NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Oakland Gardens vs Kensington

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

Queens|Brooklyn

Oakland Gardens

Queens

Kensington

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price

$428K

$568K

Median Rent

$3K

Active Listings

Avg Days on Market

55 days

53.5 days

YoY Price Change

+16.8%

-24.5%

Monthly Sales Volume

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Oakland Gardens	Kensington
Median Sale Price	$427,500	$567,500
Median Condo Price	N/A	$537,104.5
Median Co-op Price	$399,695	$515,000
Median Rent	$2,750	$3,000
Active Listings	39	76
Rental Inventory	48	74
Days on Market	55	53.5
Price Cut Share	15.4%	11.8%
Monthly Sales Volume	18	7
YoY Price Change	+16.8%	-24.5%
YoY Rent Change	+1.0%	+11.5%
YoY Inventory Change	0.0%	0.0%
Subway Lines	N/A	N/A

Neighborhood Profiles

Oakland Gardens

Oakland Gardens features postwar garden-style co-ops and single-family homes with Tudor-inspired brickwork and colonial details, developed primarily in the 1950s along Springfield Boulevard. The neighborhood sits between the 635-acre Alley Pond Park and Cunningham Park, with the LIRR Bayside station providing 30-minute commutes to Midtown Manhattan.

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Kensington

Kensington is a residential Brooklyn neighborhood bordered by Prospect Park to the north and the landmarked Green-Wood Cemetery to the west, with Ocean Parkway running through its center as one of the borough's signature tree-lined boulevards. The housing stock includes brick rowhouses, prewar co-op apartment buildings along Ocean Parkway and Coney Island Avenue, and detached Victorian homes on the side streets, served by the F and G trains at Fort Hamilton Parkway and Church Avenue. The B and Q express trains are accessible within a short walk, providing a 30-to-35-minute commute to Midtown Manhattan.

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