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Sunnyside & Woodside

Community district in New York City

Borough: Queens

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About Queens

The largest borough by area, east of Brooklyn on Long Island, home to both of the city’s airports.

Names you’ll hear here

  • Long Island City
  • Sunnyside

What stands out

  • Among the likeliest to take transit to work in Queens (67% of commuters)
  • Newest housing in Queens (27% built 2000 or later)
  • Quickest transit trip to Penn Station in Queens (about 37 min)

Living here

Housing
Higher housing cost. Median home $780K · renters pay $2,170/moSurvey estimates for 2020–2024, not current prices, for the whole community district. Rent is what renting households pay, utilities included, counting rent-stabilized and subsidized homes, so it sits well below what a new lease costs. Use them to compare districts, not to budget.
To Penn Station
30–45 min. About 37 min by transit, weekday morning
Getting to work
Mostly transit, walk or bike. 21% drive · 67% transit · 10% walk or bike
Households
Mostly renters. 76% rent
Tree canopy
Under 10%. 7% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
Home types
Detached 3% · Attached 5% · 2–19 units 34% · 20+ units 58%
Built
1939 or earlier 31% · 1940–79 36% · 1980–99 6% · 2000 or later 27%
Ages
Under 15 14% · 15–24 7% · 25–44 42% · 45–64 23% · 65+ 13%
Language at home
English only 36% · Spanish 26% · Other Indo-European (e.g. Hindi, Urdu) 13%English only, or the language besides English that each person 5 or older speaks at home. For tracts the Census groups some languages: Bengali, Hindi and Urdu are among “other Indo-European”.
Recent immigrants
18% born abroad, came to the US 2010 or laterShare of residents, from the 2020–2024 survey.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 and MTA schedules, Sunnyside & Woodside. Tiers compare the 59 community districts.

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