Manhattan
Upper East Side
2,257 closed sales · last 12 months
Updated monthly from closed-sale data.
Upper East Side is a sub-neighborhood in Manhattan with a median sale price of $1.4 million and a price per square foot of $1,428. Annual sales volume runs around 2,330 transactions, with properties ranging from $727,625 at the 25th percentile to $2.9 million at the 75th percentile. Market activity tracks in line with Manhattan overall.
Over the last 12 months, Upper East Side has kept pace with Manhattan it sits within.
Median Price
$1.43M
Half of sales closed above this price, half below.
Price / SF
$1,430/SF
Median closed price per square foot.
Closed Sales
2,257
Number of closed sales in the period.
Price Trend
Last 12 monthsClosed Sales
Who lives here
- 199,070
- Residents
- $156K
- Median household income
- $3K/mo
- Median rent
Source: U.S. Census (ACS), 2023 · Upper East Side (5 ZIP codes)
Around Upper East Side
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Upper East Side on the map
Notable nearby
Restaurants
- Supper Club206 ft
- Sojourn243 ft
- Our New Place264 ft
Coffee
- Starbucks312 ft
- H&H Midtown Bagels East407 ft
- 787 Coffee412 ft
Bookstores
- New York Public Library - Yorkville Library428 ft
- Yorkville Library438 ft
- NYC Public Library-79St454 ft
Nightlife & culture
- Madison Avenue Business Improvement District53 ft
- Metropolitan Graphic Art Gallery201 ft
- Santa Fe Bar & Grill222 ft
Shopping
- Rite Aid164 ft
- JCDecaux180 ft
- Lester's195 ft
Getting around
Nearest stop: E 79 ST/2 AV
Schools nearby
- PS 290 Manhattan New SchoolElementary · 3 min walk
- JHS 167 Robert F WagnerMiddle · 4 min walk
- Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 5 min walk
- Yorkville East Middle SchoolMiddle · 6 min walk
- PS 158 Bayard TaylorElementary · 6 min walk
- PS 6 Lillie D BlakeElementary · 8 min walk
Key details
The cost of homes
The median sale price in Upper East Side is $1,400,000, roughly $105,000 higher than Manhattan's median of $1,295,000. Homes typically sell between $727,625 and $2,923,500. The area averages $1,428.29 per square foot.
Housing stock
The market moved 2,330 properties in the last 12 months at $1,428 per square foot. Homes typically spent 214 days on market. Activity tracked in line with Manhattan overall during this period.
Nearby neighborhoods
All figures reflect sales only; rentals are excluded.
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