129 homes sold in Great Neck in the last year, at a typical $807K
Houses and condos split the market almost evenly. 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 Great Neck homes are listed.
Every place Great Neck 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 Great Neck.
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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.
55% of Great Neck’s sales are condos, at $966K less than a house
57 houses and 71 condos sold in the year to May 2026. Houses sell faster. Condos draw more bidding wars.
typical sale · 57 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $659NY $316
- Days to sell
- 55
- Sold over asking
- 14%
- Listings with a price cut
- 27%
typical sale · 71 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $499NY $832
- Days to sell
- 67
- Sold over asking
- 20%
- Listings with a price cut
- 22%
Multi-family (2–4 units): 1 sold, typical $1.4M
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
Fewer homes sell than before 2022, at 1.5 times the 2016 price
129 sales in the last year, against 258 in 2021 and a low of 123 in 2024. The typical sale went from $533K in 2016 to $807K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $800K buys in Great Neck
Check a listing against what Great Neck 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 Great Neck are more common than before the pandemic, but 55% fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Great Neck’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, 129 sales.
If you’re buying in Great Neck
- Shop in May. It brings about 30 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (7% over asking).
- You can negotiate. 22% of listings have cut their price, against 18% before the pandemic.
- Offer under asking. Buyers paid 96.2% of the list price on average; 18% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 18% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 59 days.
Summer brings the homes; fall brings the bidding wars
June has the most new listings (about 32 a month), but September is the most competitive: 16% of September sales close over asking. May offers nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (7%). January has the least competition (6%).
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Nearly as heated as 2021, and calmer than New York
| Great Neck now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | NY now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 18% | 9% | 13% | 41% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 18% | 4% | 8% | 26% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 22% | 18% | 22% | 20% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 96.2% | 94.7% | 95.8% | 101% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 59 | 72 | 65 | 41 |
41 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 1.3 times the 2024 low (33), 55% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2012’s 179.
1 in 5 listings has cut its price
22% in the last year, against 18% in 2017–19 and 20% across New York.
Since 2019, houses are up 37%, condos 40%
A house typically sold for $1.5M in the last year (57 sales), a condo for $491K (71).
Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.
Great Neck ranks 351st 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. Great Neck 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 June
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 11.
Best time to buySchools
The schools grade for Great Neck, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in Great NeckTypical commute
The average one-way trip to work for people who live in Great Neck.
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.
Great Neck Plaza and Thomaston sell for less a square foot; Kings Point, Great Neck Estates and Manhasset for far more
The busier markets within 25 miles of Great Neck, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Neck | 129 | $807K | $576 | 18% | 59 |
| Great Neck Plaza | 111 | $551K | $501 | 20% | 55 |
| Manhasset | 76 | $1.9M | $840 | 57% | 19 |
| Thomaston | 50 | $474K | $291 | 38% | 47 |
| University Gardens | 44 | $1.1M | $601 | 30% | 41 |
| Great Neck Estates | 36 | $1.8M | $740 | 14% | 99 |
| Kings Point | 21 | $3.8M | $916 | 5% | 58 |
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 Great Neck
What do homes sell for in Great Neck, NY?
129 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $807K, $576 a square foot. Houses sold for about $1.5M, condos for about $491K.
Is Great Neck a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A balanced market: 35 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 7 sold, about 5 months of supply. Buyers paid 96.2% of asking on average, and 22% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Great Neck?
June brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Great Neck?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Great Neck’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Great Neck.
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).