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NYC Neighborhood Comparison
Queens
Bronx
For buyers focused on affordability, Williamsbridge has the lower median sale price at $760K vs $989K in Fresh Meadows.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find Williamsbridge offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
| Metric | Fresh Meadows | Williamsbridge |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $989,000 | $760,000 |
| Median Condo Price | $980,000 | $185,000 |
| Median Co-op Price | $238,000 | $89,000 |
| Median Rent | $2,775 | $2,816 |
| Active Listings | 7 | 12 |
| Rental Inventory | 47 | 23 |
| Days on Market | 246 | 60 |
| Price Cut Share | 14.3% | 8.3% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 6 | 7 |
| YoY Price Change | -14.0% | +52.0% |
| YoY Rent Change | +13.3% | +44.4% |
| YoY Inventory Change | +75.0% | -29.4% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | N/A |
Prices in Fresh Meadows moved -14.0% over the past year, compared to +52.0% in Williamsbridge. Williamsbridge is seeing price appreciation while Fresh Meadows has softened, pointing to different supply-demand dynamics in each market.
Fresh Meadows is a planned residential Queens neighborhood originally developed in the late 1940s as garden-apartment complexes with landscaped grounds, along with Cape Cod and Colonial single-family homes on curved streets. The Q65 and Q17 buses connect to the Flushing 7 train, and the QM1 express bus runs to Midtown Manhattan. Cunningham Park, a 358-acre green space with hiking trails and sports fields, borders the east side.
View Full Market ReportWilliamsbridge is a residential Bronx neighborhood of single-family detached homes, two-family brick houses, and mid-rise apartment buildings along a grid of tree-lined streets. The 2 and 5 trains at 219th Street and 233rd Street-Nereid Avenue stations provide subway service, and Metro-North stops at Williamsbridge station on the Harlem Line. Bronx River Parkway and the Bronx River Greenway run along the western border.
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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. Fresh Meadows and Williamsbridge 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 Fresh Meadows and Williamsbridge 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) | Fresh Meadows | Williamsbridge |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $989,000 | $760,000 |
| Median Rent | $2,775/mo | $2,816/mo |
| Year-over-Year Price Change | -14.0% | +52.0% |
| Average Days on Market | 246 days | 60 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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