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Stanford home prices hit eighth month at $675K as sales volume slows

Stanford home prices hit eighth month at $675K as sales volume slows

This 1,160 square foot, two-bedroom and two-bath cottage at 769 Hunns Lake Road is situated directly on the shore of Hunns Lake on 0.25 acres.

Photo by Christine Bates

STANFORD — The median sale price of a home in Stanford reached $675,000 for the 12 months ending July 31, 2026, up 14% from $590,500 during the previous 12-month period and 21% from $560,000 during the 12 months ending July 31, 2024.

The median has hovered around $675,000 since December 2025, with prices remaining strong as the number of sales declines.

Single-family home sales remained slightly below Stanford’s three-year annual range of 30 to 45 and far below the 80 sales recorded in 2021. A total of 29 homes were sold during the 12 months ending July 31, 2026, down from 40 during the same period a year earlier and 33 during the 12 months ending July 31, 2024.

As of early September, 14 single-family homes were on the market. Nine were listed above $1 million, while only one was priced below the $675,000 median.

June transfers

10 Hicks Lane — 2 bedroom/1 bath house on 2.5 acres transferred to Kincraft Properties LLC for $160,000.

74 Willow Brook Ridge — 4 bedroom/3 bath home onf15.6acres transferred to Daniel Eugene Goldberg for $1.17 million.

297-303 Hobbs Lane — 2 bedroom/1 bath plus 1 bedroom/1 bath house on 3 acres transferred to Jeffrey Baer for $130,000.

July transfers

2790 Salt Point Turnpike — 4 bedroom/3 bath home on 1 acre transferred to Upstate Collective Group LLC for $545,400.

266 Layton Road — 3 bedroom/2.5 bath raised ranch on 1.47 acres transferred to Shane Roth for $442,500.

769 Hunns Lake Road — 2 bedroom/2 bath lakeside cottage transferred to 769 Hunns Lake Road LLC for $590,000.

Bulls Head Road (Parcel #865091) — 57.63 acres of vacant land transferred to 13 Hands Equine Rescue Inc. for $696,000.

*Town of Stanford property transfers not previously reported as sales are supplied by Dutchess County Office of Real Property. Details on each property from Dutchess Parcel Access. Current market data from One Key MLS and Infosparks. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Advisor with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.

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