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 14,317 recorded sales from April 2025 – March 2026, sourced directly from NYC Department of Finance public records.
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Home Prices by Property Type
Median sale prices across Queens for the april 2025 – march 2026 period. Broken out by property type because blending co-ops and single-family homes into one number would be misleading.
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Past 12 Months
Per Square Foot
Quarterly Price Trends by Property Type
Median price per quarter for the most recent four quarters. Arrows indicate price change versus the prior quarter.
Why these numbers are more reliable. The data on this page comes 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 (recorded at $10 or less), 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 Queens homes are actually selling for.
Data source: NYC Department of Finance. Current 12 months (April 2025 – March 2026) from the rolling sales file; prior-year comparison period (January – December 2024) from the annualized sales file. Excludes $0 transfers, nominal sales, non-arms-length transactions, and bulk portfolio transfers. Last updated: April 2026.
Closing Volume by Month
Total Queens-wide residential closings by month over the past 12 months. At borough scale, monthly volume is a more reliable seasonal signal than any individual neighborhood — the mix-of-property-types noise smooths out. Months highlighted in orange are peak closing months (10%+ above the monthly average).
Takeaway for Queens Sellers
Queens's peak closing months are Oct and Dec. Since the typical sale takes about 3 months from listing to closing, you should be listing approximately 3 months before these peak windows — that means aiming for Jul and Sep.
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Queens Housing Mix
Every residential sale in Queens over the past 12 months, grouped by property type.
What This Means for Queens Sellers
Queens is dominated by single-family and two-family house stock (50% combined), concentrated in the central and eastern neighborhoods. Co-ops (25%) are heavily concentrated in the high-rise corridors of Forest Hills, Rego Park, Jackson Heights, and Long Island City; condo inventory (16%) is concentrated in Long Island City and newer developments. If you're selling a single-family or two-family home in Queens, you're in the borough's largest pool of inventory — pricing accurately and presenting well matters because buyers have plenty to compare against. If you're selling a co-op or condo, your competition is localized to a handful of neighborhoods, which can work for or against you depending on what else is listed at the time.
The Most Expensive and Most Affordable Neighborhoods in Queens
Queens neighborhoods ranked by median sale price for the April 2025 – March 2026 period. Select a property type tab to see rankings for that category. Only neighborhoods with at least 10 sales of the selected type appear.
Most Expensive Neighborhoods — Top 10
Most Affordable Neighborhoods — Top 10
Fastest-Growing & Declining Single-Family Markets
Top Gainers
All 56 Queens Neighborhoods
Every published Queens neighborhood, with median sale price by property type and year-over-year trend for single-family homes. Click any column header to sort. "—" means no qualifying sales in that category.
| Neighborhood | Sales (12-mo) | Single-Family Median | Co-op Median | Condo Median | 2-Family Median | 12-Mo Trend ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arverne | 101 | $570,000 | — | $449,000 | $708,000 | ▲ 16.3% |
| Astoria | 661 | $1.2M | $492,000 | $751,825 | $1.3M | ▲ 4.8% |
| Bayside | 726 | $1.1M | $349,000 | $651,680 | $1.4M | ▲ 8.2% |
| Beechhurst | 128 | $1.4M | $420,000 | $707,500 | $1.3M | ▲ 13.8% |
