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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Kensington vs Prospect Lefferts Gardens

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

Brooklyn|Brooklyn

Kensington

Brooklyn

Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price
$568K
$1.3M
Median Rent
$3K
$3K
Active Listings
76
46
Avg Days on Market
53.5 days
32 days
YoY Price Change
-24.5%
+8.7%
Monthly Sales Volume
7
5

Detailed Comparison

MetricKensingtonProspect Lefferts Gardens
Median Sale Price$567,500$1,250,000
Median Condo Price$537,104.5$912,500
Median Co-op Price$515,000N/A
Median Rent$3,000$2,999.5
Active Listings7646
Rental Inventory74162
Days on Market53.532
Price Cut Share11.8%15.2%
Monthly Sales Volume75
YoY Price Change-24.5%+8.7%
YoY Rent Change+11.5%+6.1%
YoY Inventory Change0.0%+4.5%
Subway LinesN/AN/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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Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Prospect Lefferts Gardens borders the eastern edge of Prospect Park and sits adjacent to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Brooklyn Museum, with the Lefferts Manor Historic District preserving blocks of limestone, brownstone, and brick rowhouses in Renaissance Revival, Neo-Federal, and Tudor Revival styles. The B, Q, and S trains stop at Prospect Park station, the Q serves Parkside Avenue, and the 2 and 5 trains connect at Sterling and Winthrop Streets. Housing ranges from intact 19th- and early 20th-century rowhouses to prewar apartment buildings along the main corridors.

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Transit Access

Kensington

No subway data available

Prospect Lefferts Gardens

No subway data available

Active Listings

Kensington for sale

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