NYC Neighborhood Comparison
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn
For buyers focused on affordability, Ditmas Park has the lower median sale price at $630K vs $1.0M in Gowanus.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find Gowanus offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
| Metric | Ditmas Park | Gowanus |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $630,000 | $1,045,000 |
| Median Condo Price | N/A | $775,000 |
| Median Co-op Price | $557,500 | N/A |
| Median Rent | $2,780 | $4,850 |
| Active Listings | 42 | 19 |
| Rental Inventory | 98 | 295 |
| Days on Market | 57.5 | 43 |
| Price Cut Share | 11.9% | 15.8% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 5 | 1 |
| YoY Price Change | -64.0% | +51.6% |
| YoY Rent Change | +12.3% | +7.8% |
| YoY Inventory Change | -4.5% | -38.7% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | N/A |
Prices in Ditmas Park moved -64.0% over the past year, compared to +51.6% in Gowanus. Gowanus is seeing price appreciation while Ditmas Park has softened, pointing to different supply-demand dynamics in each market.
Ditmas 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.
View Full Market ReportGowanus features a striking mix of 19th-century brick warehouses, Greek Revival rowhouses, and new glass-and-steel condominiums rising along the canal waterfront. The F, G, R, D, and N/W trains are accessible at nearby Smith-Ninth Streets and Fourth Avenue-Ninth Street stations, with Atlantic Terminal a short walk north. Washington Park and the Old Stone House landmark anchor the neighborhood's green space, while a major rezoning is bringing thousands of new residential units and waterfront parkland to the area.
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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 last updated: 1/1/1970.
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