A dated comparison of the numbers buyers and sellers most often collapse into one: current asking prices, recent closed-sale medians, and Zillow's modeled typical value.
StreetEasy, Manhattan, August 2026
Redfin, three months ending August 2026
Zillow ZHVI, New York County, August 31, 2026
New York County, charts through August 2026
Short answer: Use the price measure that matches the decision: asking medians for today’s active choices, closed-sale medians for comparable-sale work, and modeled values for broad direction. The August figures are not interchangeable property values.
| Measure | Reported value | Provider scope and period |
|---|---|---|
| Median asking price | $1.33M | StreetEasy, Manhattan, August 2026 |
| Median closed-sale price | $1.311M | Redfin, three months ending August 2026 |
| Typical modeled value | $1.223M | Zillow ZHVI, New York County, August 31, 2026 |
| Realtor.com listing median | $1.395M | New York County, charts through August 2026 |
An asking-price median describes the active listing pool. A closed-sale median describes transactions that finished after an earlier search and contract process. ZHVI is a modeled typical value. The figures are useful together only when those clocks stay visible.
The providers use different universes, update dates, and methods. None of these borough figures substitutes for same-building, same-line, condition, light, floor, view, financial, or legal comparisons.
Redfin reported the three-month closed-sale median up 1.0% year over year while StreetEasy reported the August asking median down 4.9%. That is not a contradiction: the active mix and recently closed mix are different populations.
Accessed September 29, 2026. The supplied Manhattan URL rendered New York County figures. ZHVI is a modeled typical value, while sale, list, inventory, and pending metrics use separate reporting dates.
Accessed September 29, 2026. All-home-type Manhattan figures calculated from MLS and/or public records. The headline price uses the three months ending August 2026.
Accessed September 29, 2026. New York County listing and rental metrics. Charts state data through August 2026; sale-to-list information on the page is separately dated September 2026.
Accessed September 29, 2026. Manhattan asking-price, inventory, contract, days-on-market, and rental figures. Asking and contract metrics are not closed-sale medians.
They describe different pools at different points in the transaction timeline. A change in the active listing mix can differ from the mix of homes that reached closing.
No. A borough median does not account for building, line, floor, condition, light, view, financials, or legal and ownership details.
By Tracie Golding, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker at Compass.