What a home in Riverdale sells for, and how long it takes
What the recorded deeds say, and what a seller pays at closing. Every figure on this page names its source.
Recorded deeds put the median sale in Riverdale at $360,000, across 457 arm's-length sales in the rolling 12 months ended June 30, 2026.
- Recorded sales
- 457
- Median price
- $360,000
NYC Department of Finance Rolling Sales, rolling 12 months ended June 30, 2026.
- New York State transfer tax
- 0.4%$2 for every $500 of the sale price
- NYC Real Property Transfer Tax, at or below $500,000
- 1%on the full sale price, for a residential sale at or below $500,000
- NYC Real Property Transfer Tax, above $500,000
- 1.425%on the full sale price, for a residential sale above $500,000
- Additional New York State tax on New York City sales of $3 million and up
- 0.25%$1.25 for every $500 of the full sale price, when a New York City residential sale is $3 million or more
Rates as of September 2026; your attorney confirms the figures at contract.
A buyer here who will not make the home their primary residence now weighs the pied-à-terre tax surcharge before making an offer, alongside New York City's own transfer taxes.
It is one more line in how a second-home buyer prices a purchase here, and it does not change what you owe as the seller.
Pricing at this level starts with evidence, not a guess, and a private second opinion before the property is offered.
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