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ZIP 12480 · Shandaken, NY · 499 residents · September 2026

Shandaken 12480: neither side has the edge.

Fair conditions for both sides. Typical home value $357K, +3.3% over 12 months; listings take 149 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.

Sources beside every figure · Zillow, August 2026 · Realtor.com, September 2026 · Census ACS 2023 · FEMA NRI

Market balanceSeptember 2026

BuyersSellersEven
Balanced−9

In Mar 2026: −1

Typical value$357K+3.3% over 12 months · Zillow, Aug 2026
Days on market149 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cut36%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com
Fair market rent$1,640/moHUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms, FY 2026
Active listings9−50% vs a year ago · Realtor.com
Sale-to-list—No Redfin sales figure for this ZIP
HavenScore38of 100

Higher than 6% of scored ZIPs

Affordability27
Growth47
Risk40
Momentum55
Livability27

Five parts, weighted. How the score works →

The reading

Where the balance sits this month and what moved it.

Month by month, since the gauge began

  1. Mar 2026−1
  2. Apr 2026+15
  3. May 2026+14
  4. Jun 2026+16
  5. Jul 2026−10
  6. Aug 2026—no reading on record
  7. Sep 2026−9

Each block is one month’s reading, −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers). The series starts in March 2026. A dashed block has no reading on record. How the balance is measured →

What is pulling the needle

  • 149 days on marketslower than the U.S. median ZIP's 60 days
  • 36% of listings cut pricemore than the U.S. median ZIP's 20%
  • Sale-to-list —No sale-to-list figure for this ZIP
  • 9 active listings−50% vs a year ago

Blue pulls toward buyers, orange toward sellers. Realtor.com, September 2026; Redfin.

Cooling: prices +3.3% over the trailing year, with the market leaning toward buyers.

Asking price vs sale price
Typical value (index)$357,482Zillow ZHVI · Aug 2026
Median sale price—Redfin
Sale-to-list—Redfin
Sold above list—Redfin

Zillow's figure is a smoothed index of typical value, not a list price; Redfin's are closed sales for the month shown. A dash means Redfin has no closed-sale figure for the latest month.

Last 90 days

How the typical value and the listings moved over the last three months.

Typical valueHavenMay → Aug · Zillow
Active listingsHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
Days on marketHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cutHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
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Prices

Typical home value since 2000, and how far it moved over each window.

1 year+3.3%
3 years+9.1%
5 years+22.0%
10 years+119.1%
From peak0.0%

Zillow Home Value Index · ZIP 12480 · monthly, through August 2026

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Zillow ZHVI peaked at $357,482 in August 2026, which is the latest value. Since January 2019 it is +98.2%. The sharpest 12-month move was −2.3%, ending June 2023.

Zillow's typical home value here, $357K in August 2026, is 24% above the median U.S. ZIP's $289K. Over the 12 months to August 2026, Zillow's typical home value moved +3.3% here and +2.8% in the median U.S. ZIP.

Price tiers and bedrooms
Bottom tier$241K
Middle tier$357K
Top tier$567K
Single-family$358K
2 bedrooms$292K
3 bedrooms$370K

Starter homes here rose 48% in five years while top-tier homes rose 16% (Zillow ZHVI tiers) — the bottom of the market outpaced the top.

3-bedroom homes here run 27% above 2-bedrooms (Zillow ZHVI by bedroom); the NY median premium is 27%.

Zillow typical values by price tier, home type and bedrooms, August 2026.

How it ranks

Appreciation by window

WindowChangePer yearU.S. rankNew York rank
1 year+3.3%+3.3%/yrHigher than 66% nationallyHigher than 20% in New York
3 years+9.1%+2.9%/yrHigher than 58% nationallyHigher than 15% in New York
5 years+22.0%+4.1%/yrHigher than 47% nationallyHigher than 24% in New York
10 years+119.1%+8.2%/yrTop 10% nationallyTop 6% in New York
Since 2000+323.3%+5.6%/yr——

Zillow ZHVI · rank among scored ZIPs

This time of year Haven
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Forecast

Where the typical value is likely to be over the next 3 to 12 months, with the range the model has earned, and up to 36 months with Pro.

