Queens Real Estate Market
The Queens Real Estate Market
Median home prices, current trends, and complete neighborhood data for all 56 Queens neighborhoods. Based on 14,344 recorded sales from April 2025 – March 2026, sourced directly from NYC Department of Finance public records.
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Home Prices in Queens
Median sale prices by property type from NYC Department of Finance records. Queens sees a mix of co-op, single-family, condo, and multifamily transactions — the median sale price varies significantly by type, so blending them together gives a misleading picture.
Quarterly Price Trends
Median sale price by property type, last four quarters. Price-change arrows compare each quarter to the prior quarter.
Why This Data Is More Complete
The numbers on this page come from NYC Department of Finance public records — every legally recorded property sale in Queens, not just MLS-listed transactions. Sites like Zillow and StreetEasy only capture listings that go through their platforms, missing FSBO sales, off-market deals, and transfers that never hit the MLS. This dataset includes all of them.
We also remove bulk portfolio transfers, nominal sales, and non-arms-length transactions that would distort median prices — cleaning that most data sources don't do. The result is a more accurate picture of what individual homes are actually selling for in your market.
Data source: NYC Department of Finance. Current 12 months (April 2025 – March 2026) from the rolling sales file; prior-year comparison period (April 2024 – March 2025) from the annualized sales files. Excludes $0 transfers, nominal sales, non-arms-length transactions, and bulk portfolio transfers. Last updated: May 2026.
Best Time to Sell in Queens
Monthly closing volume across the borough over the past 12 months. Peak closing months are highlighted (≥110% of average monthly volume).
Takeaway for Queens Sellers
Closing volume in Queens peaks in October and December. Since the typical sale takes 3 months from listing to closing, you should be listing approximately 3 months before these peak windows — typically in July and September — to hit the optimal closing window.
Schedule a free strategy call → to discuss the right listing date for your specific property.
What's For Sale in Queens
Distribution of recorded sales by property type, last 12 months.
What This Means for Sellers
Queens has the most balanced mix of housing types in New York City — single-family and two-family homes together account for over half of all residential sales, but co-ops and condos each represent a substantial share as well. The market a seller competes in depends heavily on neighborhood: a Forest Hills co-op listing competes against hundreds of similar units, while a Bayside detached single-family seller faces a comparatively thin pool of recent comparable sales. This variation is a key reason why borough-wide medians are less useful than neighborhood-specific data when pricing your home.
Queens Neighborhood Rankings
Most Expensive Neighborhoods — Top 10
By median sale price. Includes only neighborhoods with 10+ recorded sales of the selected property type in the past 12 months.
Most Affordable Neighborhoods — Top 10
By median sale price. Same 10+ sales threshold.
Fastest-Growing & Declining Single-Family Markets
Year-over-year change in median single-family sale price (April 2025 – March 2026 vs April 2024 – March 2025). Includes only neighborhoods with 20+ single-family sales in both periods. Single-family-only because it produces the cleanest apples-to-apples comparison — co-op trends are distorted by which buildings happened to list, and condo trends are distorted by new-construction mix.
Top 5 Gainers
Top 5 Decliners
All Queens Neighborhoods
Every published Queens neighborhood, with median sale price by property type and year-over-year single-family trend. Click any column header to sort. Click a neighborhood name for the full market report.
