“The borough still offers more cost-effective options for renters as well as buyers looking to purchase their first home,” StreetEasy economist Kenny Lee says. Its neighbors, Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, Greenpoint and Fort Greene were also highly coveted this year. You can find out some of the best things to do there in our neighborhood guide.

There’s always a good reason to hit up the neighborhood. This summer, the median asking rent was $4,400 and the median asking price was over $1.4 million.Īs we know, Williamsburg is the place in the city to shop for vintage, to catch a concert, peep at some street art, or seek out restaurants, flea markets and shops. Say what you will about Williamsburg’s worn trendiness, but it is still the most searched-for Brooklyn neighborhood on StreetEasy and is still pulling in high rent and sales prices. Chart: courtesy of StreetEasy Williamsburg Check out our neighborhood guide to plan your next visit. It’s also just a beautiful neighborhood with extremely walkable, leafy streets. The West Village may have lost its bohemian roots a while ago, but it still maintains its old landmarks like White Horse Tavern and the legendary Village Vanguard and its LGBTQ+ friendly Christopher Street shops and bars, including the Stonewall Inn. Of course, prices are high here-median asking prices hover around $1.5 million and rents are nearing $5,000 per month.īut there’s a reason it’s so high. West Village has topped StreetEasy’s Manhattan most-searched list for five consecutive years, followed by Greenwich Village, Chelsea, the East Village and Soho.

RECOMMENDED: Living in NYC makes you more empathetic and optimistic, a new study says The West Village StreetEasy released a list of the most coveted (aka the most-searched-for) neighborhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, based on its own data and the results are what you’d expect-the West Village, Williamsburg and Long Island City. When these intersect in one neighborhood, it’s a dream come true. New Yorkers tend to love tree-lined streets, easy access to shops and public transportation as well as hopping nightlife. We all have that one NYC neighborhood we’d move to in an instant given the chance, even if you love your own area.

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