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NYC Neighborhood Comparison
Side-by-side market data, transit, and neighborhood profiles to help you decide.
Brooklyn
Queens
For buyers focused on affordability, Howard Beach has the lower median sale price at $355K vs $630K in Ditmas Park.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find Howard Beach offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
| Metric | Ditmas Park | Howard Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $630,000 | $355,000 |
| Median Condo Price | N/A | N/A |
| Median Co-op Price | $557,500 | $235,000 |
| Median Rent | $2,780 | $2,550 |
| Active Listings | 42 | 55 |
| Rental Inventory | 98 | 2 |
| Days on Market | 57.5 | 107.5 |
| Price Cut Share | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 5 | 15 |
| YoY Price Change | -64.0% | -29.3% |
| YoY Rent Change | +12.3% | +15.9% |
| YoY Inventory Change | -4.5% | +37.5% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | N/A |
Prices in Ditmas Park moved -64.0% over the past year, compared to -29.3% in Howard Beach. Both markets have seen price softening, with Ditmas Park declining more sharply over the measured period.
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 ReportHoward Beach is a waterfront Queens neighborhood of single-family brick homes and two-family detached houses on a peninsula between Jamaica Bay and the Belt Parkway. The A train at Howard Beach-JFK Airport station provides subway service, and the AirTrain JFK connects directly to all airport terminals. Charles Memorial Park and the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge offer waterfront recreation.
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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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