| Neighborhood ▲▼ | Sales (12-mo) ▲▼ | Single-Family ▲▼ | Co-op ▲▼ | Condo ▲▼ | 2-Family ▲▼ | 12-Mo SF Trend ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arverne | 101 | $570,000 | — | $449,000 | $708,000 | ▲ 7.5% |
| Astoria | 661 | $1.2M | $492,000 | $751,825 | $1.3M | ▲ 8.0% |
| Bayside | 726 | $1.1M | $349,000 | $651,680 | $1.4M | ▲ 8.5% |
| Beechhurst | 128 | $1.4M | $420,000 | — | $1.3M | ▲ 13.8% |
| Belle Harbor | 47 | $1.1M | $305,000 | — | $1.2M | — |
| Bellerose | 109 | $797,000 | — | — | $858,000 | ▲ 4.9% |
| Breezy Point | 52 | $732,500 | — | — | — | ▲ 11.4% |
| Briarwood | 126 | $895,000 | $270,000 | $470,000 | $902,500 | — |
| Broad Channel | 28 | $555,000 | — | — | — | ▲ 29.1% |
| Cambria Heights | 106 | $712,500 | — | — | $820,000 | ▲ 9.6% |
| College Point | 196 | $820,000 | — | $615,000 | $990,000 | ▼ 0.3% |
| Corona | 257 | $837,500 | $252,500 | $445,000 | $1.1M | — |
| Douglaston | 135 | $1.2M | $330,000 | $818,000 | $1.5M | ▲ 16.9% |
| East Elmhurst | 92 | $872,000 | — | $476,500 | $990,000 | ▲ 11.4% |
| Elmhurst | 466 | $900,000 | $327,500 | $516,000 | $1.1M | ▲ 4.5% |
| Far Rockaway | 203 | $660,000 | $200,000 | $553,853 | $810,000 | ▲ 6.5% |
| Floral Park | 104 | $850,000 | $350,500 | — | $920,000 | ▲ 1.2% |
| Flushing North | 1,730 | $1.1M | $339,460 | $650,704 | $1.4M | ▲ 5.1% |
| Flushing South | 451 | $988,000 | $298,500 | $471,720 | $1.1M | ▲ 6.8% |
| Forest Hills | 758 | $1.4M | $360,000 | $925,000 | $1.2M | ▲ 6.4% |
| Fresh Meadows | 79 | $1.2M | $240,000 | — | $1.2M | ▲ 4.7% |
| Glen Oaks | 257 | $990,000 | $397,500 | — | $1.3M | — |
| Glendale | 191 | $799,100 | $260,000 | $496,585 | $946,000 | ▼ 3.1% |
| Hammels | 32 | $642,000 | — | $380,000 | $907,000 | — |
| Hillcrest | 75 | $887,500 | $270,000 | $478,000 | $945,000 | — |
| Hollis | 240 | $730,000 | $159,500 | — | $878,000 | ▲ 4.7% |
| Hollis Hills | 51 | $1.3M | $282,500 | — | — | ▲ 10.5% |
| Holliswood | 75 | $1.4M | $190,000 | — | $885,000 | ▲ 8.5% |
| Howard Beach | 304 | $897,000 | $259,000 | $427,500 | $995,000 | ▲ 5.5% |
| Jackson Heights | 593 | $988,000 | $369,500 | $440,000 | $1.0M | ▲ 6.2% |
| Jamaica | 130 | $835,000 | $205,000 | $492,450 | $999,000 | — |
| Jamaica Estates | 70 | $1.5M | $245,999 | — | $1.1M | ▲ 22.4% |
| Jamaica Hills | 48 | $830,000 | $225,000 | — | $995,000 | — |
| Kew Gardens | 199 | $982,500 | $278,000 | $504,500 | $650,000 | ▲ 3.5% |
| Laurelton | 191 | $700,000 | $220,000 | — | $700,000 | ▲ 6.9% |
| Little Neck | 162 | $1.0M | $340,625 | — | $1.6M | ▼ 7.8% |
| Long Island City | 386 | $1.4M | $720,000 | $1.1M | $1.2M | — |
| Maspeth | 194 | $782,500 | $320,000 | $533,250 | $975,000 | ▼ 1.9% |
| Middle Village | 240 | $898,500 | — | $490,000 | $999,500 | ▲ 7.9% |
| Neponsit | 18 | $999,999 | — | — | — | — |
| Oakland Gardens | 243 | $1.1M | $336,000 | $646,000 | $1.6M | ▲ 3.0% |
| Ozone Park | 205 | $730,000 | — | $350,000 | $876,850 | ▲ 6.2% |
| Queens Village | 330 | $740,000 | $295,000 | — | $890,000 | ▲ 4.2% |
| Rego Park | 415 | $961,250 | $321,000 | $534,036 | $1.0M | ▲ 0.4% |
| Richmond Hill | 316 | $700,000 | — | — | $925,000 | ▲ 2.2% |
| Ridgewood | 186 | $920,000 | — | $695,000 | $1.2M | — |
| Rockaway Park | 60 | $412,500 | $270,000 | $650,000 | $875,000 | — |
| Rosedale | 219 | $672,662 | — | — | $880,000 | ▲ 1.2% |
| South Jamaica | 586 | $625,000 | — | — | $845,000 | ▲ 5.7% |
| South Ozone Park | 214 | $717,000 | — | — | $890,000 | ▲ 7.8% |
| Springfield Gardens | 298 | $650,000 | — | — | $870,000 | ▲ 7.8% |
| St. Albans | 339 | $700,000 | — | — | $805,000 | ▲ 11.1% |
| Sunnyside | 162 | $1.2M | $400,000 | $855,000 | $1.4M | — |
| Whitestone | 262 | $1.0M | $316,000 | $465,888 | $1.5M | ▲ 4.3% |
| Woodhaven | 176 | $729,888 | — | — | $860,000 | ▲ 7.3% |
| Woodside | 295 | $922,500 | $330,000 | $390,000 | $1.3M | — |
Queens Real Estate FAQ
