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NYC Neighborhood Comparison
Side-by-side market data, transit, and neighborhood profiles to help you decide.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
For buyers focused on affordability, Ditmas Park has the lower median sale price at $630K vs $995K in Brooklyn.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find Ditmas Park offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
| Metric | Brooklyn | Ditmas Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $995,000 | $630,000 |
| Median Condo Price | $1,152,500 | N/A |
| Median Co-op Price | $427,500 | $557,500 |
| Median Rent | $3,750 | $2,780 |
| Active Listings | 3872 | 42 |
| Rental Inventory | 10939 | 98 |
| Days on Market | 55 | 57.5 |
| Price Cut Share | 9.7% | 11.9% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 612 | 5 |
| YoY Price Change | 0.0% | -64.0% |
| YoY Rent Change | +7.1% | +12.3% |
| YoY Inventory Change | +8.2% | -4.5% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | N/A |
Prices in Brooklyn moved 0.0% over the past year, compared to -64.0% in Ditmas Park. Both markets have seen price softening, with Ditmas Park declining more sharply over the measured period.
Brooklyn showcases a mix of historic brownstones, pre-war apartment buildings, and modern high-rises. The neighborhood is crisscrossed by multiple subway lines, offering direct access to major transit hubs. Residents can enjoy proximity to expansive green spaces, including notable local parks and cultural landmarks.
View Full Market ReportDitmas Park is a landmarked Brooklyn neighborhood recognized for its freestanding Victorian, Colonial Revival, Tudor, and Craftsman homes set back from the street with porches and landscaped yards. The B and Q trains serve the neighborhood at Cortelyou Road, Beverley Road, Newkirk Plaza, and Avenue H stations, and Prospect Park's 526 acres of green space sit just to the northwest. The historic district encompasses roughly 2,000 residential buildings dating from 1902 to 1914, making it one of the city's best-preserved collections of early 20th-century residential architecture.
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Listing data is derived in whole or in part from the RLS at REBNY (Real Estate Board of New York) Internet Data Exchange (IDX) database. Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than Milton Coste | Keller Williams NYC are marked with the RLS logo. The information provided is for consumers' personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Data is refreshed every 15 minutes per REBNY IDX requirements.
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. Brooklyn and Ditmas Park 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 Brooklyn and Ditmas Park 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) | Brooklyn | Ditmas Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $995,000 | $630,000 |
| Median Rent | $3,750/mo | $2,780/mo |
| Year-over-Year Price Change | 0.0% | -64.0% |
| Average Days on Market | 55 days | 57.5 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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