Last three years, then the forecast band

HavenScore Forecast Model (v1) · run October 1, 2026
$300K$320K$340K$380K$363K202420252026$300K$320K$340K$380K$363K202420252026
3 months$363K+1.7% · $356K–$370KHigh confidence
6 monthsHaven
12 monthsHaven
24 monthsPro
36 monthsPro
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A forecast is a range, not a promise; the confidence word says how wide it is. How the forecast works →

Of the 3-month ranges we published since December 2025, 54% contained the actual price.

Zillow's own published forecast has this ZIP's typical value rise 2.6% over the twelve months from August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Forecast).

Payment

What a typical home here costs each month, against the typical income.

Monthly payment

$2,85253% of the median household income here ($64,784)
Principal and interest$2,110
Property tax$417
Insurance$124
Mortgage insurance$201

Above the 36% line lenders use for total debt, for a median earner here. Rate is the Freddie Mac average for September 2026; tax is the state's statutory rate.

Insurance uses the average homeowners premium insurers reported for this ZIP in 2022, $1,483 a year (Treasury Federal Insurance Office).

Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms$1,640
vs
Payment on a typical purchase$2,852

Buying costs $1,212 a month more than the HUD fair market rent for a 2-bedroom here (FY 2026), before tax effects and maintenance.

Like for like: the HUD fair market rent for a 3-bedroom here is $2,090 a month (FY 2026), against a typical 3-bedroom value of $370K (Zillow, August 2026) — a 6.8% gross rent yield.

Price-to-income ladder

Median home value ÷ median household income · Zillow ZHVI, Census ACS · under 4× has historically been comfortable

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The place

What it costs to own here beyond the price, and what the neighborhood is like.

Median household income$64,784Census ACS
Price to income5.5×long-run average 2.9×
Property tax1.40%statutory, state
Insurance$1,483/yrtypical premium
Commute54 minmedian, one way
Walkability4 / 20EPA index
Hazard ratingRelatively HighFEMA NRI · wildfire 52 · flood 96
Population change−6.4% a year2018–2023, Census ACS
Median year built1938Census ACS
Owner-occupied94%Census ACS

Typical homes cost 5.5× the median household income here, against 5.2× in the median NY ZIP and 4.3× in the median U.S. ZIP (Zillow, August 2026; Census ACS 2023). Median household income is $64,784 here, against $71,388 in the median U.S. ZIP (Census ACS 2023).

Hazard ledger
Overall riskRelatively Highscore 83 of 100 · county median 52
Flood96 of 100county median 76
Wildfire52 of 100county median 66
Hurricane78 of 100county median 77

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release, refreshed annually · tract-level rolled up to ZIP · not a property-level rating · no future-year projection · the tick is the median of 49 scored ZIPs in Ulster County.

Everyday prices

Everyday prices in the Kingston metro run 1% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024).

Rents in the index run 10% above the U.S. average.

$75,000 at U.S.-average prices buys what $75,550 buys here.

Metro-level index, U.S. = 100 · 2024 · the Kingston metro, not this ZIP alone.

Housing cost burden
Owners spending over 50% of income26%U.S. median ZIP 5%
Renters spending over 30% of income100%U.S. median ZIP 39%

Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates · the tick is the U.S. median ZIP.

Behind the score

The inputs behind each of the five parts, against the U.S. median ZIP.

Affordability

27

Growth

47

Risk

40

Momentum

55
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Livability

27
Walkability4 / 20EPA Smart Location DatabaseLeast walkable
Transit access—EPA Smart Location DatabaseNo transit data
Job density3 jobs per sq miCensus LODESFew jobs nearby

Nearby

15 scored New York ZIPs within 12 miles; the ones below score within ten points and cost less.

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ZillowHome values, rents, price tiersAugust 2026
Realtor.comListings, days on market, price cutsSeptember 2026
RedfinSale-to-list, sold above list—
Census ACSIncome, commute, population, housing stock2023 five-year
FEMA National Risk IndexHazard ratingsDecember 2025 release
EPAWalkability2021
HUDFair market rent, 2 bedroomsFY 2026
Freddie MacMortgage rateSeptember 2026, monthly average
BEAEveryday prices (Regional Price Parities)2024
HavenScoreScore, balance, forecastScored October 1, 2026

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