| Belle Harbor | 47 | $1.1M | $305,000 | $757,500 | $1.2M | — |
| Bellerose | 109 | $797,000 | — | — | $858,000 | ▲ 5.6% |
| Breezy Point | 52 | $732,500 | — | — | — | ▲ 12.7% |
| Briarwood | 126 | $895,000 | $270,000 | $470,000 | $902,500 | — |
| Broad Channel | 28 | $555,000 | — | — | $705,000 | ▲ 26.1% |
| Cambria Heights | 106 | $712,500 | — | — | $820,000 | ▲ 5.6% |
| College Point | 196 | $820,000 | — | $615,000 | $990,000 | flat |
| Corona | 257 | $837,500 | $252,500 | $445,000 | $1.1M | — |
| Douglaston | 135 | $1.2M | $330,000 | $818,000 | $1.5M | ▲ 23.4% |
| East Elmhurst | 92 | $872,000 | $205,000 | $476,500 | $990,000 | ▲ 3.8% |
| Elmhurst | 466 | $900,000 | $327,500 | $516,000 | $1.1M | ▲ 5.4% |
| Far Rockaway | 203 | $660,000 | $200,000 | $553,853 | $810,000 | ▲ 1.5% |
| Floral Park | 104 | $850,000 | $350,500 | — | $920,000 | ▲ 3.9% |
| Flushing North | 1730 | $1.1M | $339,460 | $650,704 | $1.4M | ▲ 5.1% |
| Flushing South | 451 | $988,000 | $298,500 | $471,720 | $1.1M | ▲ 9.4% |
| Forest Hills | 758 | $1.4M | $360,000 | $925,000 | $1.2M | ▲ 3.3% |
| Fresh Meadows | 79 | $1.2M | $240,000 | — | $1.2M | ▲ 11.2% |
| Glen Oaks | 257 | $990,000 | $397,500 | — | $1.3M | — |
| Glendale | 191 | $799,100 | $260,000 | $496,585 | $946,000 | ▼ 0.1% |
| 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 | ▲ 3.8% |
| Hollis Hills | 51 | $1.3M | $282,500 | — | — | ▲ 8.5% |
| Holliswood | 75 | $1.4M | $190,000 | — | $885,000 | ▲ 9.3% |
| Howard Beach | 304 | $897,000 | $259,000 | $427,500 | $995,000 | ▲ 4.5% |
| Jackson Heights | 593 | $988,000 | $369,500 | $440,000 | $1M | ▲ 6.2% |
| Jamaica | 130 | $835,000 | $205,000 | $492,450 | $999,000 | — |
| Jamaica Estates | 70 | $1.5M | $245,999 | $555,000 | $1.1M | ▲ 14.9% |
| Jamaica Hills | 48 | $830,000 | $225,000 | — | $995,000 | — |
| Kew Gardens | 199 | $982,500 | $278,000 | $504,500 | $650,000 | ▲ 14.9% |
| Laurelton | 191 | $700,000 | $220,000 | — | $700,000 | ▲ 9.3% |
| Little Neck | 162 | $1M | $340,625 | — | $1.6M | ▲ 1.1% |
| Long Island City | 386 | $1.4M | $720,000 | $1.1M | $1.2M | — |
| Maspeth | 194 | $782,500 | $320,000 | $533,250 | $975,000 | ▼ 2.2% |
| Middle Village | 240 | $898,500 | $407,500 | $490,000 | $999,499 | ▲ 7.2% |
| Neponsit | 18 | $999,999 | — | — | $1.4M | — |
| Oakland Gardens | 243 | $1.1M | $336,000 | $646,000 | $1.6M | ▲ 8.9% |
| Ozone Park | 205 | $730,000 | — | $350,000 | $876,850 | ▲ 8.1% |
| Queens Village | 330 | $740,000 | $295,000 | — | $890,000 | ▲ 5.7% |
| Rego Park | 415 | $961,250 | $321,000 | $534,035 | $1M | ▲ 0.9% |
| Richmond Hill | 316 | $700,000 | $208,000 | $480,390 | $925,000 | ▲ 3.1% |
| Ridgewood | 186 | $920,000 | $655,000 | $695,000 | $1.2M | — |
| Rockaway Park | 60 | $412,500 | $270,000 | $650,000 | $875,000 | — |
| Rosedale | 219 | $672,662 | — | — | $880,000 | ▲ 1.9% |
| South Jamaica | 586 | $625,000 | — | — | $845,000 | ▲ 9.6% |
| South Ozone Park | 214 | $717,000 | — | $375,000 | $890,000 | ▲ 9.5% |
| Springfield Gardens | 298 | $650,000 | $127,500 | $240,000 | $870,000 | ▲ 8.7% |
| St. Albans | 339 | $700,000 | — | — | $805,000 | ▲ 10.1% |
| Sunnyside | 162 | $1.2M | $399,999 | $855,000 | $1.4M | — |
| Whitestone | 262 | $1M | $316,000 | $465,888 | $1.5M | ▲ 4.3% |
| Woodhaven | 176 | $729,888 | $130,000 | $399,500 | $860,000 | ▲ 10.6% |
| Woodside | 295 | $922,500 | $330,000 | $390,000 | $1.3M | — |
Selling in Queens — What Sellers Ask
Median home prices in Queens vary significantly by property type. For the 12 months ending March 2026, the median single-family home sold for $830,000, the median co-op sold for $330,000, the median condo sold for $653,983, and the median two-family home sold for $990,000. Blending these into one borough-wide number would be misleading because the mix of property types varies by neighborhood. Data source: NYC Department of Finance public records (14,317 sales).
