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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Long Island City vs Midtown

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

Queens|Manhattan

Long Island City

Queens

Midtown

Manhattan

Median Sale Price
$1.0M
$1.3M
Median Rent
$4K
$5K
Active Listings
243
360
Avg Days on Market
3 days
117 days
YoY Price Change
+8.0%
-13.4%
Monthly Sales Volume
11
18

Detailed Comparison

MetricLong Island CityMidtown
Median Sale Price$1,048,000$1,342,000
Median Condo Price$1,048,000$1,610,000
Median Co-op PriceN/A$834,500
Median Rent$4,351.5$5,300
Active Listings243360
Rental Inventory956368
Days on Market3117
Price Cut Share5.3%9.4%
Monthly Sales Volume1118
YoY Price Change+8.0%-13.4%
YoY Rent Change+1.0%+10.4%
YoY Inventory Change+48.2%+13.6%
Subway Lines7 E G M N R W1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B C D E F M N Q R S W

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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Midtown

Midtown Manhattan is the city's primary commercial and transit hub, home to Grand Central Terminal, Rockefeller Center, Bryant Park, and the Empire State Building. The residential market features luxury condo towers, classic pre-war cooperatives, and postwar doorman buildings served by nearly every subway line in the system. Properties range from high-floor units with skyline panoramas to well-maintained co-ops along the tree-lined side streets east and west of Fifth Avenue.

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Transit Access

Long Island City

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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

Midtown

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Times Sq-42 St (1 2 3 7 N Q R S W) — 0.2 mi

42 St-Port Authority (A C E) — 0.4 mi

Grand Central-42 St (4 5 6 7 S) — 0.4 mi

34 St-Herald Sq (B D F M N Q R W) — 0.4 mi

34 St-Penn Station (1 2 3 A C E) — 0.5 mi

Active Listings

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