Manhattan · Neighborhood
Upper West Side
Central Park, Riverside, and family-anchored brownstone blocks.
Median Sale
$1,075,000
Median Rent
$4,300/mo
Avg. Days on Market
21 days
YoY Price Change
+2.1%
About Upper West Side
Market Note
Inventory in Upper West Side is tight and well-priced units move within days. We typically see 21 days on market, about 2% above last year.
Around the neighborhood
Map & Local
Around Upper West Side
Subway stations, public schools, and parks within walking distance — pulled live from NYC OpenData and the MTA.
Subway
5
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1
86 St
2 min walk
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1
79 St
6 min walk
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CB
86 St
7 min walk
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CB
81 St-Museum of Natural History
8 min walk
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123
96 St
10 min walk
Schools
8
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The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers
High school · 09,10,11,12
0.08 mi
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The Global Learning Collaborative
High school · 09,10,11,12
0.08 mi
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Innovation Diploma Plus
High school · 09,10,11,12
0.08 mi
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Frank McCourt High School
High school · 09,10,11,12
0.08 mi
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Success Academy Charter School - Upper West
K-8 · 0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08
0.08 mi
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P.S. 009 Sarah Anderson
Elementary · PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05
0.14 mi
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M.S. 243 Center School
Junior High-Intermediate-Middle · 05,06,07,08
0.14 mi
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P.S. 166 The Richard Rodgers School of The Arts an
Elementary · PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05
0.20 mi
Parks
8
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Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX
0.4 acres
0.22 mi
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W 87th Street Garden
0.1 acres
0.23 mi
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St. Gregory's Playground
0.2 acres
0.24 mi
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Tecumseh Playground
0.7 acres
0.38 mi
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Sol Bloom Playground
0.8 acres
0.39 mi
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Joan Of Arc Park
1.6 acres
0.42 mi
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Theodore Roosevelt Park
17.6 acres
0.51 mi
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Verdi Square
0.1 acres
0.62 mi
Editor's notes · Schools
Schools we recommend
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A
Upper West Side Community School
Public · Elementary · 0.3 mi
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A-
P.S. 134 Upper
Public · K–8 · 0.5 mi
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B+
Upper West Side Prep Academy
Charter · 6–12 · 0.7 mi
Editor's notes · Transit
Walks our agents make
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123
Upper Av
4 min
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456
Upper – Metropolitan
8 min
Lifestyle
What makes Upper West Side Upper West Side
01
Dining & cafés
From corner coffee to destination dinners, Upper West Side 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.
Did you know
Upper West Side is one of Manhattan's most photographed neighborhoods — and one of the first our founders ever leased in.
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