NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Red Hook vs Kensington

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

Brooklyn|Brooklyn

Red Hook

Brooklyn

Kensington

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price

$1.1M

$568K

Median Rent

$4K

$3K

Active Listings

Avg Days on Market

1303 days

53.5 days

YoY Price Change

0.0%

-24.5%

Monthly Sales Volume

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Red Hook	Kensington
Median Sale Price	$1,120,075	$567,500
Median Condo Price	N/A	$537,104.5
Median Co-op Price	$177,249	$515,000
Median Rent	$4,082.5	$3,000
Active Listings	20	76
Rental Inventory	28	74
Days on Market	1303	53.5
Price Cut Share	9.5%	11.8%
Monthly Sales Volume	2	7
YoY Price Change	0.0%	-24.5%
YoY Rent Change	+7.5%	+11.5%
YoY Inventory Change	+5.3%	0.0%
Subway Lines	N/A	N/A

Neighborhood Profiles

Red Hook

Red Hook is a waterfront neighborhood defined by cobblestone lanes, repurposed brick warehouses, and low-rise residential buildings on a peninsula jutting into Upper New York Bay. No subway runs directly through the neighborhood; NYC Ferry's South Brooklyn route and the B61 bus provide primary transit connections to Downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan. Valentino Pier Park and the 58-acre Red Hook Recreation Area offer harbor-front green space, while the working cruise terminal at Pier 12 maintains the area's maritime heritage.

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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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