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NYC Neighborhood Comparison
Side-by-side market data, transit, and neighborhood profiles to help you decide.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
For buyers focused on affordability, East New York has the lower median sale price at $722K 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 | East New York | Gowanus |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $721,500 | $1,045,000 |
| Median Condo Price | $263,940 | $775,000 |
| Median Co-op Price | N/A | N/A |
| Median Rent | $3,000 | $4,850 |
| Active Listings | 82 | 19 |
| Rental Inventory | 129 | 295 |
| Days on Market | 64 | 43 |
| Price Cut Share | 9.8% | 15.8% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 20 | 1 |
| YoY Price Change | -2.8% | +51.6% |
| YoY Rent Change | +7.1% | +7.8% |
| YoY Inventory Change | -7.9% | -38.7% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | N/A |
Prices in East New York moved -2.8% over the past year, compared to +51.6% in Gowanus. Gowanus 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 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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