New York and the Midwest Dominate Redfin Hottest Neighborhoods of 2025

New York and the Midwest Dominate Redfin’s Hottest Neighborhoods of 2025

Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights and Clinton Hill top Redfin’s 2025 list of hot neighborhoods, after posting a 105% spike in home sales from a year ago.
Five of the 10 hottest neighborhoods are located on the outskirts of Midwestern metros, with buyers seeking affordability and an easy commute.
A neighborhood in the heart of San Francisco and a commuter suburb just outside Washington, D.C. also made the top 10.
Five of Redfin’s 10 hottest neighborhoods of 2025 are in Midwest suburbs.These are the 10 hottest U.S. neighborhoods for 2025, new data shows—5 are in the Midwest Published Sat, Apr 12 202510:00 AM EDT thumbnail Celia Fernandez @cfernan6 Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email Redfin ranked the hottest neighborhoods in 2025. Redfin ranked the hottest neighborhoods in 2025.Fg Trade | E+ | Getty Images A new report from Redfin reveals the most in-demand neighborhoods across the United States.Redfin ranked U.S. ZIP codes in the 150 most populous metro areas using year-over-year growth in listing views on Redfin.com and a Redfin Compete Score — a measure of how hard it is to win a home in a specific area. The area is then rated on a scale of 0 to 100, where 100 is the most competitive.Five of the hottest neighborhoods of 2025 are Midwest suburbs. “People are seeking out neighborhoods that have access to city amenities through transit or nearby job opportunities, but they also want that suburban, small town charm,” Daryl Fairweather, Redfin Chief Economist, tells CNBC Make It. “The South has been the desirable place in previous years because it’s more affordable on the coast, but insurance costs and property taxes have gone up. The Midwest, however, has stable insurance costs, stable property taxes and a stable housing market.” The report used 2025 data from January 1 to February 28, with year-over-year data compared against the same timeframe in 2024. To rank on Redfin’s final list, a ZIP code had to have over 50 home sales and a Redfin Compete Score above 50. The ZIP codes on the list may include more than one neighborhood, town or village, and the report uses the neighborhood names that represent the area covered. In each of the top 10 hottest neighborhoods, homes are selling quicker now than they did a year ago. Six of the 10 have a lack homes for sale and saw a drop in active listings from a year ago. “It reflects strong demand. When there are more buyers, and there are sellers, homes sell quicker,” Fairweather says. No. 1 hottest neighborhood 2025: Prospect Heights and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, NYC ZIP code: 11238 Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights-Clinton Hill area ranked number one, with a 105% spike in home sales from a year ago. The median sale in the neighborhood is $1,397,000, which is up 3.9% year over year, according to Redfin. “Prospect Heights being No. 1 speaks to how desirable it now is to be in proximity to a strong labor market like in New York, but it’s still Brooklyn,” Fairweather says. “It’s a bit more suburban than Manhattan. I think people are looking for that balance of having job opportunities, especially with return to the office, but still wanting more space.” Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, New York Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, New YorkJames Andrews | Istock | Getty Images Prospect Heights and Clinton Hill offer a small-town charm in the middle of central Brooklyn, with a mix of new buildings and gorgeous old brownstones. The area is home to the Brooklyn Museum and just a short walk to Prospect Park, the second-largest park in Brooklyn. The 10 hottest U.S. neighborhoods in 2025 Prospect Heights and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, N.Y. Jenison, Mich. Campton Hills and St. Charles, Ill. Fairport, N.Y. Polk Gulch and Russian Hill, Calif. Great Kills, Staten Island, N.Y. Franklin, Wis. Prairie Village and Mission Hills, Kan. Lakeville, Minn. Bowie, Md. Jenison, Michigan — ZIP code 49428 — is the the second-hottest U.S. neighborhood. The median sale price in the area was $356,500, which was down 0.2% year over year. Fairweather says Jenison ranked No. 2 because of its affordability. “The Midwest, in general, has been stronger this year because it is one of the few parts of the country that remains affordable,” she says. “Even given these high mortgage rates, a middle-class family can afford home ownership.” Jenison, Michigan Jenison, MichiganDole08 | Istock | Getty Images Jenison, Michigan, is a suburb of Grand Rapids. It is less than 15 minutes from the city’s downtown and less than 30 minutes away from Lake Michigan.

New York and the Midwest Dominate Redfin’s Hottest Neighborhoods of 2025

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