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Median home price in Stanford hits high of $675K in November

Median home price in Stanford hits high of $675K in November

A Cape Cod style house built in 1962, 979 Duell Road was listed at $540,000 and sold for $553,000.

Photo by Christine Bates

STANFORD — Median prices of single-family homes on a 12-month trailing basis in Stanford hit $675,000 in November — a record high for the town, 25% higher than November 2024 and 61% greater than five years ago in November 2020 during Covid. Mid-January inventory remains largely unchanged in Stanford with only four homes for sale, two pieces of land and four rentals.

Transfers

18 Anderson Road — 1 bedroom/1 bath sold to Jennifer Storm for $359,900.

552 Willow Brook Road — 2 bedroom/2 bath Cape Cod house sold to Lorraine Little for $273,000.

21 Pine Knoll Lane — 3 bedroom/2 bath house built in 1987 sold to Yael Sherman Trustee for $795,000.

2 Redmond Way — 3 bedroom/2 bath home on 5.08 acres sold to Roger Hauer for $550,000.

5646 Route 82 — 3 bedroom/1.5 bath ranch on 4.03 acres sold to Christopher Hlywa for $457,500.

5692 Route 82 — 3 bedroom/3 bath raised ranch on 8.41 acres sold to Craig T. Rose for $679,000.

106 Tick Tock Way — 3 bedroom/2 bath Cape Cod house sold to Robert Goers for $480,000.

979 Duell Road — 2 bedroom/2 bath Cape Cod house sold to Patricia Farman-Farmaian for $553,000.

68 Bangall Amenia Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath updated ranch on 3.27 acres sold to John C Unitas III for $623,000.

2-36 Olympia Way — Two houses on 26.65 acres of agricultural land sold to Eric Frank for $2,200,000.

*Town of Stanford recorded real estate transfers from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30, 2025, provided by Dutchess County Real Property Office monthly transfer reports. Only transactions with consideration are included. Note that median prices are calculated based on closing date and not the date recorded which lags closings. Details on each property from Dutchess Parcel Access. 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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