47 homes sold in Madison Center in the last year, at a typical $839K
About one sale in 3 is a condo. Below: what each kind of home sells for, what your budget buys, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where Madison Center homes are listed.
Every place Madison Center homes are listed, in one stop
We don’t copy listings: the agents’ sites have the photos and the latest price changes. Set what you want once and we open each site already filtered to Madison Center.
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Links open the listing sites; TownRatings isn’t paid for them and doesn’t rank one above another. Rentals and government-owned homes come from sources outside the MLS.
38% of Madison Center’s sales are condos, at $703K less than a house
29 houses and 18 condos sold in the year to May 2026. Houses sell faster. Condos draw more bidding wars.
typical sale · 29 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $514CT $273
- Days to sell
- 61
- Sold over asking
- 28%
- Listings with a price cut
- 19%
typical sale · 18 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $338CT $256
- Days to sell
- 107
- Sold over asking
- 39%
- Listings with a price cut
- 60%
About as many homes sell as usual, at 1.2 times the 2016 price
47 sales in the last year, against 67 in 2021 and a low of 35 in 2023. The typical sale went from $708K in 2016 to $839K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $850K buys in Madison Center
Check a listing against what Madison Center homes sold for
Against the town’s median price per square foot over the last 12 months. A rough check: condition, lot and location within town move a price more than this can see.
Bidding wars in Madison Center are more common than before the pandemic, but two thirds fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Madison Center’s home sales since 2015 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to May 2026, 47 sales.
If you’re buying in Madison Center
- Shop in May. It brings about 8 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (17% over asking).
- Some room to negotiate. 20% of listings cut their price, about as many as before the pandemic.
- Offer under asking. Buyers paid 98% of the list price on average; 32% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 41% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 58 days.
Spring brings the homes; fall brings the bidding wars
May has the most new listings (about 8 a month), but September is the most competitive: 27% of September sales close over asking. December has the least competition (13%) but only about 2 new listings.
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Nearly as heated as 2021, and calmer than Connecticut
| Madison Center now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | CT now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 32% | 7% | 33% | 56% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 41% | 10% | 33% | 47% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 20% | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 98% | 94.8% | 99.1% | 102.2% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 58 | 150 | 66 | 39 |
11 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 1.3 times the 2022 low (8), 66% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2016’s 39.
1 in 5 listings has cut its price
20% in the last year, against 18% in 2017–19 and 18% across Connecticut.
Since 2019, houses are up 58%, condos 166%
A house typically sold for $1.3M in the last year (29 sales), a condo for $630K (18).
Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2015 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Four things worth knowing
New listings in May
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 2.
Best time to buyTypical commute
The average one-way trip to work for people who live in Madison Center.
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Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.
Guilford Center, Clinton, Westbrook Center, Deep River Center and Branford Center sell for less a square foot
The busier markets within 25 miles of Madison Center, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.
| Sold | Typical sale | $/sq ft | Over asking | Days to sell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford Center | 154 | $721K | $311 | 51% | 54 |
| Branford Center | 105 | $480K | $288 | 45% | 52 |
| Westbrook Center | 61 | $680K | $346 | 38% | 56 |
| Madison Center | 47 | $839K | $427 | 32% | 58 |
| Clinton | 41 | $546K | $296 | 41% | 68 |
| Deep River Center | 35 | $407K | $282 | 34% | 71 |
| Saybrook Manor | 24 | $705K | $487 | 25% | 98 |
Redfin Data Center, June 2025 to May 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.
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Questions about buying a home in Madison Center
What do homes sell for in Madison Center, CT?
47 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $839K, $427 a square foot. Houses sold for about $1.3M, condos for about $630K.
Is Madison Center a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 10 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 7 sold, about 1.4 months of supply. Buyers paid 98% of asking on average, and 20% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Madison Center?
May brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Madison Center?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Madison Center’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Madison Center.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).