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Borough Park (sometimes written Boro Park) is about 200 blocks in area, and has a population of more than 100,000, census figures show. Some of Borough Park's commercial strips are 13th and 16th Avenues, which are lined with independently owned businesses. Detached single-family houses and semidetached multifamily houses routinely fetch more than $1 million, though smaller apartments in the $300,000 to $500,000 range can be found. The average list price in the neighborhood is $773,000. Homes average 30 to 45 days on the market; and the selling process would often last more than six months. Borough Park is served by the N, F and D trains; it is about 30 minutes from Midtown Manhattan. Bus lines include the 16, which runs along 13th and 14th Avenues, and the 11, which runs along 49th and 50th Streets. Cats only Please.