Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 4.0127 homes sold in Cornwall in the last year, at a typical $526K
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 Cornwall homes are listed.
Every place Cornwall 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 Cornwall.
For sale
Rent
New, land & open houses
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 90% of Cornwall’s sales, at a typical $553K
127 homes sold in the year to May 2026.
typical sale · 114 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $277NY $316
- Days to sell
- 54
- Sold over asking
- 35%
- Listings with a price cut
- 22%
Multi-family (2–4 units): 5 sold, typical $472K
Condos: 8 sold, typical $210K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
Fewer homes sell than before 2022, at 2.2 times the 2016 price
127 sales in the last year, against 248 in 2021 and a low of 80 in 2012. The typical sale went from $235K in 2016 to $526K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $550K buys in Cornwall
Check a listing against what Cornwall 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 Cornwall are more common than before the pandemic, but half fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Cornwall’s home sales since 2012 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, 127 sales.
If you’re buying in Cornwall
- Shop in July. It brings about 23 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (31% over asking).
- Less room to haggle. Only 21% of listings cut their price, against 24% before the pandemic.
- Bid near asking. Buyers paid 98.6% of the list price on average; 35% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 2% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 55 days.
Spring brings the homes; summer brings the bidding wars
May has the most new listings (about 26 a month), but August is the most competitive: 37% of August sales close over asking. June and July offer nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (35%). December has the least competition (23%) but only about 7 new listings.
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Nearly as heated as 2021, and calmer than New York
| Cornwall now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | NY now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 35% | 20% | 41% | 41% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 2% | 1% | 3% | 26% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 21% | 24% | 15% | 20% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 98.6% | 96.8% | 99.8% | 101% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 55 | 105 | 49 | 41 |
37 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 1.2 times the 2024 low (31), 54% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2015’s 123.
1 in 5 listings has cut its price
21% in the last year, against 24% in 2017–19 and 20% across New York.
Since 2019, houses are up 79%, condos 108%
A house typically sold for $553K in the last year (114 sales), a condo for $210K (8).
Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.
Cornwall ranks 314th of 362 busy New York markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Cornwall is one of the state’s calmer markets.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2012 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 7.
Best time to buySchools
The schools grade for Cornwall, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in CornwallTypical commute
The average one-way trip to work for people who live in Cornwall.
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.
Vails Gate, Mountain Lodge Park and New Windsor sell for less a square foot
The busier markets within 25 miles of Cornwall, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall | 127 | $526K | $270 | 35% | 55 |
| New Windsor | 100 | $416K | $246 | 55% | 57 |
| Firthcliffe | 51 | $469K | $271 | 41% | 52 |
| Highlands | 47 | $442K | $270 | 51% | 37 |
| Mountain Lodge Park | 39 | $279K | $260 | 38% | 68 |
| Beaver Dam Lake | 36 | $515K | $267 | 39% | 70 |
| Vails Gate | 33 | $327K | $261 | 30% | 46 |
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.
Post your home to Cornwall, free
Selling it yourself, renting out an apartment or looking for a roommate? Post it to Cornwall. People who follow the town see it, and so do people comparing Cornwall with their own town. No commission, no listing fee.
Questions about buying a home in Cornwall
What do homes sell for in Cornwall, NY?
127 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $526K, $270 a square foot.
Is Cornwall a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A buyer’s market: 34 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 5 sold, about 6.8 months of supply. Buyers paid 98.6% of asking on average, and 21% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Cornwall?
May brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Cornwall?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Cornwall’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Cornwall.
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).