Jamaica Estates offers a wide variety of detached, single-family homes, from older, smaller frame homes to distinctive English Tudor "mini-castles." Many new homes have been built on teardown sites, taking advantage of the larger lots in this area. Prices range from $700,000 for small colonials on the Eastern end, up to $2 million for newer, larger homes and McMansions.

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Jamaica Estates is subdivided into two areas, Jamaica Estates North which is bound by Cunningham Park to the East, Union Turnpike to the North, the Grand Central Parkway to the South and Utopia Parkway/Homelawn to the South. South Jamaica Estates is bound by 188th Street to the East, Utopia Parkway/Homelawn to the West, Grand Central Parkway to the North, and Hillside Avenue to the South.

• Rentals: 1BR, $1,100-$1,400; 2-3BR, $1,400-$3,000; House, $2,000+
• Co-ops: $150K-$400K (1-bed, $170K-$200K)
• Condos: $225K-$400K (1-bed $260K+)
• Detached 1-Family: $600K+ (some new-construction colonials or McMansions - $1M - $2.5M)
• Attached 1-Family: None
• 2-Family Houses: $675K-$850K
• *Source: MLS November 2008

• Population: 57,045
• Median Age: 42
• Median Household Income: $80,611
• Households with Children: 40.58%
• Homes Owned: 85.6%
• Homes Rented: 10.6%
• Homes Vacant: 3.8%

182-04 Union Turnpike
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
Tel: (800) ASK-USPS

197-33 Hillside Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11423-9993
Tel: (718) 275-8777

Tel: (718) 657-2224

107^th Precinct
71-01 Parsons Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11365
Phone: (718) 969-5100
Detective:
(718) 969-6844

159-06 Union Turnpike
Hillcrest, NY
Tel:  Call 911