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Pine Plains home prices continue sharp rise

Pine Plains home prices continue sharp rise

Renovation work is underway at the historic 1790 house at 88-96 Hammertown Road which sold for $950,000 in March 2026. The 7.8 acre property also included a 1955 ranch, a garage with an apartment and a 1900 barn.

Photo By Christine Bates

PINE PLAINS — Median sales prices for a single-family home in the Town of Pine Plains reached $520,000 for the year ending June 30.

The figure represents a 47% increase from last year’s median price calculated using sales between June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Prices are also 39% higher than the $375,000 median for the year between June 2023 and June 2024.

The number of annual sales on a 12-month rolling basis remained within its three-year range of 10 to 18 transactions. A total of 17 single-family homes sold during the 12 months ending June 30, 2026.

The previous year saw 12 sales during the period ending June 30, 2025, and there were 11 sales during the 12 months ending June 30, 2024.

The busiest 12-month period on record ended June 30, 2021, when 40 single-family homes sold during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic-era housing boom.

There are currently 19 single-family homes on the market. Six are listed for more than $1 million, while eight are priced below the current median sale price of $520,000.

Six parcels of land are listed for sale on the MLS, along with five commercial properties, including an event venue, a former car dealership and a converted church.

March 2026 Recorded Transfers

540 Hicks Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath home on 5.58 acres transferred to Michael Peci for $559,000.

3807 Route 199 — 3 bedroom/1 bath home transferred to Rick Rothvoss for $374,000.

88-96 Hammerton Road — 2 bedroom/2.5 bath home built in 1790 and a 3 bedroom/2.5 bath ranch on 7.75 acres transferred to Nicolas Arauz for $950,000.

2436 Route 83 — 16,800 square foot lumber yard on 10.84 acres transferred to Fifth Generation Partners LLC for $748,523.

May Recorded Transfers

22-28 Ryan Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath ranch transferred to Tana Pocock for $165,000.

June Recorded Transfers

30 Myrtle Ave. – 3 bedroom/2 bath home on .43 acres transferred to Zenda Snyder for $440,000.

23-25 Myrtle Ave. — 3 bedroom/2.5 bath home on .91 acres transferred to Aaron Louis Sperling for $835,000.

Mount Ross Road — 2.5 acres of vacant land transferred to 1485- 16E Fifth Avenue LLC for $120,000.

*Town of Pine Plains real estate transfers recorded between March 1, 2026 and June 30, 2026, provided by Dutchess County Office of Real Property. Transfers without consideration are not included. Current market listings from First Key MLS and market statistics from InfoSparks. Note that recorded transfers frequently lag sales by a number of days and include properties sold privately. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Salesperson with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.

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