Manhattan
Central Harlem
256 closed sales · last 12 months
Updated monthly from closed-sale data.
Harlem (North) is a neighborhood in Manhattan. The median sale price is $850,000, with properties averaging $818.21 per square foot. Annual sales volume runs about 219 transactions, and homes typically spend 229 days on the market.
Over the last 12 months, Central Harlem has trailed Manhattan it sits within.
Median Price
$855K
Half of sales closed above this price, half below.
Price / SF
$895/SF
Median closed price per square foot.
Closed Sales
256
Number of closed sales in the period.
Price Trend
Last 12 monthsClosed Sales
Who lives here
- 181,807
- Residents
- $59K
- Median household income
- $1K/mo
- Median rent
Source: U.S. Census (ACS), 2023 · Central Harlem (5 ZIP codes)
Central Harlem on the map
Notable nearby
Restaurants
- Island Spice and Southern Cuisine Restaurant444 ft
- Mangoville475 ft
- L'encanto de Lola 2475 ft
Coffee
- The Monkey Cup391 ft
- Il Caffe Latte428 ft
- Monkey Cup438 ft
Bookstores
- Harry Belafonte Library0.2 mi
- New York Public Library - 115th Street Library0.2 mi
- Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library0.2 mi
Nightlife & culture
- Barawine0.1 mi
- Former St. Thomas the Apostle Church0.2 mi
- HomeToHarlem0.2 mi
Shopping
- Ex Ovo Inc327 ft
- Papaya Seed Frozen Yogurt0.1 mi
- Alna Textiles0.1 mi
Getting around
Nearest stop: ADAM C POWELL BLVD/W 119 ST · 1 min walk
Schools nearby
- PS 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The)Elementary · 2 min walk
- Future Leaders Institute Charter SchoolElementary · 2 min walk
- PS 76 a Phillip RandolphElementary · 3 min walk
- Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1other · 3 min walk
- PS 149 Sojourner TruthElementary · 4 min walk
- Harlem Village Academy West Charter SchoolElementary · 5 min walk
Key details
The cost of homes
The median sale price in Harlem (North) is $850,000, roughly 34% lower than Manhattan's median of $1,295,000. Homes typically sell between $532,500 and $1,212,500.
Housing stock
Properties in North Harlem are priced at $818 per square foot and typically remain on the market for approximately 229 days. The neighborhood recorded 219 annual sales, with market activity trailing the broader Manhattan market over the past 12 months.
Nearby neighborhoods
All figures reflect sales only; rentals are excluded.
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