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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, South Jamaica has the lower median sale price at $665K vs $938K in Marine Park.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find South Jamaica offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
| Metric | Marine Park | South Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $937,500 | $664,500 |
| Median Condo Price | N/A | N/A |
| Median Co-op Price | N/A | N/A |
| Median Rent | $2,925 | $3,299 |
| Active Listings | 33 | 15 |
| Rental Inventory | 2 | 11 |
| Days on Market | 43 | 0 |
| Price Cut Share | 15.2% | 13.3% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 12 | 16 |
| YoY Price Change | +13.8% | -0.8% |
| YoY Rent Change | +33.0% | 0.0% |
| YoY Inventory Change | -25.0% | -25.0% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | N/A |
Prices in Marine Park moved +13.8% over the past year, compared to -0.8% in South Jamaica. Marine Park is seeing price appreciation while South Jamaica has softened, pointing to different supply-demand dynamics in each market.
Marine Park is a residential Brooklyn neighborhood of single-family detached and semi-attached brick homes built primarily in the 1930s through 1960s, surrounding the 798-acre Marine Park salt marsh and nature preserve. Local buses connect to the B/Q trains at Avenue U and the 2/5 at Flatbush Avenue. The Marine Park Golf Course and Salt Marsh Nature Center offer outdoor recreation along Gerritsen Creek.
View Full Market ReportSouth Jamaica features brick rowhouses and new residential developments on tree-lined streets between the 100-acre Baisley Pond Park and Roy Wilkins Park. The Jamaica Center transit hub is one mile north, connecting the E, J, and Z subway lines, the LIRR, and the AirTrain to JFK Airport.
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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. Marine Park and South Jamaica 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 Marine Park and South Jamaica 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) | Marine Park | South Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $937,500 | $664,500 |
| Median Rent | $2,925/mo | $3,299/mo |
| Year-over-Year Price Change | +13.8% | -0.8% |
| Average Days on Market | 43 days | 0 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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