One to three-family homes and apartments in Queens both experienced modest increases in average price year-over-year during the second quarter of 2026, while the number of closings for these homes and apartments went down over the same period of time, according to a report by Brown Harris Stevens.
Homes in Queens for between one and three families rose in average price by 2%, from $1,004,500 in the second quarter of 2025 to $1,028,765 in the second quarter of 2026. Closed sales for these homes dropped 6% over this period, from 1,290 last year to 1,210 this year.
Apartments in Queens followed similar trends to homes. The average price rose 3%, from 504,983 in the second quarter of 2025 to $5,20,702 in the second quarter of 2026. Closings fell 19%, from 1,183 last year to 964 this year.
In northwest Queens, which is comprised of the neighborhoods of Astoria, Ditmars Steinway, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Hunters Point, Jackson Heights, Long Island City, Sunnyside, and Woodside, the average sales price of homes went down from $1,318,356 in 2025 to $1,291,571 in 2026. Closings for homes in this part of the borough fell from 149 last year to 132 this year. Apartments, on the other hand, increased in price from $631,531 in 2025 to $696,585 in 2026. Closings sharply declined, from 368 last year to 248 this year.
Northeast Queens, which includes the neighborhoods of Bay Terrace, Bayside, Bellerose, College Point, Douglaston, Floral Park, Flushing, Little Neck, and Whitestone, had the average sales price of homes jump from $1,185,579 in 2025 to $1,195,846 in 2026, with closings sliding from 298 last year to 257 this year. There was a decrease in the average price of apartments in this part of the borough, from $508,954 in 2025 to $495,439 in 2026. Closed sales of apartments also fell, from 399 last year to 331 this year.
The central Queens neighborhoods of Briarwood, Corona, Forest Hills, Fresh Meadows, Glen Oaks, Jamaica, Jamaica Estates, Jamaica Hills, Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills, Rego Park, Richmond Hill and Woodhaven had their home price rise from $931,038 in 2025 to $1,043,084 in 2026. Closed sales of homes went down from 326 to 305 in these neighborhoods over this period. Apartments followed the same trend, with the average price boosting from $385,052 last year to $442,780 this year and closings dropping from 341 to 298.
Homes in southwest Queens, composed of Forest Park, Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village and Ridgewood, sunk in average price from $1,046,179 in the second quarter of 2025 to $993,619 in the second quarter of 2026. As the price dropped, closings surged from 104 last year to 132 this year. The average sales price of apartments rose from $484,241 in 2025 to $541,071 in 2026. Closings also climbed during this period, from 10 last year to 14 this year.
Lastly, across the southeast Queens neighborhoods of Arverne, Bayswater, Belle Harbor, Breezy Point, Broad Channel, Cambria Heights, Edgemere, Far Rockaway, Hollis, Hollis Hills, Holliswood, Howard Beach, Laurelton, Neponsit, Ozone Park, Queens Village, Rockaway, Rockaway Beach, Rockaway Park, Rosedale, South Ozone Park, Springfield Gardens and St. Albans, homes had the average price go up from $805,099 in 2025 to $830,028 in 2026 and closings fall from 412 last year to 384 this year. The average price of apartments dropped from $420,177 to $367,257 over this period. Closings for apartments rose from 65 last year to 73 this year.