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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Long Island City vs Kensington

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

Queens|Brooklyn

Long Island City

Queens

Kensington

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price
$1.0M
$568K
Median Rent
$4K
$3K
Active Listings
243
76
Avg Days on Market
3 days
53.5 days
YoY Price Change
+8.0%
-24.5%
Monthly Sales Volume
11
7

Detailed Comparison

MetricLong Island CityKensington
Median Sale Price$1,048,000$567,500
Median Condo Price$1,048,000$537,104.5
Median Co-op PriceN/A$515,000
Median Rent$4,351.5$3,000
Active Listings24376
Rental Inventory95674
Days on Market353.5
Price Cut Share5.3%11.8%
Monthly Sales Volume117
YoY Price Change+8.0%-24.5%
YoY Rent Change+1.0%+11.5%
YoY Inventory Change+48.2%0.0%
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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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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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

Kensington

No subway data available

Active Listings

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