Queens
Jamaica
291 closed sales · last 12 months
Updated monthly from closed-sale data.
Jamaica is a sub-neighborhood in Queens with a median sale price of $782,500 and a price per square foot of $496.17. The area saw 196 annual sales, with properties typically spending 72.7 days on the market.
Over the last 12 months, Jamaica has kept pace with Queens it sits within.
Median Price
$749K
Half of sales closed above this price, half below.
Price / SF
$543/SF
Median closed price per square foot.
Closed Sales
291
Number of closed sales in the period.
Price Trend
Last 12 monthsClosed Sales
Who lives here
- 278,011
- Residents
- $77K
- Median household income
- $2K/mo
- Median rent
Source: U.S. Census (ACS), 2023 · Jamaica (6 ZIP codes)
Around Jamaica
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Livability
Tortus Score
Tortus Score rates walkability, transit, and nearby amenities across 19,611 locations in Jamaica. Higher is better.
Jamaica on the map
Notable nearby
Restaurants
- Margaritas Pizza0.1 mi
- Family Kitchen0.1 mi
- ALs Delight0.1 mi
Coffee
- MZ Deli Grocery0.5 mi
- Starbucks0.5 mi
- Billy's Cafe, Deli, & Pub0.5 mi
Bookstores
- South Jamaica Branch Queens Borough Public Library0.4 mi
- York College (CUNY) Bookstore0.6 mi
- York College of CUNY0.6 mi
Nightlife & culture
- The Tin Roof Gallery0.3 mi
- Lynx Restaurant0.3 mi
- V P Records Retail Store NY0.4 mi
Shopping
- Golden Skye Valley385 ft
- Amaze010.1 mi
- David Williams Funeral Service0.1 mi
Getting around
Nearest stop: 157 ST/109 AV · 2 min walk
Schools nearby
- David N Dinkins SchoolElementary
- PS 40 Samuel HuntingtonElementary · 6 min walk
- Jamaica Children's SchoolElementary · 6 min walk
- PS 160 Walter Francis BishopElementary · 8 min walk
- Queens High School for the Sciences at York CollegeHigh · 10 min walk
- PS 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 11 min walk
Key details
The cost of homes
The median sale price in Jamaica is $782,500, running about $32,500 higher than Queens overall. Homes typically sell between $611,250 and $971,250.
Housing stock
The market moved 196 sales annually, with homes averaging 72.7 days on market. Price per square foot ran $496.17, reflecting the broader Queens market dynamics.
Nearby neighborhoods
All figures reflect sales only; rentals are excluded.
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