The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 05871 sells for about $245,000, or $168 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.1% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 84 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $655 a month.
ZIP 05871 — Newark
The housing market in 05871 is characterized by low inventory and slow turnover, typical of rural Vermont markets. Price growth remains modest, reflecting limited demand and a small pool of active listings.
Median prices moved up 2.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 84 days on market with 6.2 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
15% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 97.5% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 2.4% · poverty 15.7% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 05871, Essex County VT
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA-level tables.
- Brighton State Park4.710.1 mi
- Lake Willoughby North Beach4.79.9 mi
- Crystal Lake State Park4.712.5 mi
- The Museum of Everyday Life4.812.9 mi
- Willoughby State Forest4.86.6 mi
- Dog Mountain, Home of Stephen Huneck Gallery4.916.1 mi
- The Parker Pie Company4.614.5 mi
- Bread & Puppet Theater4.811.5 mi
- Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium4.717.5 mi
- The Museum of Everyday Life4.812.9 mi
- Brighton State Park4.710.1 mi
- Crystal Lake State Park4.712.5 mi
- White Caps Campground4.45.4 mi
- Willoughby State Forest4.86.6 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.