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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Long Island City vs Chinatown

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

Queens|Manhattan

Long Island City

Queens

Chinatown

Manhattan

Median Sale Price
$1.0M
$550K
Median Rent
$4K
$4K
Active Listings
243
13
Avg Days on Market
3 days
0 days
YoY Price Change
+8.0%
0.0%
Monthly Sales Volume
11
1

Detailed Comparison

MetricLong Island CityChinatown
Median Sale Price$1,048,000$550,364
Median Condo Price$1,048,000$550,364
Median Co-op PriceN/AN/A
Median Rent$4,351.5$4,350
Active Listings24313
Rental Inventory95648
Days on Market30
Price Cut Share5.3%13.3%
Monthly Sales Volume111
YoY Price Change+8.0%0.0%
YoY Rent Change+1.0%+36.2%
YoY Inventory Change+48.2%+225.0%
Subway Lines7 E G M N R W1 4 5 6 A B C D E F J N Q R W Z

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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Chinatown

Chinatown occupies a dense section of Lower Manhattan centered on Canal Street, where 10 subway lines converge including the 6, J, N, Q, R, W, and Z trains, making it one of the most transit-rich neighborhoods below 14th Street. The housing stock consists primarily of prewar walk-up buildings alongside newer condominium developments and the 44-story Confucius Plaza residential tower. Columbus Park, one of the city's earliest public parks, and the 7.8-acre Sara D. Roosevelt Park provide open green space along the neighborhood's edges.

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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

Chinatown

1456ABCDEFJNQRWZ

Grand St (B D) — 0.2 mi

Canal St (1 6 A C E J N Q R W Z) — 0.3 mi

Bowery (J Z) — 0.3 mi

East Broadway (F) — 0.4 mi

Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall (4 5 6) — 0.4 mi

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