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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Long Island City vs Gowanus

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

Queens|Brooklyn

Long Island City

Queens

Gowanus

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price
$1.0M
$1.0M
Median Rent
$4K
$5K
Active Listings
243
24
Avg Days on Market
3 days
43 days
YoY Price Change
+8.0%
+51.6%
Monthly Sales Volume
11
1

Detailed Comparison

MetricLong Island CityGowanus
Median Sale Price$1,048,000$1,045,000
Median Condo Price$1,048,000$775,000
Median Co-op PriceN/AN/A
Median Rent$4,351.5$4,615
Active Listings24324
Rental Inventory956326
Days on Market343
Price Cut Share5.3%16.7%
Monthly Sales Volume111
YoY Price Change+8.0%+51.6%
YoY Rent Change+1.0%+15.4%
YoY Inventory Change+48.2%-25.0%
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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Gowanus

Gowanus features a striking mix of 19th-century brick warehouses, Greek Revival rowhouses, and new glass-and-steel condominiums rising along the canal waterfront. The F, G, R, D, and N/W trains are accessible at nearby Smith-Ninth Streets and Fourth Avenue-Ninth Street stations, with Atlantic Terminal a short walk north. Washington Park and the Old Stone House landmark anchor the neighborhood's green space, while a major rezoning is bringing thousands of new residential units and waterfront parkland to the area.

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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

Gowanus

No subway data available

Active Listings

Long Island City for sale

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