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NYC Neighborhood Comparison

Upper West Side vs East New York

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

Manhattan|Brooklyn

Upper West Side

Manhattan

East New York

Brooklyn

Median Sale Price
$1.2M
$891K
Median Rent
$5K
$3K
Active Listings
1171
99
Avg Days on Market
73 days
52.5 days
YoY Price Change
+7.9%
+2.7%
Monthly Sales Volume
113
16

Detailed Comparison

MetricUpper West SideEast New York
Median Sale Price$1,200,000$890,625
Median Condo Price$1,410,000$263,940
Median Co-op Price$865,000N/A
Median Rent$4,800$3,250
Active Listings117199
Rental Inventory1410107
Days on Market7352.5
Price Cut Share10.5%7.1%
Monthly Sales Volume11316
YoY Price Change+7.9%+2.7%
YoY Rent Change+11.8%+1.6%
YoY Inventory Change+3.8%+13.8%
Subway Lines1 2 3 B CN/A

Neighborhood Profiles

Upper West Side

The Upper West Side (UWS) is celebrated for its cultural richness and architectural grandeur. Nestled between Central Park and Riverside Park, the neighborhood provides an unparalleled connection to nature within the urban grid. Residents enjoy easy access to Lincoln Center, the American Museum of Natural History, and a vibrant culinary scene. The real estate landscape is famous for its historic brownstones and iconic 'white-glove' apartment buildings along Central Park West and Riverside Drive.

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East New York

East New York offers a wide range of housing types including semi-detached homes, two-to-four-family houses, brick rowhouses, and new affordable construction developments along major corridors like Atlantic and Pennsylvania Avenues. The neighborhood has strong transit coverage with the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains on the New Lots Line and the L train along the Canarsie Line, plus the major transfer hub at Broadway Junction. Shirley Chisholm State Park on Jamaica Bay and Spring Creek Park provide waterfront green space along the neighborhood's southern edge.

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Transit Access

Upper West Side

123BC

86 St (1 B C) — 0.2 mi

79 St (1) — 0.3 mi

81 St-Museum of Natural History (B C) — 0.4 mi

96 St (1 2 3 B C) — 0.5 mi

72 St (1 2 3) — 0.7 mi

East New York

No subway data available

Active Listings

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