Photo: KForce · CC BY-SA 3.0321 homes sold in New City in the last year, at a typical $780K
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 New City homes are listed.
Every place New City 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 New City.
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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.
11% of New City’s sales are condos, at $350K less than a house
315 houses and 39 condos sold in the year to May 2026. Houses sell faster and draw more bidding wars.
typical sale · 315 sold in the year to May 2026
- Per square foot
- $350NY $316
- Days to sell
- 29
- Sold over asking
- 56%
- Listings with a price cut
- 22%
typical sale · 39 sold in the year to May 2026
- Per square foot
- $378NY $832
- Days to sell
- 34
- Sold over asking
- 46%
- Listings with a price cut
- 35%
Multi-family (2–4 units): 1 sold, typical $750K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
About as many homes sell as usual, at 1.8 times the 2016 price
321 sales in the last year, against 454 in 2021 and a low of 296 in 2024. The typical sale went from $430K in 2016 to $780K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales; from June 2026 each month is a 3-month rolling window, its counts divided by 3. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales. Redfin stopped publishing towns’ figures by property type after May 2026, so houses and condos are shown for the year to then.
What $800K buys in New City
Check a listing against what New City 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 New City are more common than before the pandemic, but 56% fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of New City’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 September 2026, 321 sales.
If you’re buying in New City
- Shop in April. It brings about 47 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (39% over asking).
- Bid near asking. Buyers paid 101.1% of the list price on average; 50% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 14% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 30 days.
Spring brings the homes; summer brings the bidding wars
May has the most new listings (about 56 a month), but July is the most competitive: 45% of July sales close over asking. March has the least competition (33%).
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Nearly as heated as 2021, and hotter than New York
| New City now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | NY now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 50% | 22% | 55% | 39% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 14% | 5% | 9% | 25% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 101.1% | 98% | 101.4% | 100.5% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 30 | 63 | 31 | 43 |
56 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 1.4 times the 2023 low (39), 56% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2016’s 214.
Since 2019, houses are up 60%, condos 47%
A house typically sold for $804K in the year to May 2026 (315 sales), a condo for $454K (39).
Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.
New City ranks 212th of 363 busy New York markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. New City is in the middle of the pack.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city figures, January 2016 to September 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted; from June 2026 each month is a 3-month rolling window, its counts divided by 3). 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 14.
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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.
Bardonia and Mount Ivy sell for less a square foot
The busier markets within 25 miles of New City, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkstown | 744 | $726K | $367 | 54% | 29 |
| New City | 321 | $780K | $360 | 50% | 30 |
| Mount Ivy | 69 | $360K | $292 | 38% | 35 |
| Congers | 59 | $682K | $356 | 62% | 36 |
| New Hempstead | 35 | $1.1M | $423 | 19% | 75 |
| Bardonia | 34 | $770K | $344 | 50% | 48 |
| Hillcrest | 33 | $935K | $398 | 33% | 67 |
Redfin Data Center, October 2025 to September 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 New City
What do homes sell for in New City, NY?
321 homes sold in the year to September 2026 at a typical $780K, $360 a square foot. Houses sold for about $804K, condos for about $454K in the year to May 2026.
Is New City a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 62 homes were for sale in September 2026 and 36 sold, about 1.7 months of supply. Buyers paid 101.1% of asking on average.
When is the best time to buy in New City?
May brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in New City?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry New City’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to New City.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted; from June 2026 each month is a 3-month rolling window, its counts divided by 3). 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).