South Ozone Park

The neighborhood.

South Ozone Park is family-oriented and homeowner-dominated — nearly 69% owner-occupied — with quiet residential blocks of classic brick and frame houses. The Indo-Caribbean presence is strong along the Liberty Avenue corridor, and over 83% of households are families.

Proximity to JFK Airport and Aqueduct Racetrack cuts both ways: jobs and transit access on one side, flight-path noise on the other. Visit at different times of day before you fall in love with a block.

Housing stock & prices.

This is overwhelmingly house stock: detached single-family homes are 47% of units, two-unit homes another 34% — with only a couple dozen condos in the whole neighborhood. Median year built is 1943. The classic listing: a freestanding brick two-family on a 20x100 lot, 3BR/2BA, garage and driveway, separately metered.

Homes.com measured a 2026 median sale of $731,631 (up 5% year over year); Zillow's median list sat at $791,667. Large renovated two-families list $750K–$1.6M with income potential above $9,500/month — the house-hack math that defines this market.

Getting around.

The A train serves 104th Street, 111th Street, Lefferts Boulevard (the terminus), and the Aqueduct stations — about 40–51 minutes to Manhattan door to door. Drivers take the Belt Parkway, and JFK is 5–25 minutes by car, which is why so many airport workers live here.

Walkability.

South Ozone Park scores 81/100 on Walk Score — officially "Very Walkable" (walkscore.com). Day-to-day life clusters along the Liberty Avenue, Rockaway Boulevard, and Lefferts Boulevard corridors, where groceries, roti shops, and the A train stops at Lefferts Blvd, Rockaway Blvd, and 111th Street are all on foot. But it's a residential two-family neighborhood at heart: the deeper side streets are quiet and parking-friendly, and most families still drive for weekend errands. Transit is the real strength — the A plus a dense web of buses and the nearby JFK AirTrain make car-optional living genuinely possible here.

Schools.

South Ozone Park sits in District 27. The well-regarded options are P.S. 100 Glen Morris and P.S. 124 Osmond A. Church, both earning B grades from Niche, and P.S. 155 on 115th Avenue, which SchoolDigger flags as a top performer with some of the state's best elementary test scores. John Adams High School (Niche B) offers accredited CUNY college courses. Parents searching here often compare the standout elementaries — P.S. 121 and P.S. 155 — against mid-tier options, so check the specific zoned school for any address before buying.

Local favorites.

• Don Peppe. The legendary Italian restaurant on Lefferts Blvd since 1968 — braciole, linguine with clam sauce, family-style portions, cash only, no reservations. A genuine NYC institution.
• Liberty Avenue / Little Guyana. The heart of Little Guyana — Guyanese and Caribbean bakeries, roti shops, and markets like Sybil's Bakery, stretching along Liberty Ave between Lefferts and the Van Wyck.
• Aqueduct Racetrack / Resorts World Casino. The historic Aqueduct horse racing track with Resorts World NYC — slots, live racing season, and one of the borough's biggest entertainment draws.
• Baisley Pond Park. The neighborhood's big green space — canoe lessons, 5K runs, basketball, and picnic areas around the pond.
• GT Kingston Karaoke Bar. Guyanese-Jamaican restaurant and karaoke hotspot on Lefferts Blvd — jerk chicken, oxtail, and a late-night Caribbean party vibe.

Living here.

• P.S. 121. Niche A-rated, 10/10 GreatSchools, with 77% math and 74% reading proficiency.
• Parks. Lefferts Playground, Dr. Charles R. Drew Memorial Park, and about nine parks across the neighborhood.
• Aqueduct Racetrack. Racing and the Resorts World casino — plus the jobs that come with them.

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