Jeff Stevens Real Estate

NEW YORK CITY

Queens, NY

New York City's largest borough by area, directly west of Nassau County, and the usual first step in or out of the city for Long Island buyers and sellers.

MARKET SNAPSHOT

The Queens Market Right Now

Queens, June 2026. Single family, condo, townhouse, and apartment. Source: Realtors Property Resource, pulled July 29, 2026.

Buyer's marketUnder 3 months of inventory is a seller's market, 3 to 6 is balanced, and over 6 favors buyers.

$830,500

Median Sold Price

+2.1% over 12 months

$840,000

Median List Price

+5.1% over 12 months

41

Days on Market

Median days to go under contract

6.02

Months of Inventory

-6.8% over 12 months

98%

Sold to List Price

The median home sold below asking

$831,750

Median Estimated Value

+1.0% over 12 months

301

Homes Sold

Closed in June 2026

Estimated values are generated by a valuation model and are not formal appraisals. Some brokerages do not share listing content with RPR, so these figures may not reflect every sale in the market.

HOUSING

What Queens Is Built Of

74 years

Median Home Age

Typical build era for the housing stock

45%

Owner Occupied

Share of homes lived in by their owner

How Nearby Counties Compare

Median estimated home value, June 2026. Useful when you are weighing one against the next.

Manhattan$1,165,000
Brooklyn$942,330
Nassau County$858,110
Staten Island$744,000

THE NEIGHBORHOOD

About Queens

  • Detached and semi detached housing across eastern Queens, apartments to the west
  • Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Forest Park, and the Rockaway beaches
  • Two airports, JFK and LaGuardia
  • Roughly 45% of homes are owner occupied, against 82% in Nassau

SCHOOLS

Multiple School Districts

Queens is served by the New York City public school system, organized into community school districts rather than town districts.

School district boundaries do not always follow town lines. Confirm the district for any specific address before you make an offer.

COMMUTE

Getting Around

  • LIRR City Terminal Zone plus the E, F, 7, and other subway lines
  • The Long Island Expressway, Grand Central Parkway, and Belt Parkway
  • Average travel time to work is 44 minutes, per the US Census

LISTINGS

Queens Homes for Sale

Search the full MLS map, updated live through EXIT Realty Premier, then filter to Queens. Jeff can also send you a Queens only list with no searching at all.

Thinking About Queens? Let's Talk.

Jeff knows the Queens market and can give you a realistic picture of what is available and what you can expect to pay.

Contact Jeff