Home value

What's my home worth?

A real number from a local agent, not an algorithm. Tell us about the house and an agent who sells in your town will send you a price range and the recent sales behind it, usually within one business day.

Why we don't give you an instant number

Automated estimates are useful in subdivisions where every house is the same. In the Hudson Valley, almost nothing is the same. Two 1920s houses on the same Beacon street can sell $120,000 apart because one has a finished attic, a new roof and off-street parking and the other has a 1980s kitchen and a wet basement. A farmhouse in Stone Ridge might have an agricultural assessment, a bank barn and forty acres, or two acres and a falling-down shed. An algorithm sees "4 bedrooms, built 1810" for both.

So a person looks at yours. Your agent will pull the sales that actually compare, adjust for what makes your house different, and tell you where they think it would sell today, as a range. If we'd need to see the house to be honest about it, we'll say so.

A friendly chart illustration with a rising line and a small house — Every estimate comes with the sales that support it.

Tell us about the house

Step 1 · The property Street address Unit (if any) Town ZIP code Property type Bedrooms Bathrooms Approximate square feet Lot size (acres) Year built (a guess is fine) Water and sewer Overall condition Updates and anything we should know

Step 2 · About you Your name Email Phone (optional) Your relationship to the property When might you sell? Are you also buying? How would you like the estimate? Send me the quarterly market report

We reply within one business day (Saturday requests on Monday). An estimate is an agent's opinion of value based on available information; it is not an appraisal and isn't a guarantee of a sale price. By submitting, you agree that Fieldstone & Finch Realty may contact you by phone, email or text at the information provided, including by automated means. Consent is not a condition of any purchase or service. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out.

What happens next

An agent in your town reads it
Requests from Beacon, Cold Spring and Dutchess County go to our Beacon office; Ulster and Columbia County go to Kingston.
We look up the house
Public tax records, past sales of the property, and recent sales nearby. If it's been listed before, we'll look at the old listing too.
You get a range and the comparables
Usually three to six recent sales, with a sentence on why each one is higher or lower than yours.
No pressure
If you're just curious, that's fine. We'll check in once, and if you'd rather we didn't, say so.

What moves value around here

Some things matter more in the valley than buyers expect, and some matter less.

Walking distance to a train (Beacon, Cold Spring) or to Main Street. Often worth more than an extra bedroom.
Municipal water and sewer versus a well and septic, especially for city buyers.
Heat. A newer high-efficiency system, or a heat pump, is noticed; an old oil boiler is priced in.
Taxes. A high tax bill relative to neighbors can push buyers to other towns.
The original details in older houses: wide pine floors, pocket doors, plaster moldings, slate roofs.
Less than you'd think: a pool, a formal dining room, a finished basement with a low ceiling.

The Q3 2025 market report has medians, days on market and list-to-sale ratios for six towns.