Rent
$3K
$3K
Active Listings
76
195
Avg Days on Market
53.5 days
80 days
YoY Price Change
-24.5%
-22.1%
Monthly Sales Volume
7
37

Detailed Comparison

MetricKensingtonJackson Heights
Median Sale Price$567,500$370,000
Median Condo Price$537,104.5$520,000
Median Co-op Price$515,000$325,000
Median Rent$3,000$2,500
Active Listings76195
Rental Inventory7480
Days on Market53.580
Price Cut Share11.8%8.7%
Monthly Sales Volume737
YoY Price Change-24.5%-22.1%
YoY Rent Change+11.5%+8.8%
YoY Inventory Change0.0%0.0%
Subway LinesN/A7 E F M R

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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Jackson Heights

Jackson Heights is a landmarked planned community originally built in the early 1900s, featuring prewar garden cooperatives with interior courtyards that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Approximately 80% of the housing stock consists of co-ops, with the remainder split among attached single-family homes, multi-family row houses, and detached residences, all served by the 7, E, F, M, and R trains at the Roosevelt Avenue hub. Travers Park provides green space, and the commercial corridors along Roosevelt Avenue and 37th Avenue anchor the neighborhood's retail activity.

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Transit Access

Kensington

No subway data available

Jackson Heights

7EFMR

Jackson Heights (7 E F M R) — 0.7 mi

Active Listings

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