NYC Neighborhood Comparison
Side-by-side market data, transit, and neighborhood profiles to help you decide.
Queens
Manhattan
For buyers focused on affordability, Howard Beach has the lower median sale price at $355K vs $2.1M in Midtown.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find Howard Beach offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
Commuters have more transit options in Midtown, which is served by 19 subway lines compared to 0 in Howard Beach.
| Metric | Howard Beach | Midtown |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $355,000 | $2,095,000 |
| Median Condo Price | N/A | $2,187,500 |
| Median Co-op Price | $235,000 | $834,500 |
| Median Rent | $2,550 | $6,000 |
| Active Listings | 55 | 369 |
| Rental Inventory | 2 | 409 |
| Days on Market | 107.5 | 96 |
| Price Cut Share | 12.7% | 7.0% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 15 | 22 |
| YoY Price Change | -29.3% | +19.7% |
| YoY Rent Change | +15.9% | +21.2% |
| YoY Inventory Change | +37.5% | +10.5% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A B C D E F M N Q R S W |
Prices in Howard Beach moved -29.3% over the past year, compared to +19.7% in Midtown. Midtown is seeing price appreciation while Howard Beach has softened, pointing to different supply-demand dynamics in each market.
Howard Beach is a waterfront Queens neighborhood of single-family brick homes and two-family detached houses on a peninsula between Jamaica Bay and the Belt Parkway. The A train at Howard Beach-JFK Airport station provides subway service, and the AirTrain JFK connects directly to all airport terminals. Charles Memorial Park and the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge offer waterfront recreation.
View Full Market ReportMidtown Manhattan is the city's primary commercial and transit hub, home to Grand Central Terminal, Rockefeller Center, Bryant Park, and the Empire State Building. The residential market features luxury condo towers, classic pre-war cooperatives, and postwar doorman buildings served by nearly every subway line in the system. Properties range from high-floor units with skyline panoramas to well-maintained co-ops along the tree-lined side streets east and west of Fifth Avenue.
View Full Market ReportNo subway data available
Times Sq-42 St (1 2 3 7 N Q R S W) — 0.2 mi
42 St-Port Authority (A C E) — 0.4 mi
Grand Central-42 St (4 5 6 7 S) — 0.4 mi
34 St-Herald Sq (B D F M N Q R W) — 0.4 mi
34 St-Penn Station (1 2 3 A C E) — 0.5 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 last updated: 1/1/1970.
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