Hillcrest, Queens
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Queens

Hillcrest

12 closed sales · last 12 months

80Tortus Score
67Transit
84Amenities
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Updated monthly from closed-sale data.

Hillcrest is a sub-neighborhood within Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest. The median sale price is $982,000, with homes selling at $730.87 per square foot. The area averaged 24 annual sales, and homes typically spent 101 days on the market.

Very walkableStrong schools

Median Price

$525K

Half of sales closed above this price, half below.

Price / SF

$781/SF

Median closed price per square foot.

Closed Sales

12

Number of closed sales in the period.

Price Trend

Last 12 months

Closed Sales

Who lives here

76,697
Residents
$82K
Median household income
$2K/mo
Median rent
42.3% ownrent 57.7%

Source: U.S. Census (ACS), 2023 · Hillcrest (2 ZIP codes)

Around Hillcrest

Hillcrest neighborhood
Dan Meyers
Hillcrest neighborhood
Thomas Kelley
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Guillaume de Germain
Hillcrest neighborhood
Steve Gale

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Livability

80/ 100
Tortus Score
Transit67
Amenities84
Schools100

Tortus Score rates walkability, transit, and nearby amenities across 2,910 locations in Hillcrest. Higher is better.

Hillcrest on the map

Notable nearby

Restaurants

  • Addiction Juice Bar & Grill106 ft
  • Samite Asian Cuisine111 ft
  • Boon Dee Moo Ka Ta Thai B.B.Q.121 ft

Coffee

  • Rae's Cafe0.4 mi
  • Poke Coffee0.5 mi
  • Cafe Musscat0.6 mi

Bookstores

  • Queens Public Library at Hillcrest0.3 mi
  • St. John's University Bookstore0.3 mi
  • St. Augustine Hall0.3 mi

Nightlife & culture

  • Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall0.2 mi
  • Yeh Art Gallery at St. John's University0.3 mi
  • Yeh Art Gallary0.3 mi

Shopping

  • At&t Store63 ft
  • Bruce's Wines & Liquors84 ft
  • Tech Electronics111 ft

Getting around

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Nearest stop: UNION TPKE/168 ST

Schools nearby

  • Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary SchoolHigh · 9 min walk
  • PS 154Elementary · 9 min walk
  • PS 255Elementary · 9 min walk
  • Queens School of Inquiry (The)High · 9 min walk
  • Thomas a Edison Career and Technical Education High SchoolHigh · 10 min walk
  • PS 131 Abigail AdamsElementary · 11 min walk

Key details

The cost of homes

The median sale price in Hillcrest is $982,000. This is roughly $97,000 higher than the median in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest. Homes typically sell between $657,500 and $1,213,750.

Housing stock

Properties in Hillcrest sell at $730.87 per square foot and typically spend 101 days on the market. The sub-neighborhood averaged 24 annual sales over the period measured.

Nearby neighborhoods

Hill CrestJamaica HillsPomonokUtopiaJamaica EstatesFresh Meadows

All figures reflect sales only; rentals are excluded.

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