Median Year Built by Neighborhood — New York City

Map and ranking of Median Year Built across New York City's 197 neighborhoods. Highest: Long Island City-Hunters Point (2011). Lowest: Sunset Park (Central) (1938). New York City median: 1952. Data: 2020–2024.
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Median Year Built · all 197 New York City neighborhoods · 2020–24

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New York City citywide · Median Year Built 1952
Highest neighborhood Long Island City-Hunters Point: 2011
Lowest neighborhood Sunset Park (Central): 1938

Note: Year-built figures are based on residents' self-reports. Many people do not know the precise year their building was constructed, so these distributions should be treated as approximate rather than exact.

Universe: Housing units · Geography: Census Block Group · Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates

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Min 1938 25th pct 1944 Median 1953 75th pct 1962 Max 2011

Neighborhood ranking: Median Year Built (2020–24)

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#1 Long Island City-Hunters Point 2011+59
#2 Williamsburg 1990+38
#3 Arden Heights-Rossville 1987+35
#4 Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow 1987+35
#5 Crotona Park East 1987+35
#6 Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill 1986+34
#7 Spring Creek-Starrett City 1985+33
#8 Morrisania 1982+30
#9 New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis 1981+29
#10 Hell's Kitchen 1977+25
#11 Melrose 1976+24
#12 Tremont 1976+24
#13 Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere 1976+24
#14 Longwood 1975+23
#15 Tottenville-Charleston 1975+23
#16 Rosebank-Shore Acres-Park Hill 1975+23
#17 Old Astoria-Hallets Point 1974+22
#18 Great Kills-Eltingville 1974+22
#19 West Farms 1974+22
#20 South Williamsburg 1973+21
#21 Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville 1973+21
#22 Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills 1972+20
#23 Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills 1971+19
#24 Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights 1971+19
#25 Claremont Village-Claremont (East) 1971+19
#26 Mott Haven-Port Morris 1970+18
#27 Flushing-Willets Point 1970+18
#28 New Dorp-Midland Beach 1969+17
#29 Oakwood-Richmondtown 1968+16
#30 Coney Island-Sea Gate 1967+15
#31 Murray Hill-Kips Bay 1966+14
#32 Financial District-Battery Park City 1966+14
#33 Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square 1966+14
#34 Soundview-Clason Point 1966+14
#35 Co-op City 1966+14
#36 Bay Terrace-Clearview 1965+13
#37 Jamaica 1965+13
#38 Far Rockaway-Bayswater 1965+13
#39 Upper West Side-Lincoln Square 1965+13
#40 East Harlem (South) 1964+12
#41 Fort Greene 1964+12
#42 Chelsea-Hudson Yards 1964+12
#43 Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island 1964+12
#44 Upper East Side-Yorkville 1964+12
#45 Brownsville 1964+12
#46 Midtown-Times Square 1963+11
#47 East New York (North) 1963+11
#48 Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village 1963+11
#49 Hunts Point 1963+11
#50 Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills 1962+10
#51 Howard Beach-Lindenwood 1962+10
#52 Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville 1961+9
#53 East New York-New Lots 1961+9
#54 College Point 1961+9
#55 Tribeca-Civic Center 1961+9
#56 Mount Eden-Claremont (West) 1961+9
#57 Ocean Hill 1961+9
#58 Corona 1960+8
#59 University Heights (South)-Morris Heights 1960+8
#60 East Midtown-Turtle Bay 1959+7
#61 Bushwick (West) 1959+7
#62 East Harlem (North) 1959+7
#63 Westerleigh-Castleton Corners 1959+7
#64 South Jamaica 1958+6
#65 Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) 1958+6
#66 Whitestone-Beechhurst 1958+6
#67 East Williamsburg 1958+6
#68 Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park 1958+6
#69 Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil 1957+5
#70 North Corona 1957+5
#71 Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest 1957+5
#72 Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel 1957+5
#73 Canarsie 1957+5
#74 Woodside 1957+5
#75 East Flushing 1957+5
#76 Gravesend (South) 1957+5
#77 Kew Gardens Hills 1957+5
#78 Rosedale 1957+5
#79 Douglaston-Little Neck 1957+5
