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New record home price in Stanford

New record home price in Stanford

This mixed-use commercial residential property in the heart of Stanfordville has a four bedroom house built in 1830 and two large buildings in the rear of the one acre property. It sold for $650,000.

Photo by Christine Bates

STANFORD — Twelve properties were recorded as sold in Stanford in the month of December. Of the 10 homes sold, seven were evenly distributed at $600,000 and below, while three were recorded above a million. One estate on Bangall Amenia Road sold for $11.85 million, the highest sale in the town in the last ten years. Median prices remain below $600,000 in Stanford, but every indication is pointing to increased prices.

There are currently 13 single family homes listed for sale in Stanford with six of them over a million dollars and only four for less than $700,000 with few price reductions.

89 Charwill Drive — 3 bedroom/3 bath home on 3.1 acres sold for $600,000.

58 Trestle Lane — 3 bedroom/2 bath house on .32 acres sold for $465,000.

5892 Route 82 — 3 bedroom/3 bath house on .32 acres in need of renovation sold for $140,000.

411 Cold Spring Road — 2 bedroom/1 bath house on 4.6 acres sold for $320,000.

38 Bangall Amenia Road — 4 bedroom/3.5 bath homes on 8.55 acres sold for $1,608,865.

110-126 Top of the Hill Lane — 4 bedroom/6.5 bath house on 28.08 acres sold for $2.06 million.

730 Bangall Amenia Road — Box Turtle Farm 6 bedrooms/5 full bathrooms/2 half bathrooms on 4 parcels sold for $11.85 million.

272 Hobbs Lane — 2 bedroom/1.5 bath home on 3 acres sold for $230,000.

285-287 Willow Brook Road — 5 bedroom/2 bath home on 10.3 acres sold for $500,000.

70-74 Fancor Road — 4 bedroom/3 bath home sold for $581,000.

25 Fancor Road — 1.47 vacant lot sold for $45,000.

6112-6114 Route 82 — 4 bedroom/2 bath home with additional buildings classified as “motor vehicle services” sold for $650,000.

*Town of Stanford real estate sales recorded between Dec. 1, 2024, and Dec. 31, 2024, sourced from Dutchess County Real Property Tax Service Agency. Information on active listings taken from First Key MLS which may understate available properties. Parcel details may be accessed on Dutchess Parcel Access. Only transfers with consideration are included. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Advisor with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.

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