The story of this market
The typical home in Bergen, New York sells for about $215,000, or $227 per square foot.
Prices are up +16.2% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 15 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,161 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+5.5%
NY · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Bergen, New York
The Bergen housing market is highly competitive with low inventory and rapid turnover, driving significant year-over-year price appreciation. While the market is active, the small population and limited data availability for specific metrics like income and tax rates suggest a niche, localized market environment.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Bergen yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved down 1.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 34 days on market with 1.7 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
6% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 99.5% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) — a stable, low-distress profile.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A local recreational space serving the surrounding area, providing green space and community utility.
Bergen fits local family buyers and those seeking a lower-cost entry point into the housing market compared to larger regional hubs, though the limited inventory and small population size may constrain options for investors or those seeking high-density amenities.
Transportation is primarily reliant on personal vehicle use via local highway corridors, with limited public transit infrastructure available.
The rental market in Bergen is characterized by modest monthly rents around $1,161, reflecting a smaller, rural-adjacent housing stock with limited institutional investor presence.
The local economy is primarily driven by small-scale commerce and regional agricultural ties, with limited large-scale industrial or corporate anchor presence.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (New York) — Income-Based Assessment for Affordable Rental Housing: The assessed valuation must be determined using the income approach based on actual net operating income, excluding subsidies, tax credits, or grants used for development costs. State (New York) — Real Property Tax Assessment: Real property is assessed by local jurisdictions based on a uniform percentage of value. The tax liability is calculated as (Assessed Value * Tax Rate) - Exemptions.
Data not available in current ACS 5-year estimates for this specific geography.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.