Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.034 homes sold in Hawthorne in the last year, at a typical $770K
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 Hawthorne homes are listed.
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Houses are 100% of Hawthorne’s sales, at a typical $770K
34 homes sold in the year to March 2026.
typical sale · 34 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $429NY $321
- Days to sell
- 28
- Sold over asking
- 59%
- Listings with a price cut
- 43%
Fewer homes sell than a decade ago, at 1.6 times the 2016 price
34 sales in the last year, against 57 in 2016 and a low of 29 in 2023. The typical sale went from $496K in 2016 to $770K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $750K buys in Hawthorne
Check a listing against what Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne are more common than before the pandemic, but two thirds fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Hawthorne’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 March 2026, 34 sales.
If you’re buying in Hawthorne
- Shop in March. It brings about 7 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (30% over asking).
- You can negotiate. 41% of listings have cut their price, against 28% before the pandemic.
- Expect to bid over asking. Buyers paid 102.4% of the list price on average; 59% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 4% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 28 days.
Spring brings the homes; fall brings the bidding wars
March has the most new listings (about 7 a month), but November is the most competitive: 51% of November sales close over asking. May has the least competition (25%).
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Nearly as heated as 2021, and hotter than New York
| Hawthorne now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | NY now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 59% | 31% | 51% | 41% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 4% | 7% | 8% | 26% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 41% | 28% | 31% | 20% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 102.4% | 98.2% | 100.3% | 101% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 28 | 70 | 42 | 40 |
4 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 70% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2016’s 25.
1 in 2 listings has cut its price
41% in the last year, against 28% in 2017–19 and 20% across New York. More sellers are pricing high and coming down.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2016 to March 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 March
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 1.
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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.
Elmsford sells for less a square foot; Sleepy Hollow for far more
The busier markets within 25 miles of Hawthorne, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | 316 | $981K | $456 | 62% | 24 |
| Briarcliff Manor | 79 | $1.3M | $419 | 66% | 24 |
| Pleasantville | 76 | $829K | $464 | 59% | 29 |
| Sleepy Hollow | 50 | $1.5M | $758 | 44% | 36 |
| Hawthorne | 34 | $770K | $429 | 59% | 28 |
| Elmsford | 29 | $695K | $393 | 66% | 39 |
| Valhalla | 27 | $788K | $427 | 74% | 34 |
Redfin Data Center, April 2025 to March 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 Hawthorne
What do homes sell for in Hawthorne, NY?
34 homes sold in the year to March 2026 at a typical $770K, $429 a square foot.
Is Hawthorne a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 1 homes were for sale in March 2026 and 3 sold, about 0.3 months of supply. Buyers paid 102.4% of asking on average, and 41% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Hawthorne?
March brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Hawthorne?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Hawthorne’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Hawthorne.
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).