#80 Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester 1956+4
#81 East New York-City Line 1956+4
#82 Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills 1956+4
#83 Highbridge 1956+4
#84 Bayside 1956+4
#85 Port Richmond 1956+4
#86 Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing 1955+3
#87 Concourse-Concourse Village 1955+3
#88 Kingsbridge-Marble Hill 1955+3
#89 Chinatown-Two Bridges 1955+3
#90 Queensboro Hill 1955+3
#91 Harlem (South) 1954+2
#92 Jamaica Hills-Briarwood 1954+2
#93 Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach 1954+2
#94 Elmhurst 1954+2
#95 Gramercy 1954+2
#96 Rego Park 1954+2
#97 Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island 1954+2
#98 Throgs Neck-Schuylerville 1953+1
#99 Lower East Side 1953+1
#100 Harlem (North) 1953+1
#101 Mount Hope 1953+1
#102 Jamaica Estates-Holliswood 1953+1
#103 St. George-New Brighton 1953+1
#104 Pelham Gardens 1953+1
#105 Fresh Meadows-Utopia 1953+1
#106 Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach 1953+1
#107 Castle Hill-Unionport 1953+1
#108 Morris Park 1952+0
#109 Brighton Beach 1952-0
#110 Baisley Park 1952-0
#111 Williamsbridge-Olinville 1951-1
#112 Forest Hills 1951-1
#113 Middle Village 1951-1
#114 Allerton 1951-1
#115 Bellerose 1951-1
#116 Auburndale 1950-2
#117 Ozone Park 1950-2
#118 Belmont 1950-2
#119 Laurelton 1950-2
#120 Greenpoint 1949-3
#121 Wakefield-Woodlawn 1949-3
#122 Fordham Heights 1949-3
#123 Bushwick (East) 1949-3
#124 East Elmhurst 1949-3
#125 Flatlands 1948-4
#126 Jackson Heights 1948-4
#127 Manhattanville-West Harlem 1948-4
#128 Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) 1948-5
#129 Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River 1948-5
#130 Kew Gardens 1947-5
#131 Gravesend (East)-Homecrest 1947-5
#132 Morningside Heights 1947-5
#133 Cambria Heights 1947-5
#134 West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill 1947-5
#135 Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate 1946-6
#136 Maspeth 1946-6
#137 Astoria (Central) 1946-6
#138 Brooklyn Heights 1946-6
#139 East Village 1946-6
#140 East Flatbush-Remsen Village 1946-7
#141 Greenwich Village 1945-7
#142 Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village 1945-7
#143 Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley 1945-7
#144 Clinton Hill 1945-7
#145 Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway 1945-7
#146 Madison 1945-7
#147 Westchester Square 1945-7
#148 Bath Beach 1944-8
#149 SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square 1944-8
#150 Midwood 1944-8
#151 Kensington 1944-8
#152 St. Albans 1944-8
#153 Park Slope 1944-8
#154 Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village 1944-8
#155 Hollis 1944-9
#156 Prospect Heights 1943-9
#157 East Flatbush-Farragut 1943-9
#158 Parkchester 1943-9
#159 Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill 1943-9
#160 Gravesend (West) 1943-9
#161 Mapleton-Midwood (West) 1943-9
#162 Ozone Park (North) 1943-9
#163 University Heights (North)-Fordham 1943-10
#164 Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook 1942-10
#165 Astoria (East)-Woodside (North) 1942-10
#166 Upper West Side (Central) 1942-10
#167 Queens Village 1942-10
#168 Borough Park 1942-10
#169 Sunnyside 1942-10
#170 Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville 1942-11
#171 Cypress Hills 1941-11
#172 Pelham Parkway-Van Nest 1941-11
#173 South Ozone Park 1941-11
#174 East Flatbush-Erasmus 1941-11
#175 Bedford Park 1941-11
#176 Crown Heights (North) 1941-11
#177 Bay Ridge 1941-11
#178 Woodhaven 1941-12
#179 Norwood 1940-12
#180 East Flatbush-Rugby 1940-12
#181 Ridgewood 1940-12
#182 South Richmond Hill 1940-12
#183 Dyker Heights 1940-12
#184 Windsor Terrace-South Slope 1940-12
#185 Glendale 1940-12
#186 West Village 1940-12
#187 Washington Heights (North) 1940-12
#188 Flatbush 1940-13
#189 Inwood 1939-13
#190 Crown Heights (South) 1939-13
#191 Richmond Hill 1939-13
#192 Sunset Park (West) 1939-13
#193 Washington Heights (South) 1939-13
#194 Bensonhurst 1938-14
#195 Sunset Park (Central) 1938-14
#196 Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) 1938-14
#197 Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill 1938-14
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