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NYC Neighborhood Comparison
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
For buyers focused on affordability, Prospect Heights has the lower median sale price at $999K vs $2.3M in Red Hook.
Investors analyzing rental yield will find Prospect Heights offers a stronger rent-to-price ratio based on current market data.
| Metric | Prospect Heights | Red Hook |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $999,400 | $2,300,000 |
| Median Condo Price | $2,425,000 | $995,000 |
| Median Co-op Price | $875,000 | $813,581 |
| Median Rent | $4,500 | $4,300 |
| Active Listings | 49 | 14 |
| Rental Inventory | 163 | 23 |
| Days on Market | 36 | 76 |
| Price Cut Share | 16.3% | 7.1% |
| Monthly Sales Volume | 14 | 3 |
| YoY Price Change | -24.6% | +104.4% |
| YoY Rent Change | +1.1% | +22.9% |
| YoY Inventory Change | -16.9% | -39.1% |
| Subway Lines | N/A | N/A |
Prices in Prospect Heights moved -24.6% over the past year, compared to +104.4% in Red Hook. Red Hook is seeing price appreciation while Prospect Heights has softened, pointing to different supply-demand dynamics in each market.
Prospect Heights is a compact Brooklyn neighborhood anchored by the Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park, and the Brooklyn Museum. The real estate market features historic brownstones, pre-war cooperatives, and new developments like Pacific Park, with 2/3/B/Q/4 train service.
View Full Market ReportRed Hook is a waterfront neighborhood defined by cobblestone lanes, repurposed brick warehouses, and low-rise residential buildings on a peninsula jutting into Upper New York Bay. No subway runs directly through the neighborhood; NYC Ferry's South Brooklyn route and the B61 bus provide primary transit connections to Downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan. Valentino Pier Park and the 58-acre Red Hook Recreation Area offer harbor-front green space, while the working cruise terminal at Pier 12 maintains the area's maritime heritage.
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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. Prospect Heights and Red Hook 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 Prospect Heights and Red Hook 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) | Prospect Heights | Red Hook |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $999,400 | $2,300,000 |
| Median Rent | $4,500/mo | $4,300/mo |
| Year-over-Year Price Change | -24.6% | +104.4% |
| Average Days on Market | 36 days | 76 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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