126 homes sold in Upper Montclair in the last year, at a typical $1.5M
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 Upper Montclair homes are listed.
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Houses are 91% of Upper Montclair’s sales, at a typical $1.5M
126 homes sold in the year to May 2026.
typical sale · 115 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $633NJ $331
- Days to sell
- 48
- Sold over asking
- 92%
- Listings with a price cut
- 10%
Multi-family (2–4 units): 2 sold, typical $1.4M
Condos: 9 sold, typical $541K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
Fewer homes sell than before 2022, at twice the 2016 price
126 sales in the last year, against 212 in 2021 and a low of 123 in 2023. The typical sale went from $757K in 2016 to $1.5M.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $1.5M buys in Upper Montclair
Check a listing against what Upper Montclair 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 Upper Montclair are more common than before the pandemic, but two thirds fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Upper Montclair’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, 126 sales.
If you’re buying in Upper Montclair
- Shop in March. It brings about 23 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (75% over asking).
- Some room to negotiate. 13% of listings cut their price, about as many as before the pandemic.
- Expect to bid over asking. Buyers paid 125.3% of the list price on average; 92% paid over.
- Move fast on good ones. 60% of homes are under contract within two weeks.
Spring brings the homes; summer brings the bidding wars
May has the most new listings (about 28 a month), but June is the most competitive: 83% of June sales close over asking. March and April offer nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (75%). January has the least competition (62%) but only about 9 new listings.
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Nearly as heated as 2021, and hotter than New Jersey
| Upper Montclair now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | NJ now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 92% | 71% | 86% | 48% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 60% | 10% | 28% | 31% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 13% | 13% | 5% | 17% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 125.3% | 107.4% | 119.7% | 101.2% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 47 | 76 | 63 | 45 |
17 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 1.2 times the 2024 low (14), 67% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2016’s 61.
1 in 8 listings has cut its price
13% in the last year, against 13% in 2017–19 and 17% across New Jersey.
Since 2019, houses are up 96%, condos 87%
A house typically sold for $1.5M in the last year (115 sales), a condo for $541K (9).
Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.
Upper Montclair ranks 1st 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. Upper Montclair is one of the state’s hottest markets.
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.
Four things worth knowing
New listings in May
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 3.
Best time to buyTypical commute
The average one-way trip to work for people who live in Upper Montclair.
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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.
Brookdale, Montclair Township, Great Notch, Clifton, Glen Ridge and Nutley Township sell for less a square foot
The busier markets within 25 miles of Upper Montclair, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | 610 | $604K | $410 | 70% | 57 |
| Montclair Township | 376 | $1.3M | $556 | 83% | 49 |
| Nutley Township | 267 | $656K | $401 | 65% | 56 |
| Upper Montclair | 126 | $1.5M | $627 | 92% | 47 |
| Glen Ridge | 98 | $1.3M | $598 | 88% | 46 |
| Brookdale | 88 | $731K | $468 | 85% | 52 |
| Great Notch | 32 | $607K | $361 | 62% | 54 |
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 Upper Montclair
What do homes sell for in Upper Montclair, NJ?
126 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $1.5M, $627 a square foot.
Is Upper Montclair a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 16 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 20 sold, about 0.8 months of supply. Buyers paid 125.3% of asking on average, and 13% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Upper Montclair?
May brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Upper Montclair?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Upper Montclair’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Upper Montclair.
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).