Suffolk County Just Hit an All-Time High Median Price of $750,000, Breaking Its Record by $30,000
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Suffolk County just wrote a new chapter in its housing market history. The single-family median sales price climbed to $750,000 in June, an all-time high, and it did not just inch past the old record, it blew through it by $30,000. The previous high of $720,000 was set back in September, which means Suffolk buyers are now paying a genuinely new price to own a home here, not just matching a peak from months ago. If you have been waiting to see whether Suffolk's price growth was a fluke or a trend, June answered that question.
This is also our first month reporting single-family data specifically, rather than a blend of single-family, condo, and co-op sales. That gives us a cleaner read on the market segment most Long Island buyers and sellers actually care about, since single-family homes make up the bulk of both counties' transaction volume and tend to be what most of our audience is buying or selling. It is also part of why some of this month's figures may look a little different from what you have seen in past reports; the underlying market has not shifted overnight, we are simply looking at it through a more precise lens. Let's get into what happened, county by county.
The Combined Long Island Snapshot
Across Nassau and Suffolk single-family homes combined, the median sales price reached $812,500 in June, up 1.6 percent from May and 4.8 percent from a year ago. Combined closed sales hit 1,734, a strong 25.1 percent jump month over month and up 4.4 percent year over year. Combined pending sales rose to 2,172, up 14.3 percent from last June, and combined homes for sale fell to 5,571, down 4.6 percent from a year ago. Suffolk is doing most of the heavy lifting on price this month, and it is worth understanding why, since the combination of a fresh price record, a sharp jump in closed sales, and a nearly 19 percent surge in pending contracts all point to the same underlying force: buyers showing up in greater numbers than the available inventory can comfortably absorb.
Median Sales Price
Suffolk's single-family median sales price hit $750,000 in June, a new all-time high for the county, up 5.6 percent from May's $710,000 and up 7.1 percent from $700,000 a year ago. That breaks Suffolk's previous record of $720,000, set last September, by a full $30,000. Nassau told a different story this month. Its median came in at $875,000, up 2.9 percent from a year ago but actually down 1.6 percent from May's $889,000, which was itself Nassau's all-time high. In other words, Nassau touched a new record last month and pulled back slightly in June, while Suffolk is the county setting fresh records right now. That distinction matters if you are trying to read where the momentum in this market currently sits.
Closed Sales
Suffolk closed 979 single-family sales in June, up 23.1 percent from May's 795 and up 5.4 percent from 929 a year ago. Nassau closed 755 sales, up 27.7 percent from May's 591 and up 3.1 percent from June 2025. Both counties saw a strong seasonal surge into summer, but Suffolk's closing pace, on top of its price record, is the more notable story this month. Buyers who went under contract earlier in the spring are closing in large numbers.
Pending Sales
Suffolk's pending sales climbed to 1,234 in June, up 5.2 percent from May and a sizable 19.0 percent from June 2025. Nassau's pending sales came in at 938, down slightly, 2.1 percent, from May but still up 8.6 percent from a year ago. Suffolk's nearly 19 percent year-over-year jump in pending contracts is one of the strongest signals in this month's data, and it suggests the county's price momentum has real demand behind it rather than being driven by a handful of high-end sales.
New Listings
Nassau saw 1,277 new single-family listings in June, up 5.4 percent from May and up 8.0 percent from a year ago. Suffolk logged 1,579 new listings, down slightly, 1.0 percent, from May but still up 4.9 percent year over year. More sellers are coming to market in both counties compared to last year, which is a healthy sign, but new listings are not keeping pace with the surge in pending sales, especially in Suffolk, which helps explain why prices there keep climbing.
Homes for Sale
Nassau's active inventory rose to 2,411 homes, up 2.5 percent from May but still down 2.1 percent from June 2025's 2,463. Suffolk's inventory grew slightly to 3,160, up 0.8 percent from May and down 6.4 percent from a year ago. Suffolk in particular continues to run meaningfully tighter than it did last summer, which is a key ingredient behind its record-setting price this month.
Median Days on Market
Nassau homes spent a median of just 20 days on the market in June, down sharply from 26 days in May and down 9.1 percent from 22 days a year ago. Suffolk homes moved a bit slower, at 21 days, though that is still down 4.5 percent from May and unchanged from June 2025. Homes in both counties are still moving quickly by historical standards, giving buyers very little time to deliberate once the right listing appears.
Months Supply of Homes for Sale
Both counties held steady at 3.4 months of supply in June, unchanged from May in each case, but down from 3.6 months a year ago in both. Anything under six months is generally considered a seller's market, and both counties remain well below that line. The fact that Suffolk's price hit a new record while its months supply stayed flat, rather than tightening further, suggests demand itself is intensifying, not just a shrinking pool of listings.
Sale-to-List Price Ratio
Suffolk homes sold for 101.6 percent of their original list price in June, essentially flat from May's 101.8 percent and unchanged from June 2025's 101.6 percent. Nassau homes sold for 100.9 percent of list price, up from 100.0 percent in May and up slightly from 100.2 percent a year ago. Suffolk sellers have now received above asking price for several months running, and Nassau appears to be catching up to that same territory as its own market tightens back up.
How Long Island Compares to the Nation
Nationally, the median existing-home price reached an all-time high of $429,300 in June, up 1.3 percent from a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors. Existing home sales rose 3.2 percent both month over month and year over year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.17 million units, the strongest pace since December 2025. National inventory represented roughly 4.5 months of supply.
Long Island's combined single-family median of $812,500 runs nearly 89 percent above that national figure, and the gap is only reinforced by Suffolk's fresh record this month. National sellers are also not seeing sale-to-list ratios above 100 percent nearly as consistently as Suffolk has now managed for months running. For buyers relocating from other parts of the country, that combination of a steep price premium and persistent seller leverage is worth understanding well before making an offer here.
What's Ahead: Rates, Inventory, and the Wider Picture
Mortgage rates remain in the mid six percent range, and forecasts for the rest of 2026 are mixed between holding steady and easing modestly if inflation continues to cool. Ongoing tension in the Middle East has been cited by several forecasters as a factor keeping upward pressure on both rates and energy costs, adding uncertainty to the back half of the year.
On the inventory side, Suffolk's combination of a fresh price record, strong pending sales growth, and flat months supply suggests its momentum is not likely to cool on its own in the near term. The clearest path to more balance in either county remains the slow thaw of homeowners who bought or refinanced at very low rates in 2020 and 2021. As more of them decide to move despite their rate, inventory could loosen somewhat later this year, but that shift has not shown up in a meaningful way yet.
The Bottom Line
Suffolk County just set a new price record, and the data behind it, strong closings, surging pending sales, and steady above-asking sale prices, suggests it is not a fluke. If you are selling in Suffolk right now, this is genuinely one of the strongest moments this market has offered. Nassau's picture is a touch more nuanced this month, with prices pulling back slightly from May's own record high even as demand indicators stay solid. Either way, if you are buying, the data does not point toward meaningfully easing competition anytime soon.
Every market tells its own story, and this month it is Suffolk's turn to lead the headlines. Whether you are weighing a move this year or simply want to know what your home is worth in today's market, I would love to talk it through with you. No pressure, just a real conversation about what these numbers mean for your specific situation.
Data: OneKey® MLS via InfoSparks © 2026 ShowingTime Plus, LLC. Figures reflect single-family homes. National data: National Association of REALTORS®.
