New-build home prices in 12936
Recorded home sales in ZIP 12936 (Essex County) run a median of $175 per square foot, the ground pricing a new-build has to work against. The middle half of sales sit between $106 and $270/sq ft.
What new homes sell for in 12936
At the local median of $175/sq ft, a new home would price roughly:
| 1,500 sq ft | $262,500 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $350,000 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $437,500 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $525,000 |
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 | 48 | $182 | 1,839 sf | $322,450 |
| Multi-family | 1 | $127 | 2,448 sf | $310,000 |
Recent sales in 12936
| Type | Sq ft | Sale price | $/sq ft | Yr built | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 2,288 | $430,000 | $188 | 2003 | 1/2026 |
| Single-family | 2,098 | $1,150,000 | $548 | 1900 | 4/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,792 | $730,000 | $262 | 1974 | 9/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,552 | $700,000 | $274 | 2014 | 7/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,032 | $650,000 | $320 | 1910 | 9/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,738 | $375,000 | $137 | 1849 | 7/2025 |
| Single-family | 2,496 | $345,000 | $138 | 1890 | 3/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,708 | $324,900 | $190 | 1930 | 10/2025 |
| Single-family | 1,212 | $248,000 | $205 | 1970 | 11/2025 |
| Single-family | 3,314 | $2,825,000 | $852 | 1800 | 12/2024 |
| Single-family | 1,632 | $875,000 | $536 | 1825 | 11/2024 |
| Single-family | 2,311 | $675,000 | $292 | 1800 | 1/2024 |
| Single-family | 1,850 | $675,000 | $365 | 1860 | 10/2024 |
| Single-family | 3,812 | $560,000 | $147 | 1886 | 11/2024 |
| Single-family | 1,688 | $455,000 | $270 | 2019 | 6/2024 |
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Reserve founding access →Questions about 12936 home prices
- What is the price per square foot in 12936?
- Recent recorded home sales in ZIP 12936 (Essex County, NY) run a median of $175 per square foot, with the middle half between $106 and $270, from 49 qualified sales in 2021-2026.
- What does a home sell for in 12936?
- The typical recorded sale in 12936 is a 1,850 sq ft home at $320,000. A new 1,850 sq ft home at the local $175/sq ft would price around $323,750.
- Where does this 12936 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.