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New-build home prices in 12189

Albany County, NY · 1,421 recorded sales 2021-2026 · NYS ORPTS + NYC

Recorded home sales in ZIP 12189 (Albany County) run a median of $127 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $84 and $197/sq ft.

$127
median $/sq ft (2021-2026)
$225,000
median sale price
1,880
median home size (sq ft)
1,421
qualified sales analyzed

What new homes sell for in 12189

At the local median of $127/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:

1,500 sq ft$190,500
2,000 sq ft$254,000
2,500 sq ft$317,500
3,000 sq ft$381,000

A gross sale price. The land bid it supports comes after build cost, contingency, fees, finance and profit — the residual the Threshold tool solves.

By home type

Home typeSalesMedian $/sq ftMedian sizeMedian price
Single-family838$1831,526 sf$257,000
Multi-family583$832,256 sf$185,000

Recent sales in 12189

TypeSq ftSale price$/sq ftYr builtSold
Multi-family4,838$1,100,000$22719106/2026
Single-family4,917$555,000$11318415/2026
Multi-family3,379$410,000$12118804/2026
Single-family2,048$390,000$19019635/2026
Single-family2,438$355,000$14619891/2026
Multi-family3,450$330,000$9618903/2026
Multi-family3,860$313,000$8118902/2026
Multi-family2,455$275,500$11219074/2026
Multi-family2,720$265,000$9718904/2026
Multi-family1,828$245,000$13418905/2026
Multi-family2,500$239,900$9618903/2026
Single-family1,550$206,000$13319754/2026
Multi-family2,406$205,000$8518905/2026
Multi-family1,754$200,000$11418904/2026
Multi-family1,610$195,205$12118904/2026

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Questions about 12189 home prices

What is the price per square foot in 12189?
Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 12189 (Albany County, NY) run a median of $127 per square foot, with the middle half between $84 and $197, from 1,421 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
What does a home sell for in 12189?
The typical recorded sale in 12189 is a 1,880 sq ft home at $225,000. A new 1,880 sq ft home at the local $127/sq ft would price around $238,760.
Where does this 12189 data come from?
New York State ORPTS recorded sales joined to the state parcel-centroid layer for living area, plus the New York City annualized sales dataset for the five boroughs. Qualified residential sales from 2021. Estimates for site screening, not an appraisal.

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Method: arms-length residential sales with assessor living area (2021+) from New York State ORPTS recorded sales joined to the state parcel-centroid layer for living area, plus the New York City annualized sales dataset for the five boroughs, assigned to nearest ZIP centroid. $/sq ft is sale price over heated living area. Estimates for site screening, not a USPAP appraisal. Updated July 2026.