A New Brighton median of $587,000 sits well under the $1,000,000 line where New York’s mansion tax begins, but it rests on four sales.
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Joseph Ranola is a real estate broker and not an attorney, a lender or a tax advisor. This page covers what a New Brighton home costs, what the housing stock looks like and how to compare the move against what a buyer is leaving behind.
PropertyShark reports a New Brighton median sale price of $587,000 for Q3 2026, down 11.3% year over year, from only four sales, down 33.3%. Four sales is a very small sample, so Joseph Ranola treats the figure as a snapshot and not a trend.
Median price per square foot was $392, down 6.5%. A relocating buyer should expect Joseph Ranola to pull recent comparable sales for the specific block, because one or two closings can move a neighborhood this small. Source: propertyshark.com, New Brighton market trends, Q3 2026.
New Brighton has 889 residential units, and PropertyShark counts 579 single-family homes and 310 two-to-four family homes, about 35% of the stock. Its housing-stock table lists no condo or co-op units, so a buyer coming from a Manhattan or New Jersey apartment is shopping for a house or a small multi-family building, not a unit in a building.
That changes the budget conversation. Joseph Ranola walks relocating buyers through inspection, flood-zone checks and the cost of owning a house before the first showing, since a house brings expenses an apartment never did.
Only on a purchase of $1,000,000 or more. The New York State mansion tax is 1% of the price on a residence priced at $1,000,000 or more and is paid by the buyer. The $587,000 Q3 2026 New Brighton median is well below that threshold, though the median rests on four sales and individual homes can price above it. Source: tax.ny.gov, real property transfer tax.
The same state page puts the base transfer tax at $2 per $500 of price, paid by the seller. Joseph Ranola is not an attorney or a tax advisor, and the buyer’s attorney confirms the closing-cost figures on a specific contract.
The NYC Department of Finance lists the Class 1 tax rate, which covers one-to-three family homes, at 19.843% for tax year 2026. That is a rate and not a bill, because a Class 1 bill is calculated on assessed value and not on the price a buyer pays. Source: nyc.gov, Department of Finance property tax rates.
Joseph Ranola pulls the actual current tax bill for each home a relocating buyer is considering, so the monthly payment in the offer includes the real figure. See the Staten Island housing market guide for borough-level context.
The Staten Island Ferry is free, runs every day of the week year-round and connects the St. George terminal to Whitehall in Manhattan. Source: nyc.gov, Department of Transportation, Staten Island Ferry. New Brighton is a North Shore neighborhood, and Joseph Ranola helps relocating buyers test the real door-to-door route at their own commute hour before they write an offer.
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 7.32% in Freddie Mac’s survey for the week of October 22, 2026, down from 7.40% the week before, so a relocating buyer should run the payment at today’s rate and not last year’s.
Joseph Ranola coordinates the sale of the home a buyer is leaving and the purchase of the new one so the two timelines line up. Joseph Ranola serves every neighborhood across Staten Island and Brooklyn, from Tottenville to Williamsburg.
“I had a fantastic experience working with Joseph. His communication was excellent. He was always responsive, prompt, and genuinely attentive to every call and question. He was diligent throughout the process and worked seamlessly with both sides, helping coordinate my client’s home sale in Staten Island while I helped him with a purchase in New Jersey. The deals lined up perfectly, and I highly recommend his services.” — Madeline McCarthy, verified Google review
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