New-build home prices in 12861
Recorded home sales in ZIP 12861 (Essex County) run a median of $326 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $190 and $550/sq ft.
What new homes sell for in 12861
At the local median of $326/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:
| 1,500 sq ft | $489,000 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $652,000 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $815,000 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $978,000 |
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 | 101 | $325 | 1,529 sf | $550,000 |
| Multi-family | 3 | $1,077 | 1,578 sf | $1,700,000 |
Recent sales in 12861
| Type | Sq ft | Sale price | $/sq ft | Yr built | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 2,270 | $2,200,000 | $969 | 1907 | 4/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,344 | $299,000 | $223 | 1960 | 6/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,496 | $285,500 | $191 | 1999 | 4/2026 |
| Single-family | 704 | $165,000 | $234 | 1970 | 6/2026 |
| Single-family | 1,504 | $2,500,000 | $1,662 | 1952 | 2/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,244 | $1,800,000 | $1,447 | 1947 | 9/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,085 | $1,695,000 | $1,562 | 1950 | 7/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,480 | $1,374,000 | $554 | 1994 | 2/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,040 | $1,275,000 | $625 | 1955 | 7/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,406 | $1,200,000 | $854 | 2003 | 12/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,270 | $1,197,500 | $528 | 2022 | 10/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,224 | $950,000 | $776 | 1979 | 2/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,152 | $785,000 | $681 | 1990 | 6/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,032 | $765,000 | $377 | 2004 | 7/2025 |
| Single-family | 880 | $612,901 | $697 | 1951 | 5/2025 |
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Reserve founding access →Questions about 12861 home prices
- What is the price per square foot in 12861?
- Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 12861 (Essex County, NY) run a median of $326 per square foot, with the middle half between $190 and $550, from 104 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
- What does a home sell for in 12861?
- The typical recorded sale in 12861 is a 1,532 sq ft home at $555,000. A new 1,532 sq ft home at the local $326/sq ft would price around $499,432.
- Where does this 12861 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.