New-build home prices in 12857
Recorded home sales in ZIP 12857 (Essex County) run a median of $170 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $112 and $210/sq ft.
What new homes sell for in 12857
At the local median of $170/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:
| 1,500 sq ft | $255,000 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $340,000 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $425,000 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $510,000 |
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 type | Sales | Median $/sq ft | Median size | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 56 | $171 | 1,410 sf | $235,750 |
| Multi-family | 1 | $35 | 3,257 sf | $115,000 |
Recent sales in 12857
| Type | Sq ft | Sale price | $/sq ft | Yr built | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 2,496 | $525,000 | $210 | 1989 | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,526 | $490,000 | $321 | 2006 | 5/2026 |
| Single-family | 3,605 | $484,500 | $134 | 1972 | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 990 | $475,000 | $480 | 1857 | 4/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,215 | $335,000 | $151 | 1955 | 2/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,398 | $225,000 | $94 | 1963 | 3/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,404 | $665,000 | $474 | 1988 | 12/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,320 | $449,900 | $341 | 1986 | 10/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,344 | $400,000 | $298 | 2006 | 6/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,548 | $300,000 | $194 | 1880 | 12/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,137 | $295,000 | $260 | 1928 | 10/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,392 | $263,000 | $189 | 1975 | 7/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,680 | $250,000 | $149 | 1990 | 4/2025 |
| Single-family | 720 | $210,000 | $292 | 1982 | 7/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,656 | $208,000 | $126 | 1890 | 1/2025 |
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Reserve founding access →Questions about 12857 home prices
- What is the price per square foot in 12857?
- Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 12857 (Essex County, NY) run a median of $170 per square foot, with the middle half between $112 and $210, from 57 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
- What does a home sell for in 12857?
- The typical recorded sale in 12857 is a 1,416 sq ft home at $233,000. A new 1,416 sq ft home at the local $170/sq ft would price around $240,720.
- Where does this 12857 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.