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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Midtown vs DUMBO

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

Manhattan|Brooklyn

Midtown

Manhattan

DUMBO

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price
$1.3M
$1.7M
Median Rent
$5K
$5K
Active Listings
360
88
Avg Days on Market
117 days
69 days
YoY Price Change
-13.4%
-29.1%
Monthly Sales Volume
18
2

Detailed Comparison

MetricMidtownDUMBO
Median Sale Price$1,342,000$1,684,500
Median Condo Price$1,610,000$1,720,000
Median Co-op Price$834,500N/A
Median Rent$5,300$5,372.5
Active Listings36088
Rental Inventory368194
Days on Market11769
Price Cut Share9.4%9.1%
Monthly Sales Volume182
YoY Price Change-13.4%-29.1%
YoY Rent Change+10.4%-6.6%
YoY Inventory Change+13.6%+22.2%
Subway Lines1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B C D E F M N Q R S W2 3 A C F R

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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DUMBO

DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) sits between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges along the East River waterfront, with a 95-building historic district of converted industrial warehouses. The housing market features spacious loft residences with exposed brick and high ceilings alongside modern luxury condominiums with skyline and waterfront views, served by the F train at York Street and the A and C at High Street. Brooklyn Bridge Park stretches along the waterfront with piers, playgrounds, and Jane's Carousel.

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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

DUMBO

23ACFR

York St (F) — 0.2 mi

High St (A C) — 0.3 mi

Clark St (2 3) — 0.5 mi

Court St (R) — 0.7 mi

East Broadway (F) — 0.7 mi

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