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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Long Island City vs South Jamaica

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

Queens|Queens

Long Island City

Queens

South Jamaica

Queens

Median Sale Price
$1.0M
$633K
Median Rent
$4K
$3K
Active Listings
243
13
Avg Days on Market
3 days
0 days
YoY Price Change
+8.0%
+2.3%
Monthly Sales Volume
11
16

Detailed Comparison

MetricLong Island CitySouth Jamaica
Median Sale Price$1,048,000$632,500
Median Condo Price$1,048,000N/A
Median Co-op PriceN/AN/A
Median Rent$4,351.5$2,899
Active Listings24313
Rental Inventory9569
Days on Market30
Price Cut Share5.3%7.7%
Monthly Sales Volume1116
YoY Price Change+8.0%+2.3%
YoY Rent Change+1.0%0.0%
YoY Inventory Change+48.2%-13.3%
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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South Jamaica

South Jamaica features brick rowhouses and new residential developments on tree-lined streets between the 100-acre Baisley Pond Park and Roy Wilkins Park. The Jamaica Center transit hub is one mile north, connecting the E, J, and Z subway lines, the LIRR, and the AirTrain to JFK Airport.

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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

South Jamaica

No subway data available

Active Listings

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