The Gold Coast
Market Report.
New Canaan, Darien, Westport and Greenwich. Four towns telling one story.
Less to buy, and prices still climbing because of it. Every market here is down double digits in supply year over year, and three of the four are posting double-digit price growth on top of that.
The four towns
| Town | Median price |
Price per sq ft |
Homes for sale |
Median days on market |
Months of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Canaan | $2,750,000▲ 10.6% | $595▲ 7.4% | 38▼ 24.0% | 18▼ 5.3% | 2.2▼ 26.7% |
| Darien | $2,760,000▲ 15.0% | $755▲ 9.3% | 26▼ 10.3% | 11no change | 1.4▼ 17.6% |
| Westport | $2,425,000▲ 10.1% | $625▲ 10.4% | 77▼ 6.1% | 27▲ 50.0% | 3.0▼ 9.1% |
| Greenwich | $2,500,000▲ 0.1% | $770▲ 10.6% | 45▼ 30.8% | 25▲ 19.0% | 2.2▼ 33.3% |
▲ higher than a year ago · ▼ lower than a year ago. Direction only. Falling supply and falling days on market are both good news for a seller.
Market pulse
Four towns, one story: less to buy, and prices still climbing because of it. Every market here is down double digits in supply year over year, and three of the four are posting double-digit price growth on top of that.
Darien is the tightest market in the county, with 1.4 months of supply and an eleven-day sell time that has not budged even as prices jumped 15%.
Greenwich is the exception worth knowing. Its median is flat while its average is up 11%, meaning a handful of trophy sales are doing the heavy lifting while the typical home holds steady.
Westport’s days on market rose 50%, which is not a cooling sign. It is a market giving buyers a little more room to think before a still-strong closing price.
What it means
If you are buying
- Waiting has not worked. Inventory has fallen everywhere for a full year running, and price has risen alongside it, not despite it.
- Darien and New Canaan move fast. Under three weeks to sell. Come pre-approved and ready to decide the same day.
- Westport and Greenwich buy you time, not a discount. Longer days on market here reflect more deliberate buyers, not softer pricing.
- Greenwich rewards a closer look. A flat median beneath a rising average means real value exists outside the trophy tier.
If you are selling
- Price to the evidence, not the ceiling. With one to three months of supply across the board, a correctly priced home does not need negotiating room. It needs to be right from day one.
- In Darien especially, overpricing is the only thing that costs you the market’s biggest advantage: an eleven-day close.
- In Westport and Greenwich, a longer runway to contract is normal right now. It is not a signal to cut price.
Considering the move from Manhattan
Not a step down in ambition. A step up in scale.
At $595 to $770 per square foot here, against roughly $1,700 in the city, the same budget that holds a polished condo in Manhattan holds a house, a yard, a garage, and often a pool or acreage on this side of the Metro-North line. It is the rare upgrade that adds space and privacy without asking a buyer to compromise on quality of life.
The commute back into the city runs 50 to 75 minutes depending on the town and the train, a fair trade for coming home to a quiet street instead of a lobby.
Each town has its own character worth exploring: New Canaan’s walkable downtown and train-to-Grand-Central ease, Darien’s evolving Corbin District and beach access, Westport’s Main Street energy and Long Island Sound shoreline, and Greenwich’s Avenue shopping alongside some of the county’s most established estates. The right fit comes down to your own priorities rather than a formula, and that is a conversation worth having directly.
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