240-18 Forest Road, Queens
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Quick answers
- What is the 2026 conforming loan limit in Queens County?
- $1,209,750 for a single-unit home, per FHFA. Larger loans are jumbo loans.
- Is radon a problem here?
- EPA radon zone 3, low potential.
- What natural disasters is 240-18 Forest Road at risk for?
- FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area relatively low overall, with elevated coastal flooding risk.
NYC records
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Nearest subway
Housing violations
311 calls on this block
Safety and environment
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively Low
Highest for this area: coastal flooding. These drive insurance cost here.
FEMA National Risk Index, census tract
Superfund site
4,750 ft
Stanton Cleaners Area Ground Water Contamination (NPL Site). Check groundwater and vapor reports on the EPA site page.
EPA National Priorities List
Leaking fuel tanks
1 within 1,650 ft
Nearest: Closed-Lackof Recent Info, 39017 40th Avenue (1,250 ft), no further action. Every release here is closed by the state regulator.
EPA UST Finder, leaking underground storage tank releases
Brownfield site
2,000 ft
42 25 Orient Ave. Former industrial land in EPA's cleanup and reuse program.
EPA ACRES Brownfields
Toxic release facility
5,200 ft
Wego Chemical Group. Reports chemical releases to air, water or land to EPA each year.
EPA Toxics Release Inventory
Radon potential
Low
Geology here keeps indoor radon low on average.
EPA and USGS Geologic Radon Potential Map
Wildfire risk
Very Low
Wildfire risk is low enough that standard home insurance usually covers it.
FEMA National Risk Index
Nearest public schools
1,750 ft
PS 98 DOUGLASTON SCHOOL (THE) (1,750 ft), PS 94 DAVID D PORTER (2,300 ft), JHS 67 LOUIS PASTEUR (5,200 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES
Major airport
6.6 mi
LaGuardia (LGA). Aircraft may be audible under approach paths.
FAA large-hub airports
Conforming loan limit 2026
$1,209,750
Queens County. Mortgages up to this amount qualify for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pricing. Above it, the loan is a jumbo with stricter terms.
FHFA Conforming Loan Limit Values, one-unit
Property tax after you buy
$7,000 a year
About $583 a month at New York's 1.40% median effective rate.
In New York City, small homes are capped at 6% a year (20% over five years), and the cap stays with the property through a sale.
Rough estimate. U.S. Census ACS median effective rates. Your county assessor sets the final bill.
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Who lives and works in Queens
The most internationally mixed workforce in the country
Queens is where new arrivals build. More than half of residents were born abroad, homeownership is the highest of the dense boroughs, and the economy runs on aviation, healthcare, logistics and thousands of family-run businesses along the avenues.
- $81,929
- median household income
- 16.2%
- residents aged 25 to 34
- 45%
- households that own their home
What pays the bills
- Aviation and transport
- Healthcare
- Retail and wholesale
- Construction
- Film production
Who anchors the economy
JFK and LaGuardia · Northwell Health · Silvercup Studios · Queens College · Amazon logistics
The market is shaped around
- Families buying their first home
- Multigenerational households
- Commuters to Midtown
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