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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Long Island City vs Briarwood

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

Queens|Queens

Long Island City

Queens

Briarwood

Queens

Median Sale Price
$1.0M
$265K
Median Rent
$4K
$2K
Active Listings
243
39
Avg Days on Market
3 days
36.5 days
YoY Price Change
+8.0%
-25.9%
Monthly Sales Volume
11
6

Detailed Comparison

MetricLong Island CityBriarwood
Median Sale Price$1,048,000$265,000
Median Condo Price$1,048,000N/A
Median Co-op PriceN/A$276,250
Median Rent$4,351.5$2,062.5
Active Listings24339
Rental Inventory95656
Days on Market336.5
Price Cut Share5.3%20.5%
Monthly Sales Volume116
YoY Price Change+8.0%-25.9%
YoY Rent Change+1.0%+3.4%
YoY Inventory Change+48.2%+44.4%
Subway Lines7 E G M N R WN/A

Neighborhood Profiles

Long Island City

Long Island City (LIC) is one of New York’s fastest-growing residential neighborhoods, offering a modern urban lifestyle just one stop from Manhattan. Famous for its stunning waterfront parks and the iconic Pepsi-Cola sign, LIC is a hub for contemporary art and luxury living. The real estate market is dominated by sleek, new construction glass towers that offer world-class amenities and breathtaking, unobstructed views of the Manhattan skyline.

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Briarwood

Briarwood is a residential neighborhood in central Queens with Tudor Revival, Colonial, and ranch-style single-family homes alongside low-rise garden apartment co-ops and prewar brick buildings. The E and F trains stop at Briarwood-Van Wyck Boulevard, providing express service to Midtown Manhattan. The neighborhood sits between three major green spaces: Forest Park to the west, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park to the north, and the Kissena Corridor to the east.

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Transit Access

Long Island City

7EGMNRW

Hunters Point Av (7) — 0.2 mi

Court Sq (7 E G M) — 0.2 mi

Long Island City (E G M R) — 0.6 mi

Queensboro Plaza (7 N W) — 0.6 mi

Briarwood

No subway data available

Active Listings

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