Queens recorded 14,317 residential sales over the past 12 months. The fastest-growing neighborhood by single-family median was broad channel (up 26.1% year-over-year), based on year-over-year 12-month median comparison. See the sortable neighborhood table above for every Queens neighborhood's current medians and year-over-year trend.
Peak closing months in Queens are October and December, based on 12 months of NYC DOF closing data. Since the typical sale takes about 3 months from listing to closing, sellers should list approximately 3 months before these peak windows to align their closing with peak buyer demand. For help picking the optimal listing date for your specific property, schedule a free strategy call.
The three most expensive Queens neighborhoods by median single-family home price are Jamaica Estates, Forest Hills, and Holliswood — #1: Jamaica Estates ($1.5M), #2: Forest Hills ($1.4M), #3: Holliswood ($1.4M). Rankings are limited to neighborhoods with at least 10 single-family sales in the past 12 months.
The three most affordable Queens neighborhoods by median single-family home price are Broad Channel, Arverne, and South Jamaica — #1: Broad Channel ($555,000), #2: Arverne ($570,000), #3: South Jamaica ($625,000). Rankings are limited to neighborhoods with at least 10 single-family sales in the past 12 months.
Across Queens-wide DOF data the typical sale takes about 3 months from listing to closing, though this varies by property type and pricing. Justin Braithwaite's listings have averaged 24 days on market with a 102.8% sale-to-list price ratio across 261 seller transactions, reflecting effective pricing and presentation — which tend to be the biggest factors in reducing time on market.
Queens at a Glance
Queens is New York City's largest borough by land area and its most ethnically diverse, covering roughly 109 square miles and home to approximately 2.3 million residents. It is organized around more than 50 distinct neighborhoods ranging from the high-density, transit-connected areas close to Manhattan (Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights) to the suburban single-family house districts of eastern Queens (Bayside, Little Neck, Douglaston, Glen Oaks, Floral Park) and the Rockaway Peninsula beach communities (Far Rockaway, Belle Harbor, Neponsit, Breezy Point). Major institutions include Citi Field, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, and Queens College. The borough is served by the 7, E, F, G, J, M, N, R, W, and Z subway lines, the Long Island Rail Road, and two of the city's three major airports.
Residentially, Queens is defined by its strong single-family and two-family house stock in the central and eastern neighborhoods, its dense co-op and condo markets in the high-rise corridors (Long Island City, Rego Park, Forest Hills), and its historic one- and two-family row houses in older neighborhoods like Ridgewood, Woodhaven, and Richmond Hill. Jamaica Estates, Forest Hills Gardens, and Douglaston anchor the high end of the single-family market, while neighborhoods like Laurelton, St. Albans, and parts of Jamaica offer comparatively affordable single-family options. The borough's market is characterized by steady owner-occupied demand, a strong multi-family investor segment, and the closest-to-Manhattan transit options outside the core boroughs — factors that support consistent buyer interest across a wide range of price points.
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