NYC Neighborhood Comparison
Side-by-side market data, transit, and neighborhood profiles to help you decide.
Brooklyn
Manhattan
For buyers focused on affordability, East New York has the lower median sale price at $722K vs $3.8M in Soho.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find East New York offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
Commuters have more transit options in Soho, which is served by 11 subway lines compared to 0 in East New York.
| Metric | East New York | Soho |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $721,500 | $3,805,000 |
| Median Condo Price | $263,940 | $3,049,999.5 |
| Median Co-op Price | N/A | $3,675,000 |
| Median Rent | $3,000 | $8,495 |
| Active Listings | 82 | 145 |
| Rental Inventory | 129 | 147 |
| Days on Market | 64 | 72 |
| Price Cut Share | 9.8% | 12.4% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 20 | 12 |
| YoY Price Change | -2.8% | +25.5% |
| YoY Rent Change | +7.1% | +14.0% |
| YoY Inventory Change | -7.9% | +0.7% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | 1 6 A C E J N Q R W Z |
Prices in East New York moved -2.8% over the past year, compared to +25.5% in Soho. Soho is seeing price appreciation while East New York has softened, pointing to different supply-demand dynamics in each market.
East New York offers a wide range of housing types including semi-detached homes, two-to-four-family houses, brick rowhouses, and new affordable construction developments along major corridors like Atlantic and Pennsylvania Avenues. The neighborhood has strong transit coverage with the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains on the New Lots Line and the L train along the Canarsie Line, plus the major transfer hub at Broadway Junction. Shirley Chisholm State Park on Jamaica Bay and Spring Creek Park provide waterfront green space along the neighborhood's southern edge.
View Full Market ReportSoHo contains the world's largest concentration of cast-iron architecture, with approximately 250 landmarked buildings within the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District. The housing stock centers on spacious loft conversions with high ceilings and oversized windows, alongside luxury condominiums and pre-war walk-ups, served by the C, E, N, Q, R, W, 1, 4, and 6 trains. The cobblestone streets and commercial corridors along Broadway, West Broadway, and Prince Street define one of Manhattan's most architecturally distinctive neighborhoods.
View Full Market ReportNo subway data available
Canal St (1 6 A C E J N Q R W Z) — 0.1 mi
Spring St (6 C E) — 0.2 mi
Prince St (N R W) — 0.3 mi
Franklin St (1) — 0.3 mi
Bowery (J Z) — 0.5 mi
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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