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East Harlem · New York

LIFE IN EAST HARLEM

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East Harlem is a neighborhood in New York, NY. This guide brings together a housing snapshot and places to explore in and around the community.

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A LOOK AT THE MARKET

East Harlem Housing Market

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Median asking price$2,242,500Midpoint of listing prices
Asking price / sq ft$896Median across listings with home size
Recorded sales · past year4Homes with a matching sale record
Nearby schools · estimatedC4.7/10 · 29 schools

Asking prices come from active listings. Recorded sales cover to . A dash means that figure was not available.

What kinds of homes are here?

12 residential property records give a broader picture of East Harlem, including homes that aren’t for sale.

Updated 2026-10-16. 28 land or other records are excluded from this housing mix. These are property classifications, not a census of individual homes.

Condos · 7Multifamily · 5

How does East Harlem compare?

Compare median asking prices across New York neighborhoods.

Median asking price from the discovery sample
NeighborhoodMedian asking priceCompared with East HarlemSale price / sq ftRecorded sales
East Harlem This neighborhood$2,242,500—$8964
Washington Heights$1,990,50011% lower—0
Hamilton Heights$1,862,50017% lower$7551
Upper West Side$800,00064% lower—1
Harlem$2,475,00010% higher$8810
West Village$640,00071% lower—2

Median asking price and price per square foot come from the same listing sample as the neighborhood cards. Recorded sales cover 2025-10-16 to 2026-10-16. A dash means that figure was not available.

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  • Washington Heights

    Washington Heights ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,990,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    73
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.2/10 · 16 schools

  • Hamilton Heights

    Hamilton Heights ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,862,500
    / sq ft
    $755
    Active listings
    40
    properties in discovery sample
    60
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.6/10 · 8 schools

  • Upper West Side

    Upper West Side ↗

    Median asking price
    $800,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    56
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 22 schools

  • Harlem

    Harlem ↗

    Median asking price
    $2,475,000
    / sq ft
    $881
    Active listings
    250
    properties in discovery sample
    54
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.2/10 · 35 schools

  • West Village

    West Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $640,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    14
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Median asking price is the midpoint of listing prices in the discovery sample. A dash means that figure was not available. Photos show community or nearby landmarks.

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What Is It Like to Live in East Harlem?

Nearby schools

Estimated grade C · 4.7/10

Public schools returned for sampled East Harlem properties. Attendance depends on the specific address.

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E marks East Harlem’s center. Shading shows a half-mile radius around that point, not a neighborhood boundary. Numbered pins match the places below.

1Ps Ms 206 Jose Celso Barbosa3/10
2Global Neighborhood Secondary School5/10
3Urban Assembly Institute For New Technologies3/10
4Ps 38 Roberto Clemente4/10
5Ps 146 Ann M Short6/10
6Ps 133 Fred R Moore4/10
7PS 96 Joseph Lanzetta4/10
8Jhs 167 Robert F Wagner9/10
9Life Sciences Secondary School3/10
10Nyc Lab High School For Collaborative Studies9/10
11P.S. 102 Jacques Cartier3/10
12Mosaic Preparatory Academy3/10
13Ps 242 The Young Diplomats Magnet School1/10
14PS 149 Sojourner Truth5/10
15Nyc Lab Ms For Collaborative Studies7/10
16Isaac Newton Ms For Math And Science7/10
17Ps 30 Hernandez Hughes6/10
18The Lexington Academy3/10
19Ps 171 Patrick Henry9/10
20Lower Manhattan Community Middle School8/10
21Is 286 Renaissance Military Leadership Academy3/10
22Ms 260 Clinton School Writers And Artists6/10
23P.S. 185 the Early Childhood Discovery and Design Magnet School1/10
24Ps 83 Luis Munoz Rivera5/10
25Ps 155 William Paca1/10
26Ps 198 Isador E Ida Straus7/10
27Ps 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Com3/10
28James Weldon Johnson School3/10
29Ps 7 Samuel Stern5/10

School ratings · 2026-10-16. Grade methodology is below.

THE CITY AROUND YOU

New York demographics & households

Citywide context for a move to East Harlem. These figures describe New York as a whole.

8,336,817Population
36.7Median Age
3.37Average family size
$63,998Median Household Income
32.7%Home Ownership
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Median Age
36.7
Under 10 years old
12.1%
Age 10-19
10.9%
Age 20s
15.8%
Age 30s
15.8%
Age 40s
12.8%
Age 50s
12.5%
Age 60s
10.4%
Age 70s
6.1%
Age Over 80
3.8%

From FastExpert’s existing New York city-data source, retrieved 2026-10-16; source year was not supplied. Explore all New York city data →

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Frequently Asked Questions About East Harlem

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Sources, dates & how we calculate estimates

Nearby places and photos come from an approved snapshot. Viewing this page does not call Google Places. A controlled refresh can still search within 5 km of the center. Recreation combines park, lake, trail and club searches, removes duplicates and keeps results within 5 miles. Restaurant ranking balances star ratings with review counts; fast-food, convenience stores and places marked as not offering dine-in are excluded.

Housing mix uses residential property records, including homes that are not for sale. Market prices use the most recent recorded qualifying sale per property within 2025-10-16 to 2026-10-16. Transfers identified as non-market transactions and records without a positive sale amount are excluded. Medians appear with at least 10 sales; price per square foot also requires a recorded home size. Property classifications and neighborhood definitions may differ from local usage. These are dated snapshots, not a complete transaction history or live inventory feed.

School grades are FastExpert estimates based on the mean available ratings for unique public schools found across 4 East Harlem property samples: A = 8–10, B = 6–under 8, C = 4–under 6, D = 2–under 4, F = 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Grades do not confirm attendance eligibility.

New York demographics come from the existing FastExpert city-data source. The city’s source year was not supplied. Top agents use FastExpert’s existing New York ranking; a East Harlem-specific ranking is not available yet.