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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Midtown vs Long Island City

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

Manhattan|Queens

Midtown

Manhattan

Long Island City

Queens

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

Detailed Comparison

MetricMidtownLong Island City
Median Sale Price$1,342,000$1,048,000
Median Condo Price$1,610,000$1,048,000
Median Co-op Price$834,500N/A
Median Rent$5,300$4,351.5
Active Listings360243
Rental Inventory368956
Days on Market1173
Price Cut Share9.4%5.3%
Monthly Sales Volume1811
YoY Price Change-13.4%+8.0%
YoY Rent Change+10.4%+1.0%
YoY Inventory Change+13.6%+48.2%
Subway Lines1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B C D E F M N Q R S W7 E G M N R W

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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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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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

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

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