Streeteasy defines their top 10 NYC neighborhoods to watch in 2025 as those that saw the greatest increases in searches on StreetEasy among buyers and renters from 2023 to 2024. This year, six Brooklyn neighborhoods made it into the top 10 including Fort Greene, Prospect Heights and Crown Heights.
Greenwood is nestled between Park Slope and Sunset Park. It had a 9% rise in StreetEasy searches from 2023 to 2024. Its median asking rent of $3,250 fell 1.1% from the year before, the largest drop on the list. The neighborhood’s sales market also saw a price decline, with the median asking price falling 3.2% to $1.5M. Greenwood is known for its eponymous cemetery, which is more than just the final resting place of Leonard Bernstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and other local legends — providing 478 acres of hills, valleys, ponds, and paths, it’s the neighborhood’s central green space.
Windsor Terrace might be Brooklyn’s best-kept secret: it’s just blocks from Prospect Park, but offers lower price points than other neighborhoods surrounding the park. Its median asking price rose 3.2% to nearly $1.3M in 2024, while the median asking rent jumped a dramatic 15.9% to $3,592, highlighting the neighborhood’s rising demand from renters. Yet, these medians remain well below those in nearby Park Slope, where the median asking price was $1.75M and median asking rent was $3,950. In addition to charming rowhouses, targeted zoning reforms in small areas of Windsor Terrace have led to a handful of modern rental buildings popping up.
A finalist in Reader’s Digest’s 2024 “nicest places in America” contest, Fort Greene is wedged between Downtown Brooklyn, Boerum Hill, and Clinton Hill, the neighborhood is equal parts serene and culturally vibrant. Fort Greene’s median asking price fell by 4.3% between 2023 and 2024, landing at just over $1.6M. Its median asking rent in 2024 was $3,950, higher than the borough-wide median of $3,400.
Neighborhoods surrounding Prospect Park dominated our list this year, and Prospect Heights — situated north of the park — is no exception. With a median asking price of $1.2M in 2024, buyers may find Prospect Heights to be a slightly more affordable alternative to nearby Park Slope and Fort Greene. Though it fell nearly 1% last year, the neighborhood still boasts a fairly steep median asking rent of $4,055 — $655 more than the Brooklyn median. Prospect Heights is somewhat of a cultural enclave in the borough, with Barclays Center, the Brooklyn Central Library, and the Brooklyn Museum studding its borders.
Crown Heights has been a hotbed for new developments in recent years, expanding renters’ and buyers’ options in the neighborhood. Much like Prospect Heights, Crown Heights offers a mix of historic townhomes and smaller mixed-use and multi-family buildings. While its median asking price sits just $75,000 above the Brooklyn-wide median, the neighborhood’s median asking rent falls $250 below the borough median, making Crown Heights a great option for renters seeking new buildings with amenities on a budget.
Just south of Crown Heights along Prospect Park lies Prospect Lefferts Gardens, otherwise known as PLG to locals. With a median asking rent of just $2,950 — $450 below the borough median — PLG is an even more affordable alternative for renters than nearby Crown Heights and Prospect Heights. Its large, pre-war rental buildings offer classic charm and massive layouts, giving renters a real bang for their buck. While its nearly $1.2M median asking price is slightly above the Brooklyn median of $1.1M, and had a 7.7% increase since 2023, PLG is the perfect destination for buyers who may have been contemplating a move out of the city.
