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NYC Neighborhood Comparison
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For buyers focused on affordability, Cambria Heights has the lower median sale price at $750K vs $870K in Flatlands.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find Cambria Heights offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
| Metric | Cambria Heights | Flatlands |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $750,000 | $870,000 |
| Median Condo Price | N/A | $405,600 |
| Median Co-op Price | N/A | $205,000 |
| Median Rent | $3,899 | $2,750 |
| Active Listings | 12 | 45 |
| Rental Inventory | 3 | 5 |
| Days on Market | 53 | 66.5 |
| Price Cut Share | 16.7% | 20.0% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 5 | 4 |
| YoY Price Change | +24.0% | +26.1% |
| YoY Rent Change | +77.2% | -1.8% |
| YoY Inventory Change | +140.0% | +21.6% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | N/A |
Prices in Cambria Heights moved +24.0% over the past year, compared to +26.1% in Flatlands. The +26.1% gain in Flatlands reflects stronger buyer demand relative to available inventory in that market.
Cambria Heights features tree-lined blocks of single-family brick Cape Cods and Tudor-style homes, many built in the 1930s, including the landmarked Storybook-style houses on 227th Street. The neighborhood borders Brookville Park and connects to the Jamaica Center transit hub via local bus for E, J, and Z subway access, plus Long Island Rail Road service to Penn Station.
View Full Market ReportFlatlands is a southeastern Brooklyn neighborhood of single-family detached homes, two-family brick houses, and low-rise apartment buildings on a flat grid of residential streets. The B/Q trains at the Kings Highway and Avenue U stations serve the western portion, and local buses provide additional connections. Floyd Bennett Field, the city's first municipal airport and now a national recreation area, borders the southern edge.
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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. Cambria Heights and Flatlands 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 Cambria Heights and Flatlands 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) | Cambria Heights | Flatlands |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $750,000 | $870,000 |
| Median Rent | $3,899/mo | $2,750/mo |
| Year-over-Year Price Change | +24.0% | +26.1% |
| Average Days on Market | 53 days | 66.5 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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