Queens experienced a 6% increase in the median sale price year-over-year, from $560,000 in the second quarter of 2025 to $595,000 in the second quarter of 2026, according to a report by PropertyShark.
Despite the median sale price jump, a 9% reduction in sales across the borough over this period of time led to the number of Queens neighborhoods among the top 50 most expensive in New York City to go down from 11 in the second quarter of 2025 to 7 in the second quarter of 2026.
Hunters Point was the most expensive Queens neighborhood and the 25th-most expensive New York City neighborhood in the second quarter of 2026, with a sales price of $1.23 million, marking a 32% boost from $929,000 in the second quarter of 2025. Over the same period of time, this neighborhood had one of the sharpest reductions in units sold, dropping 32% from 63 in 2025 to 43 in 2026. However, the average size of units sold in Hunters Point went up from 798 square feet last year to 894 square feet this year, contributing to the median sale price going up.
Auburndale was the second Queens neighborhood on the list, placing 31st. The median sale price there rose 21%, from $951,000 in the second quarter of 2025 to $1.15 million in the second quarter of 2026. Sales remained relatively unchanged, having gone up from 13 last year to 14 this year.
Queensboro Hill had the 39th-highest median sale price in New York City, at $1.032 million, representing a 9% climb from $950,000 in the second quarter of 2025. Sales rose 50%, from 8 in 2025 to 12 in 2026. All 12 sales in the neighborhood were for houses that ranged in price from $805,000 to $1.38 million, contributing to the median sale price boost.
Belle Harbor, which ranked 42nd, was the one Queens neighborhood to appear in the top 50 after not recording a single sale in the second quarter of the previous year. The eight sales there had a median price of $998,000 this year.
Fresh Meadows was the only neighborhood in the borough to appear among the top 50 citywide despite a decline in median sale price. There was a 14% reduction in median sale price, from $1.153 million in 2025 to $990,000 in 2026. The number of sales rose slightly, from 20 last year to 23 this year, marking a 15% increase.
Jamaica Estates, which placed 48th on the list, tied with Madison in Brooklyn for the third-highest boost in median sale price, at 69%. The price soared from $563,000 in 2025 to $950,000 in 2026. While the homes in the neighborhood were much pricier, sales were halved over this period, from 30 last year to 15 this year. Seven of the homes sold this quarter went for more than $1 million, with an eighth going for $950,000. Only five of the homes sold last year went for more than $1 million.
Rockwood Park is the last Queens neighborhood to appear on the list, placing 49th. The neighborhood experienced an 8% jump in median sale price, from $860,000 in 2025 to $929,000 in 2026. This neighborhood had the most significant percentage jump citywide in sales, at 240%, from 5 last year to 17 this year.