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NYC Neighborhood Comparison
Side-by-side market data, transit, and neighborhood profiles to help you decide.
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For buyers focused on affordability, Kew Gardens Hills has the lower median sale price at $380K vs $879K in Maspeth.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find Kew Gardens Hills offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
| Metric | Kew Gardens Hills | Maspeth |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $380,000 | $879,000 |
| Median Condo Price | $558,510 | N/A |
| Median Co-op Price | $288,000 | N/A |
| Median Rent | $2,575 | $2,795 |
| Active Listings | 68 | 38 |
| Rental Inventory | 54 | 63 |
| Days on Market | 48 | 49 |
| Price Cut Share | 14.7% | 10.5% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 19 | 14 |
| YoY Price Change | -7.1% | -5.4% |
| YoY Rent Change | -8.0% | +2.1% |
| YoY Inventory Change | +41.7% | +52.0% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | N/A |
Prices in Kew Gardens Hills moved -7.1% over the past year, compared to -5.4% in Maspeth. Both markets have seen price softening, with Kew Gardens Hills declining more sharply over the measured period.
Kew Gardens Hills is a residential Queens neighborhood of brick single-family homes, two-family houses, and garden-apartment cooperatives arranged on a hilly grid between Main Street Flushing and the Long Island Expressway. The E/F trains at Union Turnpike-Kew Gardens station and local buses provide transit connections. Flushing Meadows Corona Park is accessible to the north.
View Full Market ReportMaspeth connects to major transit lines, including the LIRR and local subway service. The neighborhood features a mix of established single-family homes and mid-rise, multi-unit apartment buildings. It is situated within Queens near sizable neighborhood parks and bustling commercial thoroughfares.
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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. Kew Gardens Hills and Maspeth 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 Kew Gardens Hills and Maspeth 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) | Kew Gardens Hills | Maspeth |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $380,000 | $879,000 |
| Median Rent | $2,575/mo | $2,795/mo |
| Year-over-Year Price Change | -7.1% | -5.4% |
| Average Days on Market | 48 days | 49 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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