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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Midtown vs Brighton Beach

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

Manhattan|Brooklyn

Midtown

Manhattan

Brighton Beach

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price
$1.3M
$720K
Median Rent
$5K
$2K
Active Listings
360
159
Avg Days on Market
117 days
132 days
YoY Price Change
-13.4%
+11.6%
Monthly Sales Volume
18
9

Detailed Comparison

MetricMidtownBrighton Beach
Median Sale Price$1,342,000$720,000
Median Condo Price$1,610,000$520,000
Median Co-op Price$834,500$368,500
Median Rent$5,300$2,372.5
Active Listings360159
Rental Inventory36830
Days on Market117132
Price Cut Share9.4%15.1%
Monthly Sales Volume189
YoY Price Change-13.4%+11.6%
YoY Rent Change+10.4%+1.1%
YoY Inventory Change+13.6%+43.2%
Subway Lines1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B C D E F M N Q R S WN/A

Neighborhood Profiles

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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Brighton Beach

Brighton Beach stretches along Brooklyn's Atlantic shoreline with a housing stock that ranges from 1920s Art Deco apartment buildings along Ocean Parkway to postwar co-op towers and newer oceanfront condominiums. The B and Q trains run above Brighton Beach Avenue, providing direct service to Downtown Brooklyn, Midtown Manhattan, and connections across the system. The Riegelmann Boardwalk extends along the waterfront, connecting to Coney Island, while Brighton Beach Avenue below the elevated tracks forms the neighborhood's primary commercial corridor.

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Transit Access

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

Brighton Beach

No subway data available

Active Listings

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