Bronx
Bronx
For buyers focused on affordability, Van Nest has the lower median sale price at $610K vs $630K in Belmont.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find Van Nest offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
| Metric | Belmont | Van Nest |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $630,000 | $610,000 |
| Median Condo Price | N/A | N/A |
| Median Co-op Price | N/A | N/A |
| Median Rent | $2,400 | $2,900 |
| Active Listings | 2 | 6 |
| Rental Inventory | 6 | 6 |
| Days on Market | 89 | 4 |
| Price Cut Share | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 2 | 3 |
| YoY Price Change | N/A | N/A |
| YoY Rent Change | -37.3% | +16.4% |
| YoY Inventory Change | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | N/A |
Belmont is a compact Bronx neighborhood centered on Arthur Avenue, known for its Italian specialty food shops and restaurants. The building stock consists primarily of prewar walk-up apartment buildings, low-rise row houses, and scattered two-family brick homes. The B/D trains at Fordham Road and the Metro-North Fordham station are within walking distance, and the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden border the neighborhood.
View Full Market ReportVan Nest is a compact Bronx neighborhood of attached and semi-attached two-family brick homes and prewar walk-up apartments along a residential grid between the Cross Bronx Expressway and Morris Park. The 2 and 5 trains at 180th Street-Bronx Park East station are within walking distance, and the Bronx River Parkway provides direct highway access. Van Nest Park offers a neighborhood playground and sports courts.
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From the 2008 financial crisis through the 2020 pandemic, the NYC metro Case-Shiller composite fell about 25% peak-to-trough between 2007 and 2012, then fully recovered by 2017 and gained another 15% through Q1 2020. Belmont and Van Nest both tracked this broader NYC arc, with annual closing volume contracting sharply in 2009 and again in Q2 2020 before normalizing.
Outer-borough submarkets including Belmont and Van Nest generally tracked the broader NYC metro pattern of a 20% to 25% peak-to-trough decline before fully recovering by 2017 and posting further gains through early 2020.
Source: Per Case-Shiller Home Price Index, NYC metro subset, 2008-2020, cross-referenced with StreetEasy historical price data series.
| Metric (2026) | Belmont | Van Nest |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $630,000 | $610,000 |
| Median Rent | $2,400/mo | $2,900/mo |
| Year-over-Year Price Change | N/A | N/A |
| Average Days on Market | 89 days | 4 days |
| Distance to Nearest Subway | N/A | N/A |
Table values reflect current 2026 market conditions. Historical 2008-2020 commentary is sourced from Case-Shiller NYC metro composite and StreetEasy historical series.
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