Long Island City vs Chelsea
Data-driven neighborhood comparison based on 995 buildings
LIC
92
avg score (12 buildings)
â Higher Rated
Chelsea
85
avg score (983 buildings)
Side-by-Side Comparison
Metric
LIC
Chelsea
âAverage Score
92â
85
ðMedian Score
92.4â
91.3
ð Likely Rent Stabilized
0%
90%â
ðïļPre-War Buildings
0%
81%â
â ïļAvg Open Violations
0.4â
8.1
ðŠģAvg Pest Violations
0.1â
1.3
ðĨAvg Heat Violations
0.4â
2.0
ðĒTotal Buildings (6+ units)
12
983â
ð The Verdict
Long Island City has a slight edge with an average building score of 92 compared to 85. However, both neighborhoods have excellent buildings, so focus on finding the right specific building rather than ruling out either area entirely.
Choose LIC if you want:
- âĒ Fewer open violations
Choose Chelsea if you want:
- âĒ More rent stabilized options (90%)
- âĒ More pre-war character (81%)
- âĒ More building options
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