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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, Sunset Park has the lower median sale price at $1.3M vs $2.3M in Cobble Hill.
Commuters have more transit options in Cobble Hill, which is served by 8 subway lines compared to 0 in Sunset Park.
| Metric | Cobble Hill | Sunset Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $2,275,000 | $1,307,500 |
| Median Condo Price | $1,501,000 | $519,307 |
| Median Co-op Price | N/A | $553,550 |
| Median Rent | $4,950 | $2,800 |
| Active Listings | 24 | 60 |
| Rental Inventory | 65 | 105 |
| Days on Market | 53 | 63 |
| Price Cut Share | 12.5% | 10.0% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 8 | 14 |
| YoY Price Change | +5.8% | -1.1% |
| YoY Rent Change | +10.0% | +5.7% |
| YoY Inventory Change | -38.5% | 0.0% |
| Subway Lines | 2 3 4 5 A C F R | N/A |
Prices in Cobble Hill moved +5.8% over the past year, compared to -1.1% in Sunset Park. Cobble Hill is seeing price appreciation while Sunset Park has softened, pointing to different supply-demand dynamics in each market.
Cobble Hill is a small, highly sought-after neighborhood known for its historic charm and walkable streetscape. The area is famous for its impeccably preserved 19th-century architecture and the busy shops and cafes along Court Street. The real estate market is dominated by beautiful brownstones and brick townhouses, alongside intimate boutique condominiums that offer modern luxury while respecting the neighborhood's low-rise, historic character.
View Full Market ReportSunset Park features four landmarked historic districts of Italianate, Neo-Grec, and Romanesque Revival brick and brownstone rowhouses climbing the hillside between Fourth and Eighth Avenues in western Brooklyn. The namesake hilltop park offers panoramic Manhattan skyline views and a 1936 neoclassical public pool, while the commercial corridors along Fifth Avenue and Eighth Avenue anchor the neighborhood. The D train at Ninth Avenue, N/R at 36th-45th-53rd Streets provide multiple subway connections to Manhattan.
View Full Market ReportBorough Hall (2 3 4 5) — 0.5 mi
Court St (R) — 0.6 mi
Jay St-MetroTech (A C F R) — 0.6 mi
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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. Cobble Hill and Sunset 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 Cobble Hill and Sunset 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) | Cobble Hill | Sunset Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $2,275,000 | $1,307,500 |
| Median Rent | $4,950/mo | $2,800/mo |
| Year-over-Year Price Change | +5.8% | -1.1% |
| Average Days on Market | 53 days | 63 days |
| Distance to Nearest Subway | 0.53 mi | 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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