Median home prices in Queens vary significantly by property type. Based on 14,344 recorded residential sales from April 2025 – March 2026: Co-op Apartments at $330,000 (3,528 sales); Single-Family Homes at $830,000 (4,593 sales); Condominiums at $653,984 (2,348 sales); Two-Family Homes at $990,000 (2,619 sales); Three-Family Homes at $1.3M (586 sales). Borough-wide blended medians can be misleading because the mix of property types varies enormously by neighborhood — most homeowners are better served by looking at their specific neighborhood and property type.
The Queens market recorded 14,344 residential sales in the most recent 12-month window (April 2025 – March 2026). Closing volume peaks in October and December. Broad Channel led Queens with a +29.1% year-over-year change in single-family median price. Different submarkets within Queens are moving at very different rates — neighborhood-level data is more useful than borough-wide averages for understanding what is happening in your specific market.
Closing volume in Queens peaks in October and December. Since the typical NYC sale takes 3 months from listing to closing, sellers should generally list about 3 months before the peak closing months. The right listing date varies by property type, condition, and specific neighborhood — book a strategy call for guidance specific to your home.
Among Queens neighborhoods with at least 10 single-family sales in the past 12 months, the three most expensive by median single-family price are: Jamaica Estates ($1.5M), Forest Hills ($1.4M), Holliswood ($1.4M). The full ranking by property type appears in the rankings section above.
Among Queens neighborhoods with at least 10 single-family sales in the past 12 months, the three most affordable by median single-family price are: Broad Channel ($555,000), Arverne ($570,000), South Jamaica ($625,000). The full ranking by property type appears in the rankings section above.
My personal seller transactions across NYC close in an average of 24 days on market at 102.8% of list price. Across 261 seller transactions totaling over $216M in sold volume, 96.1% of my listings have closed successfully. Time on market for any specific home depends on price positioning, condition, marketing, and the specific submarket — book a strategy call to discuss what to expect for your property.
Queens at a Glance
Queens is New York City's largest borough by land area and home to approximately 2.4 million residents, making it one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse counties in the United States. It is bordered by Brooklyn to the west, the Bronx to the north across the East River, Nassau County to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The borough contains 56 published residential neighborhoods ranging from the dense urban character of Long Island City and Astoria along the East River, to the suburban single-family streets of Bayside, Douglaston, and Little Neck in the northeast, to the beachfront communities of the Rockaway Peninsula along the Atlantic. Both JFK and LaGuardia airports are located in Queens. Major institutions include Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Citi Field, the Queens Museum, and Forest Hills Stadium.
Queens has a predominantly single-family and two-family housing character across most of its central and eastern neighborhoods, with pockets of high-density co-op and condo development concentrated along specific transit corridors. Co-op apartments are most heavily clustered in pre-war buildings in Forest Hills, Rego Park, Kew Gardens, and Jackson Heights. The borough's condominium market is among the fastest-growing in New York, driven by new construction in Long Island City, Astoria, Flushing, and along the No. 7 train corridor. Two-family and three-family homes serve as the backbone of homeowner-occupied housing across Astoria, Woodside, Jamaica, Richmond Hill, and Ozone Park. Detached single-family housing dominates Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck, Holliswood, Jamaica Estates, and the Rockaways.
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