Market Overview for May, 2026
Median Sale Price
-9% YoY
Median Price/Sqft
36.3% YoY
No. of Transactions
47.3% YoY
Queens Median Sale Price
-1% YoY
What is the median sale price and median price per sq ft in Forest Hills?
The median home sale price in Forest Hills as of May was $437K, down 9% year-over-year.
A total of 81 assets were sold, representing a 47.3% growth compared to May last year.
The median price per square foot was $976, a 36.3% YoY change.
In May, the median home sale price in Queens was $550K.
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Forest Hills median price compared with other neighborhoods in Queens
Property values in Forest Hills are lower compared to the borough of Forest Hills overall.
Forest Hills median price compared with all the neighborhoods in Queens
| Neighborhood | Borough | Median Sale Price |
|---|---|---|
| Belle Harbor | Queens | $1,200,000 |
| Queensboro Hill | Queens | $1,104,000 |
| Hunters Point | Queens | $1,094,375 |
| Floral Park | Queens | $925,000 |
| Fresh Meadows | Queens | $884,000 |
| College Point | Queens | $868,000 |
| East Elmhurst | Queens | $852,500 |
| Glendale | Queens | $845,000 |
| Bellerose | Queens | $836,400 |
| Middle Village | Queens | $835,000 |
| Old Astoria | Queens | $829,500 |
| Rockwood Park | Queens | $825,000 |
| Ditmars - Steinway | Queens | $808,995 |
| Richmond Hill | Queens | $795,000 |
| Hollis | Queens | $790,000 |
| Saint Albans | Queens | $785,000 |
| Bayside | Queens | $775,000 |
| South Ozone Park | Queens | $768,500 |
| Queens Village | Queens | $745,500 |
| Laurelton | Queens | $722,262 |
| Rochdale | Queens | $710,000 |
| Hamilton Beach | Queens | $705,000 |
| South Astoria | Queens | $701,159 |
| Far Rockaway | Queens | $691,000 |
| Maspeth | Queens | $662,500 |
| Jamaica | Queens | $655,000 |
| Breezy Point | Queens | $648,500 |
| Springfield Gardens | Queens | $644,000 |
| Woodhaven | Queens | $619,500 |
| Cambria Heights | Queens | $604,500 |
| Little Neck | Queens | $601,500 |
| Astoria Heights / Upper Ditmars | Queens | $565,000 |
| Ozone Park | Queens | $552,500 |
| Downtown Flushing | Queens | $550,000 |
| Murray Hill | Queens | $545,000 |
| Elmhurst | Queens | $514,000 |
| Hollis Hills | Queens | $499,000 |
| Rosedale | Queens | $487,500 |
| LIC | Queens | $475,000 |
| Ridgewood | Queens | $470,000 |
| East Flushing | Queens | $465,000 |
| Rego Park | Queens | $460,000 |
| Forest Hills | Queens | $437,000 |
| Sunnyside Gardens | Queens | $418,000 |
| Bay Terrace | Queens | $390,000 |
| Glen Oaks | Queens | $390,000 |
| Arverne | Queens | $387,500 |
| Whitestone | Queens | $385,000 |
| Woodside | Queens | $371,000 |
| Jackson Heights | Queens | $350,000 |
| Auburndale | Queens | $330,000 |
| Sunnyside | Queens | $325,000 |
| Oakland Gardens | Queens | $320,000 |
| Corona | Queens | $315,000 |
| Kew Gardens Hills | Queens | $310,000 |
| Kew Gardens | Queens | $305,000 |
| Douglaston | Queens | $300,000 |
| Briarwood | Queens | $284,000 |
| Lindenwood | Queens | $263,020 |
| Jamaica Estates | Queens | $245,000 |
| Jamaica Hills | Queens | $175,000 |
Residential Properties Sold in Forest Hills
| Property Type | Median sale price | Y-o-Y | Median sale price/sqft | Y-o-Y | Transactions |
| Condos | $939K | 43.4% | $945 | 26.3% | 18 |
| Coops | $330K | -18% | $411 | 19.7% | 57 |
| Houses | $1.7M | 3.1% | $1K | 49.5% | 6 |
The median house sale price in Forest Hills in May was $1.7M, up 3.1% year-over-year. Condo prices in Forest Hills trended similarly, with the median condo price up 43.4% year-over-year to $939K. Median coop sale price in Forest Hills were $330K, a change of -18% year-over-year.
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Forest Hills Neighborhood Guide
Back in the days when tennis was strictly an upper crust game and any color for tennis wear on the court other than white was strictly verboten, the United States Open tennis tournament was staged in Forest Hills. For the better part of 70 years, until the event moved a few miles away to Flushing Meadows in 1978, Forest Hills meant tennis to most Americans. The event may have left but not the neighborhood's reputation for English garden-inspired civility, lush suburban-style lawns and leafy tree-lined streets pocked by fancy iron lampposts which lingers four decades later. But like tennis, Forest Hills has moved beyond its stodgy past and today serves up an enticing mix of suburbs and urban convenience for residents.
Architecture and landmarks
You can see Manhattan from some of the high-rises that populate the neighborhood but it is still a bastion of single-family homes and row houses. Some of those houses, like many of the Tudors in Forest Hills Gardens, would not look out of place in the countryside of Merrye Olde England. The Cord Meyer Development is another pocket of stately, yet more modern homes. The West Side Tennis Club remains a defining presence in Forest Hills and they still play tennis on grass courts there. The neighborhood boasts some of the city's best architecture, including jaw-dropping Tudor Revival creations in The Church-in-the-Gardens, the Collegiate Gothic St. Luke's Episcopal Church and the unique early International Style one-story post office on Queens Boulevard with reddish terracotta sculptures adorning its facade.
Transport
The Long Island Rail Road carries Forest Hills' residents to Penn Station in a crisp 17 minutes. Subway riders can access routes across the city on the E, F, M and R lines from three stations on Queens Boulevard - Manhattan Island is half an hour away. MTA buses service the neighborhood including the Q23, Q60 and Q64 (local lines) and the QM4, QM11, QM12 and Q18 (express rides).
Schools
Many of the Forest Hills public and private elementary and junior high schools are well-regarded and funnel into one of the city's top-performing high schools, the Forest Hills High School with nearly 4,000 students.
Health
When medical assistance is required in Forest Hills the Long Island Jewish Forest Hills on 66th Road provides general medical and surgical care and an emergency room. A branch of the Mount Sinai Hospital operates on Yellowstone Boulevard.
Safety
Forest Hills is under the watch of the 112th Precinct, which handles 5.9784 major crimes per 1,000 residents, making the neighborhood one of the city's safest.
Things to do
Austin Street teems with enough locally-flavored businesses and big-name retailers to satisfy the everyday needs of Forest Hills' residents. Eddie's Sweet Shop on Metropolitan Avenue is a popular destination, pushing 100 years old and still dishing out 18 flavors of ice cream from an antique ice box.
There is no shortage of greenspace in Forest Hills with pocket parks such as Yellowstone Park and MacDonald Park inside the neighborhood and expansive Flushing Meadows Corona Park, with trails around Meadow Lake and Willow Lake, right next door.
Forest Park on the southern border of Forest Hills was first surveyed by Central Park creator Frederick Law Olmsted on land carved by Ice Age glaciers; it is one of the city's natural recreation jewels. Big name music acts still appear at the venerable Forest Hills Stadium in the West Side Tennis Club just like Frank Sinatra, the Beatles and Supremes all did in their day.