Hold Period — Cities of New York

Cities of New York ranked by average flip hold-period.

Public Record

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National avg hold

0.99 yr

Fastest-flip state

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Longest-hold state

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Flip pairs analyzed

18,411

Fastest-flip states (shortest avg hold)

Longest-hold states

City ranking — New York (avg hold period)

Cities in New York (sample ≥ 20 flips)

Sorted shortest to longest

#	City	Avg hold (yrs)	Avg hold (mo)	Avg gain %	Sample
1	Woodside	0.04	0.5	+240.3%	120
2	Brentwood	0.59	7.2	+80.7%	57
3	Copiague	0.60	7.3	+94.6%	30
4	Saint James	0.64	7.8	+68.0%	26
5	West Babylon	0.65	7.9	+67.1%	69
6	Uniondale	0.66	8.0	+96.5%	22
7	West Islip	0.67	8.1	+70.3%	37
8	North Baldwin	0.68	8.3	+81.5%	23
9	Amityville	0.69	8.3	+86.1%	60
10	Bay Shore	0.69	8.4	+75.7%	86
11	Queens	0.71	8.6	+89.3%	37
12	Coram	0.72	8.8	+76.4%	67
13	Selden	0.72	8.8	+84.4%	55
14	Commack	0.73	8.9	+45.8%	33
15	Roosevelt	0.74	9.0	+106.7%	38
16	Cambria Heights	0.74	9.0	+81.3%	28
17	Elmont	0.74	8.9	+102.2%	69
18	Lake Placid	0.74	9.0	+108.5%	27
19	Mastic	0.75	9.1	+107.7%	60
20	Rosedale	0.75	9.1	+131.3%	39
21	Huguenot	0.76	9.3	+117.2%	34
22	Central Islip	0.76	9.2	+130.4%	44
23	Malone	0.77	9.3	+178.6%	28
24	Springfield Gardens	0.78	9.5	+114.4%	46
25	Freeport	0.79	9.6	+77.1%	54
26	North Babylon	0.79	9.6	+63.7%	32
27	Centereach	0.79	9.6	+101.2%	53
28	Sound Beach	0.79	9.6	+105.0%	38
29	Ridge	0.80	9.7	+92.1%	95
30	Bellport	0.80	9.7	+156.4%	23
31	Saint Albans	0.81	9.8	+106.4%	63
32	Lynbrook	0.81	9.8	+62.8%	25
33	Gansevoort	0.81	9.9	+281.0%	39
34	Colonie	0.81	9.9	+115.8%	46
35	Stony Brook	0.82	10.0	+44.3%	28
36	Fulton	0.82	10.0	+198.0%	37
37	Holbrook	0.83	10.1	+61.9%	45
38	Huntington Station	0.83	10.1	+90.1%	48
39	Rotterdam	0.83	10.1	+112.9%	25
40	Jamaica	0.83	10.1	+89.5%	234
41	Babylon	0.83	10.1	+78.1%	32
42	Lindenhurst	0.83	10.1	+104.1%	55
43	Adams	0.83	10.2	+184.5%	20
44	Chester	0.84	10.2	+122.2%	23
45	Mastic Beach	0.84	10.2	+129.5%	87
46	Ronkonkoma	0.84	10.2	+106.3%	39
47	Shirley	0.84	10.2	+131.4%	115
48	Hempstead	0.84	10.2	+90.6%	94
49	Bronx	0.85	10.3	+86.5%	238
50	Rensselaer	0.85	10.3	+148.8%	46

What hold period tells investors

Liquidity signal

Short average holds (under 2 years) indicate a liquid market — properties trade often, exit timing is flexible, and capital recycles quickly. Long holds (5+ years) suggest fewer buyers, slower exits, and higher carry-cost risk.

Flipper vs. landlord markets

Markets where typical investors hold 3–9 months are dominated by fix-and-flip operators. Markets averaging 5–10 years are dominated by buy-and-hold landlords. Choose the strategy that matches the market — don't fight it.

Caveats

This metric reflects only properties that resold. True buy-and-hold landlords who never sold during the data window are invisible here. Treat the numbers as a relative ranking across states, not an absolute hold-period truth. Source: public record.