SkyHigh Realty NYC

Median Sale

$575,000

Median Rent

$2,300/mo

Avg. Days on Market

30 days

YoY Price Change

+2.2%

About Jamaica

A transit hub with value pricing and fast access to JFK. Jamaica has become one of Queens's most sought-after corners — a mix of long-time residents and new arrivals drawn by the architecture, the transit, and the everyday convenience. Our agents work these blocks weekly and know which buildings come up, and when.

Market Note

Inventory in Jamaica is tight and well-priced units move within days. We typically see 30 days on market, about 2% above last year.

Around the neighborhood

Map & Local

Around Jamaica

Subway stations, public schools, and parks within walking distance — pulled live from NYC OpenData and the MTA.

Center Subway School Park Data: NYC OpenData · MTA

Subway

0

No nearby stations in our 10-minute walk radius.

Schools

6

J.H.S. 008 Richard S. Grossley
Junior High-Intermediate-Middle · 06,07,08

0.40 mi
York Early College Academy
Secondary School · 06,07,08,09,10,11,12

0.40 mi
The Emerson School
Junior High-Intermediate-Middle · 06,07,08

0.40 mi
P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley
K-8 · PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08

0.42 mi
P.S./I.S. 268
K-8 · 0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08

0.44 mi
Queens High School for the Sciences at York Colleg
High school · 09,10,11,12

0.47 mi

Parks

8

Ashmead Park
0.1 acres

0.06 mi
Detective Keith L Williams Park
7.7 acres

0.32 mi
Proctor-Hopson Circle
0.1 acres

0.35 mi
William Simmons Community Garden Club
0.6 acres

0.36 mi
Latimer Playground
1.1 acres

0.41 mi
Prospect Cemetery
3.5 acres

0.50 mi
Discovery Garden
0.3 acres

0.51 mi
Jamaica Playground
2.5 acres

0.60 mi

Editor's notes · Schools

Schools we recommend

Jamaica Community School
Public · Elementary · 0.3 mi
A
P.S. 130 Jamaica
Public · K–8 · 0.5 mi
A-
Jamaica Prep Academy
Charter · 6–12 · 0.7 mi
B+

Editor's notes · Transit

Walks our agents make

7
Jamaica Av

4 min
NW
Jamaica – Metropolitan

8 min

Lifestyle

What makes Jamaica Jamaica

01

Dining & cafés

From corner coffee to destination dinners, Jamaica eats well at every price.

02

Green space

Parks, waterfront, and tree-lined residential blocks within a short walk.

03

The commute

Multiple trains put Midtown and Downtown within an easy ride.

Spend a Saturday in Jamaica: a slow morning at a neighborhood café, a walk through the local park, browsing independent shops in the afternoon, and dinner at one of the blocks our agents send every client to.

Did you know

Jamaica is one of Queens's most photographed neighborhoods — and one of the first our founders ever leased in.