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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Long Island City vs Vinegar Hill

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

Queens|Brooklyn

Long Island City

Queens

Vinegar Hill

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price
$1.0M
$1.6M
Median Rent
$4K
$5K
Active Listings
243
18
Avg Days on Market
3 days
88 days
YoY Price Change
+8.0%
+3.4%
Monthly Sales Volume
11
6

Detailed Comparison

MetricLong Island CityVinegar Hill
Median Sale Price$1,048,000$1,650,000
Median Condo Price$1,048,000$1,950,000
Median Co-op PriceN/AN/A
Median Rent$4,351.5$4,800
Active Listings24318
Rental Inventory95628
Days on Market388
Price Cut Share5.3%8.8%
Monthly Sales Volume116
YoY Price Change+8.0%+3.4%
YoY Rent Change+1.0%+4.9%
YoY Inventory Change+48.2%-3.1%
Subway Lines7 E G M N R W2 3 A C F R

Neighborhood Profiles

Long Island City

Long Island City sits directly across the East River from Midtown Manhattan, reachable in one stop on the 7 train. LIC has added more than 12,000 residential units since 2015, transforming former industrial blocks into a corridor of glass-tower condos, converted loft co-ops, and rental high-rises along the waterfront. Gantry Plaza State Park, MoMA PS1, and the Hunters Point Library anchor the neighborhood’s cultural identity. Median condo prices run roughly 30-40% below comparable Manhattan waterfront units, drawing both first-time buyers and investors looking for appreciation in one of the city’s highest-growth zip codes.

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Vinegar Hill

Vinegar Hill is a compact Brooklyn neighborhood of Belgian-block streets lined with 19th-century Federal and Greek Revival rowhouses, repurposed industrial loft buildings, and newer townhouse developments. The F train at York Street and the A/C at High Street are both a short walk away, and Brooklyn Bridge Park's waterfront is accessible within minutes. Commodore Barry Park, Brooklyn's oldest park, is a notable neighborhood landmark.

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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

Vinegar Hill

23ACFR

York St (F) — 0.1 mi

High St (A C) — 0.3 mi

Clark St (2 3) — 0.5 mi

Court St (R) — 0.6 mi

Jay St-MetroTech (A C F R) — 0.7 mi

Active Listings

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