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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, Jackson Heights has the lower median sale price at $415K vs $1.3M in Crown Heights.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find Jackson Heights offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
Commuters have more transit options in Jackson Heights, which is served by 5 subway lines compared to 0 in Crown Heights.
| Metric | Crown Heights | Jackson Heights |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $1,280,000 | $415,000 |
| Median Condo Price | $1,087,500 | $520,000 |
| Median Co-op Price | $611,000 | $369,500 |
| Median Rent | $3,495 | $2,474.5 |
| Active Listings | 157 | 201 |
| Rental Inventory | 945 | 104 |
| Days on Market | 48.5 | 63.5 |
| Price Cut Share | 5.7% | 11.4% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 18 | 29 |
| YoY Price Change | +3.4% | 0.0% |
| YoY Rent Change | +5.9% | +3.3% |
| YoY Inventory Change | +51.0% | -0.5% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | 7 E F M R |
Prices in Crown Heights moved +3.4% over the past year, compared to 0.0% in Jackson Heights. The +3.4% gain in Crown Heights reflects stronger buyer demand relative to available inventory in that market.
Crown Heights is a dynamic and architecturally rich neighborhood in central Brooklyn. Famous for its grand boulevards and impressive collection of pre-war apartment buildings and brownstones, the area offers a sense of scale and history. Residents enjoy proximity to the Brooklyn Museum, the Botanic Garden, and a active restaurant scene along Franklin and Nostrand Avenues, making it a popular choice for those seeking space and culture.
View Full Market ReportJackson Heights is a landmarked planned community originally built in the early 1900s, featuring prewar garden cooperatives with interior courtyards that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Approximately 80% of the housing stock consists of co-ops, with the remainder split among attached single-family homes, multi-family row houses, and detached residences, all served by the 7, E, F, M, and R trains at the Roosevelt Avenue hub. Travers Park provides green space, and the commercial corridors along Roosevelt Avenue and 37th Avenue anchor the neighborhood's retail activity.
View Full Market ReportNo subway data available
Jackson Heights (7 E F M R) — 0.7 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 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. Crown Heights and Jackson Heights 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 Crown Heights and Jackson Heights 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) | Crown Heights | Jackson Heights |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $1,280,000 | $415,000 |
| Median Rent | $3,495/mo | $2,474.5/mo |
| Year-over-Year Price Change | +3.4% | 0.0% |
| Average Days on Market | 48.5 days | 63.5 days |
| Distance to Nearest Subway | N/A | 0.71 mi |
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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