Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 4.071 homes sold in Demarest in the last year, at a typical $1.8M
Almost every sale is a house. 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 Demarest homes are listed.
Every place Demarest 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 Demarest.
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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.
Houses are 86% of Demarest’s sales, at a typical $1.6M
71 homes sold in the year to May 2026.
typical sale · 61 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $656NJ $331
- Days to sell
- 93
- Sold over asking
- 43%
- Listings with a price cut
- 6%
Townhouses: 10 sold, typical $3M
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
About as many homes sell as usual, at 1.8 times the 2016 price
71 sales in the last year, against 95 in 2021 and a low of 46 in 2024. The typical sale went from $1M in 2016 to $1.8M.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $1.8M buys in Demarest
Check a listing against what Demarest 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 Demarest are more common than before the pandemic, but half fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Demarest’s home sales since 2016 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, 71 sales.
If you’re buying in Demarest
- Shop in March. It brings about 12 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (22% over asking).
- Less room to haggle. Only 5% of listings cut their price, against 21% before the pandemic.
- Bid near asking. Buyers paid 100.8% of the list price on average; 37% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 43% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 91 days.
Spring brings the homes; summer brings the bidding wars
May has the most new listings (about 14 a month), but June is the most competitive: 36% of June sales close over asking. March and April offer nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (22%). February has the least competition (8%) but only about 8 new listings.
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Nearly as heated as 2021, and calmer than New Jersey
| Demarest now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | NJ now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 37% | 9% | 31% | 48% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 43% | 9% | 17% | 31% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 5% | 21% | 8% | 17% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 100.8% | 96.5% | 98.7% | 101.2% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 91 | 158 | 104 | 45 |
27 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 1.2 times the 2023 low (22), 52% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2017’s 56.
1 in 20 listings has cut its price
5% in the last year, against 21% in 2017–19 and 17% across New Jersey.
Demarest ranks 223rd of 299 busy New Jersey markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Demarest is in the middle of the pack.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2016 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Five things worth knowing
New listings in May
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 4.
Best time to buySchools
The schools grade for Demarest, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in DemarestTypical commute
The average one-way trip to work for people who live in Demarest.
Work & commuteCheck the flood map
Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.
Natural hazardsLook up any property
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.
Cresskill, Closter, Dumont, Haworth, Norwood and Tenafly sell for less a square foot
The busier markets within 25 miles of Demarest, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenafly | 136 | $1.5M | $614 | 48% | 72 |
| Dumont | 129 | $662K | $425 | 72% | 77 |
| Cresskill | 94 | $1.1M | $493 | 44% | 77 |
| Closter | 82 | $1.4M | $562 | 40% | 93 |
| Demarest | 71 | $1.8M | $671 | 37% | 91 |
| Norwood | 56 | $1M | $427 | 43% | 83 |
| Haworth | 30 | $1.4M | $526 | 40% | 94 |
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 Demarest
What do homes sell for in Demarest, NJ?
71 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $1.8M, $671 a square foot.
Is Demarest a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A buyer’s market: 27 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 2 sold, about 13.5 months of supply. Buyers paid 100.8% of asking on average, and 5% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Demarest?
May brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Demarest?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Demarest’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Demarest.
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).