Photo: Викичи · CC BY-SA 3.0288 homes sold in Cortlandt in the last year, at a typical $667K
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 Cortlandt homes are listed.
Every place Cortlandt 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 Cortlandt.
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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.
9% of Cortlandt’s sales are condos, at $429K less than a house
253 houses and 27 condos sold in the year to May 2026. Houses sell faster and draw more bidding wars.
typical sale · 253 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $373NY $316
- Days to sell
- 32
- Sold over asking
- 63%
- Listings with a price cut
- 17%
typical sale · 27 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $262NY $832
- Days to sell
- 65
- Sold over asking
- 44%
- Listings with a price cut
- 12%
Multi-family (2–4 units): 5 sold, typical $635K
Townhouses: 3 sold, typical $908K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
Fewer homes sell than before 2022, at 1.7 times the 2016 price
288 sales in the last year, against 559 in 2021 and a low of 310 in 2023. The typical sale went from $393K in 2016 to $667K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $650K buys in Cortlandt
Check a listing against what Cortlandt 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 Cortlandt are more common than before the pandemic, but two thirds fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Cortlandt’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, 288 sales.
If you’re buying in Cortlandt
- Shop in May. It brings about 66 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (36% over asking).
- Less room to haggle. Only 15% of listings cut their price, against 23% before the pandemic.
- Expect to bid over asking. Buyers paid 102.8% of the list price on average; 61% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 7% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 34 days.
Spring brings the homes; summer brings the bidding wars
May has the most new listings (about 66 a month), but August is the most competitive: 43% of August sales close over asking. February has the least competition (30%) but only about 32 new listings.
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Hotter than in 2021, and hotter than New York
| Cortlandt now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | NY now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 61% | 26% | 51% | 41% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 7% | 4% | 5% | 26% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 15% | 23% | 18% | 20% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 102.8% | 98.5% | 101.2% | 101% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 34 | 66 | 39 | 41 |
60 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 63% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2016’s 281.
1 in 7 listings has cut its price
15% in the last year, against 23% in 2017–19 and 20% across New York.
Since 2019, houses are up 56%, condos 40%
A house typically sold for $703K in the last year (253 sales), a condo for $274K (27).
Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.
Cortlandt ranks 117th 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. Cortlandt 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 17.
Best time to buySchools
The schools grade for Cortlandt, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in CortlandtTypical commute
The average one-way trip to work for people who live in Cortlandt.
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.
Peekskill, Stony Point, West Haverstraw and Lake Mohegan sell for less a square foot
The busier markets within 25 miles of Cortlandt, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortlandt | 288 | $667K | $366 | 61% | 34 |
| Yorktown | 272 | $760K | $371 | 61% | 29 |
| Peekskill | 181 | $477K | $314 | 56% | 35 |
| Stony Point | 97 | $663K | $324 | 47% | 50 |
| West Haverstraw | 69 | $462K | $339 | 41% | 43 |
| Croton-on-Hudson | 66 | $870K | $453 | 55% | 35 |
| Lake Mohegan | 44 | $586K | $328 | 57% | 39 |
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 Cortlandt
What do homes sell for in Cortlandt, NY?
288 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $667K, $366 a square foot. Houses sold for about $703K, condos for about $274K.
Is Cortlandt a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 79 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 20 sold, about 4 months of supply. Buyers paid 102.8% of asking on average, and 15% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Cortlandt?
May brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Cortlandt?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Cortlandt’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Cortlandt.
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).