NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Kensington vs Oakland Gardens

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

Brooklyn|Queens

Kensington

Brooklyn

Oakland Gardens

Queens

Median Sale Price

$568K

$428K

Median Rent

$3K

Active Listings

Avg Days on Market

53.5 days

55 days

YoY Price Change

-24.5%

+16.8%

Monthly Sales Volume

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Kensington	Oakland Gardens
Median Sale Price	$567,500	$427,500
Median Condo Price	$537,104.5	N/A
Median Co-op Price	$515,000	$399,695
Median Rent	$3,000	$2,750
Active Listings	76	39
Rental Inventory	74	48
Days on Market	53.5	55
Price Cut Share	11.8%	15.4%
Monthly Sales Volume	7	18
YoY Price Change	-24.5%	+16.8%
YoY Rent Change	+11.5%	+1.0%
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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Oakland Gardens

Oakland Gardens features postwar garden-style co-ops and single-family homes with Tudor-inspired brickwork and colonial details, developed primarily in the 1950s along Springfield Boulevard. The neighborhood sits between the 635-acre Alley Pond Park and Cunningham Park, with the LIRR Bayside station providing 30-minute commutes to Midtown Manhattan.

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